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Answering Challenges to Advanced Economies

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Contributing Scholars: Richard Epstein, Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell

No Vacancy: The Consequences of Rent Control

Rent control increases demand for controlled-units, but discourages landlords from expanding or entering the rental market, which decreases the supply of rental housing.

No Vacancy: The Consequences of Rent Control
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Source: IGM Forum, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, February 2012

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