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Case Studies on Smart Zoning Reforms, Part One: Houston, Texas
Houston is an instructive example of how smart reform to land-use regulations can increase housing availability and accommodate regional population and economic growth.

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Regulating without Zoning in Maine Towns
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State Preemption and Multifamily Housing
Massachusetts General Court, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Matters Pertaining to Zoning and Housing
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
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Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
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Land Use Restrictions and Legislative Reform
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Cities Need a Building Boom To Avoid a Housing Bubble
We need to let housing construction be cyclical again and should embrace more lenient urban land use administration. Some cities are considering this now.
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How Policymakers Can Improve Housing Affordability
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Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes
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Legislative Exits From the Land Use Labyrinth
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Land Use Regulation and Housing Affordability
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Emily Hamilton on Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - Fixing America’s Housing Problem
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Ordinances at Work: Seven Communities That Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
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Root Cause of CT Housing Shortage Is Overregulation of Land Use
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How to End the War over the Future of the Suburbs
To replace exclusion with inclusion and bring housing costs down, Americans need to embrace a vision of suburbia that includes growth and change.
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The State versus Single-Family Zoning
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Pandemic Has Especially Hurt America’s Cities; Land Use Reform Can Help Them Recover
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Four Benefits of Limiting Minimum Lot Sizes
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 1)
Latest Work in Land Use Regulations
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Case Studies on Smart Zoning Reforms, Part One: Houston, Texas
Houston is an instructive example of how smart reform to land-use regulations can increase housing availability and accommodate regional population and economic growth.

- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Regulating without Zoning in Maine Towns
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
State Preemption and Multifamily Housing
Massachusetts General Court, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Matters Pertaining to Zoning and Housing
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Article
Land Use Restrictions and Legislative Reform
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cities Need a Building Boom To Avoid a Housing Bubble
We need to let housing construction be cyclical again and should embrace more lenient urban land use administration. Some cities are considering this now.
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Policymakers Can Improve Housing Affordability
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes
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Legislative Exits From the Land Use Labyrinth
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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Land Use Regulation and Housing Affordability
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Emily Hamilton on Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - Fixing America’s Housing Problem
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Ordinances at Work: Seven Communities That Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
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Root Cause of CT Housing Shortage Is Overregulation of Land Use
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to End the War over the Future of the Suburbs
To replace exclusion with inclusion and bring housing costs down, Americans need to embrace a vision of suburbia that includes growth and change.
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The State versus Single-Family Zoning
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
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- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Pandemic Has Especially Hurt America’s Cities; Land Use Reform Can Help Them Recover
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Four Benefits of Limiting Minimum Lot Sizes
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 1)
Latest Work in Land Use Regulations
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Regulating without Zoning in Maine Towns
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- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Legislative Exits From the Land Use Labyrinth
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Land Use Regulation and Housing Affordability
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Ordinances at Work: Seven Communities That Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Pandemic Has Especially Hurt America’s Cities; Land Use Reform Can Help Them Recover
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- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Setting Community Development Priorities in Maine
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Land Use Without Zoning

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The Politics of Redevelopment Planning in Tysons and Outcomes 10 Years Later
Latest Work in Land Use Regulations
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Emily Hamilton on Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - Fixing America’s Housing Problem
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 1)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 2)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 3)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 4)
Latest Work in Land Use Regulations
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
State Preemption and Multifamily Housing
Massachusetts General Court, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses Matters Pertaining to Zoning and Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The State versus Single-Family Zoning
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Four Benefits of Limiting Minimum Lot Sizes
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Allowing Missing Middle Development Would Contribute to Housing Affordability in Montana
Testimony before the Montana House of Representatives Committee on Local Government
Latest Work in Land Use Regulations
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Case Studies on Smart Zoning Reforms, Part One: Houston, Texas
Houston is an instructive example of how smart reform to land-use regulations can increase housing availability and accommodate regional population and economic growth.

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cities Need a Building Boom To Avoid a Housing Bubble
We need to let housing construction be cyclical again and should embrace more lenient urban land use administration. Some cities are considering this now.
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How Policymakers Can Improve Housing Affordability
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Root Cause of CT Housing Shortage Is Overregulation of Land Use
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to End the War over the Future of the Suburbs
To replace exclusion with inclusion and bring housing costs down, Americans need to embrace a vision of suburbia that includes growth and change.
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Sprawl Made Los Angeles’ Pandemic Problem Worse, Not Better
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How Office Development Rules Limit Walkability in Tysons
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Agricultural Reforms Should Start With Our Land Policy
The grievances of Indian farmers, even rich farmers of Punjab and Haryana, are real. The benefits of the Green Revolution have reached maximum potential, and farmers find themselves with very few avenues to increase their incomes
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Slash Regulation. Prioritize Growth.
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Arlington Can Find a Way to Address Housing Needs
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‘Twin Peaks’ and the Dark Motivations of Suburban NIMBYs
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Vancouver, Cincinnati Show Cities Can Improve Land-Use Regulations
