jason sorens
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Does a Builders’ Cartel Explain Rising Rents?
"Stoller and Quintero may well be right that home-builder concentration does reduce housing supply and raise costs, but it hasn’t…
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Biden’s Rent Control Proposal Poses a Real Threat to Renters and Housing Providers
"Because rent control will become part of the tax code, Democrats will be able to use the budget reconciliation process…
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A Tale of Two States: Idaho and California
"People have continued to move away from California and to Idaho, but the main drivers have probably been less the…
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Is Texas Really the Future of Freedom?
"Texas does several big things really well, and I’m rooting for them to improve elsewhere. But let’s not pretend Texas…
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Did Government Red Ink Make the US More Dynamic than Europe?
"The new 'reshuffling' thesis of American recovery doesn’t make much sense on the evidence. It serves a convenient political purpose,…
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“Stabilization” Is Just Bad Old Rent Control
"Just about the worst way to 'help' renters is by punishing property owners for providing rental housing, which is just…
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“Stabilization” Is Just Bad Old Rent Control
"Just about the worst way to 'help' renters is by punishing property owners for providing rental housing, which is just…
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Inflation Hit Some States Harder
"States with better regulatory policies enjoy a lower cost of living and attract workers and investment. The most important regulatory…
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New Hampshire’s Lesson for America
"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Never give government tools it will be tempted to abuse…
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Garbled Economics in the WSJ on Argentina Dollarization
"Dollarization may not be the first-best solution for Argentina, though it’s hard to imagine it will be worse than hyperinflation."…
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