Dara and Dylan talk to Jerusalem about her new article defending rent control laws. The three discuss the policy impacts of rent limits and the politics driving their adoption in large American cities. Finally, they discuss a new paper on declining fertility in 18th-century France.
References:
Jerusalem’s case for rent control
A poll of leading economists, who almost all oppose rent control
Economist Rebecca Diamond on the effects of rent control
Manhattan Institute fellow Michael Hendrix’s case against rent control
Time for revisionism on rent control?
The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn by Suleiman Osman
Review of the literature by the Urban Institute
White paper: “The Cultural Origins of the Demographic Transition in France” by Guillaume Blanc
Blanc’s Twitter summary of his paper
The demographic transition for beginners
Hosts:
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox
Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@dlind), immigration reporter, ProPublica
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer & engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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