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Ch. 1 What is a City?: Cities cannot be efficient

May 29, 2018 By Sandy Ikeda

Before we can correct what we think is wrong with a city, we need an appropriate standard of what is right. That standard of rightness in turn depends on our understanding how the thing we are trying to fix is supposed to work.In this regard I’m afraid neither standard macroeconomics nor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author: Sandy Ikeda, Culture of Congestion, Economics, Jane Jacobs Tagged With: efficiency, inefficiency, macroeconomics, microeconomics, organized complexity

Video: Both Sides of Proposition 98

May 28, 2008 By Adam Hengels

With the referendum approaching, the debate over rent control is heating up in California. This video is pretty balanced in showing both sides. There are some memorable quotes, like "social security and pension plan would not pay the market rent, so I just wouldn't eat." I guess this guy values … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control, video Tagged With: affordable housing, California, Economics, housing, microeconomics, property rights, proposition 98, rent control, San Francisco, video

Rent Control Part 2: Black Market, Deterioration and Discrimination

May 23, 2008 By Adam Hengels

With New York's new Governor's rent subsidized by his landlord and California debating the best ways to end rent control through Proposition 98, I thought it was a good opportunity to discuss the negative aspects of rent control.This post is the second in a four part series on the rent control. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: black market, bronx, bronx is burning, California, discrimination, Economics, Free-market, housing, Ilya Somin, microeconomics, nyc, proposition 98, rent, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated, segregation

Rent Control Part 1: Microeconomics Lesson & Hoarding

May 21, 2008 By Adam Hengels

This post has been released as the first in a four part series: Rent Control Part One: Microeconomics Lesson and Hoarding Rent Control Part Two: Black Market, Deterioration, and Discrimination Rent Control Part Three: Mobility, Regional Growth, Development, and Class Conflict Rent Control Part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, rent control, video Tagged With: Alex Tabarrok, Assar Lindbeck, bombing, California, Economics, Free-market, housing, landlord, microeconomics, nyc, Professor Richard McKenzie, proposition 98, rent, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated, San Francisco, tenant, video

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