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My Article at FreePo on the Resurrection of Rent Control


The Orange County Register’s new site, Freedom Politics just posted an article I wrote for them on rent control. 

Here’s a snippet:

In these days of economists constantly debating the right way to revive the economy, it seems like there is no way to find consensus among economists.  Economists don’t spend much [...]

Talking points on the housing bubble


By Sandy Ikeda

Last week I spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of students and faculty about the current economic and financial turmoil.  I shared the podium with three of my colleagues, who range all the way from far to the left of Barack Obama to very, very far to the left of Barack [...]

Market Meltdown and Bailout Videos


Wow! This market is a mess.

As a great follow up to his posts at CafeHayek on government’s intervention in the housing market, Russell Roberts discusses the situation and bailout with reason.tv:

Also…

Here’s the video from an Economics forum discussion at MIT (my Alma mater) on Wednesday: The US Financial Crisis [...]

Russell Roberts on Government Intervention in Housing


Russell Roberts of George Mason University, CafeHayek, and Econtalk wrote of series of Cafe Hayek posts on the various federal interventions in the housing market:

Housing markets without the benefit of hindsight

Fannie reaches its goals–sort of

Zero Down!

Fannie and Freddie’s other mission

Section 8

Bill cared too

Affordable equals “subprime”

Calm [...]