Urban Economics
Cities are dynamic centers of exchange, innovation, and economic growth, providing the platform where people, ideas, and capital come together. However, the regulations that limit urban development reduce the potential for income mobility and rising standards of living over time. Mercatus research shows how land-use policy reform can reverse the stagnation in our cities and address the systemic problem of housing affordability.
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Acclaimed urbanist Alain Bertaud joins Mercatus Center’s Urbanity Project
ARLINGTON, VA — The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is pleased to announce the addition of renowned urbanist Alain
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State Policymakers' Role in Protecting the Right to Build Housing in Montana
Chair Brewster and members of the House Local Government Committee, thank you for allowing me to offer testimony on the issue of
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Housing Reform in Montana | KBUL-AM’s “Montana Talks”
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Light-Touch Density and New Hampshire’s Role in Zoning
Chair Turcotte, Vice Chair Pauer, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to comment on residential zoning. I
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The Last Utopia: The 15-Minute City | Urban Reform Institute
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The Housing Revolution Brewing in 2023 | The Hill
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Are the New Carbon Footprint Maps Accurate? | Market Urbanism
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Reassessing the Role of Supply and Demand on Housing Bubble Prices
Abstract: The existing literature on price changes in the housing market between 2002 and 2010 has largely focused on temporary
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Understanding Tokyo's Land Use: The Power of Microspaces
Tokyo’s low crime rates, world-leading transportation network, and affordable rents make it one of the world’s most livable
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The Forgotten Neighborhood | The Dispatch
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Price Is the Medium Through Which Housing Filters Up and Down: A Proposal for Price/Income as an Indicator of Housing Supply Elasticity
Urban land-use regulations, such as zoning that slow the production of new homes (even “luxury” homes), mostly hurt the poorest
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The Impact of Land Use Regulation on Racial Segregation: Evidence from Massachusetts Zoning Borders
Abstract: Local zoning regulations such as minimum lot size requirements and restrictions on the permitting of multifamily
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Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence from the Twin Cities
Abstract: A new wave of activism and research has renewed critiques of single-family zoning as a means of racial exclusion. To
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New Research Shows How Zoning Slows Racial Integration
Tamara is a striving single mother, trying to give her daughters the security and opportunities she did not have. In 2010, she
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Improving Opportunities for Multifamily Housing in Virginia
Update the Statewide Building CodeAgency: Virginia Board of Housing and Community DevelopmentComment Period Opens: November 22
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Zoning Reform Backfires | EconLib
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Regulations Are the Main Cause of Inadequate Housing Supply and Rising Rents in Texas
Chair Bettencourt and members of the Senate Committee on Local Government, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today
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Rent Control is How the Rich Outbid Less-affluent People for Valuable Land | Market Urbanism
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Inclusionary Zoning and Its Exclusionary Effects | Urbanize Los Angeles’ "Cityspeak"
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