Salim Furth
- Senior Research Fellow
Salim Furth is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on housing production and land use regulation and has been published in Critical Housing Analysis and the IZA Journal of Labor Policy. He has testified before several state legislatures as well as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He frequently advises local government officials on zoning reform and housing affordability.
Furth's writing has appeared in National Affairs, American Affairs, The City, Public Discourse, and numerous newspapers. He previously worked at the Heritage Foundation, at Amherst College, and as a contractor to HUD. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.
Publications & Appearances
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Book Review: HIAHP | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Rights, Responsibilities, and Preemption in Minnesota
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Xiaodi Li, Misunderstood | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should Governments Nudge Land Assembly? | Market Urbanism
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Getting to Housing Abundance in the Shadow of History | Discourse
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why We Need To Achieve Housing Abundance | Discourse
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies