Published: 2001 | John M. Quigley, Steven Raphael, and Eugene Smolensky| The Review of Economics and Statistics Abstract It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as…
An Economic History of Zoning and a Cure for Its Exclusionary Effects
Published: 2001 | William A. Fischel | Urban Studies Abstract I outline the twentieth-century history of American zoning to explain how homeowners came to dominate its content and administration in most jurisdictions. Zoning’s original purpose was to protect homeowners in…
The Racial Origins of Zoning in American Cities
Published: 1997 | Christopher Silver Abstract This book chapter points out zoning’s early social function as a legal mechanism for separating immigrant and African American populations, serving to preserve property values or enforce racial segregation. It shows that the narrative…
Housing Subsidies: Effects on Housing Decisions, Efficiency, and Equity
Published: 1985 | Harvey S. Rosen | Nation Bureau of Economic Research Abstract This paper surveys the effects of two of the most important federal policies toward housing: the “implicit subsidy” for owner-occupied housing in the income tax code, and…