Glad to see our paper (w @MGehrsitz@stuartgmcintyre@genn_rossi@ProfGraemeRoy) on the effects of multi-grade classes published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics.
Link to paper (open access) here: https://t.co/iYyriOkS7a
Very excited to see our paper (with @RossMckenzie11) on forced migration and local economic development published in the Journal of Development Economics.
Link to the paper (open access) here: https://t.co/EPrGOabqUU
Older people seem to benefit from medical marijuana legalisation through reduced mental distress, while recreational marijuana legalisation leads to increased mental distress for younger people, US evidence @voxeu https://t.co/S3wdV9FyT2
Overall, this is a complex issue. Attempts to ease the burden of high rents/bills on households are crucial to tackle the CoL crisis. But so are mitigation measures targeting the supply side (in this case, landlords). Otherwise, rent controls can do more harm than good. 7/7
With today's SG announcement of a rent freeze for Scotland until March 2023, it feels like a good time to repost my article on rent controls - https://t.co/0aR02RSafh
A thread 🧵on the key takeaways 👇1/7
For this reason, rent controls should be accompanied by policies that mitigate effects on landlords, so that they continue to invest in rental housing (instead of selling/converting properties). Building new homes also helps, but not in the case of a short-term freeze. 6/7
New paper🚨 My research on the labour market effects of housing subsidy cuts is now published in the Journal of Housing Economics.
Link to the article (open access) here: https://t.co/6X2hQp0cAa
It is tempting to think rent controls make housing more affordable. It does, but for fewer people, and with lower quality dwellings, and many more undesired side-effects, unless they’re accompanied by other measures, writes @bodanieli: https://t.co/H5rUwewKCt via @EconObservatory