...Michael Hankinson; Asya Magazinnik; Anna Weissman Local governments control a hidden flow of economic goods that never appear on city budgets. Through the housing entitlement process, city officials may condition approval on the benefits developers provide to organized interests. But the politics...

...Martin Vinæs Larsen; Niels Nyholt New apartment buildings offer potential relief from high housing costs, but they encounter significant local opposition. Using a vignette survey experiment, we explore why citizens oppose the construction of apartment buildings. We find limited evidence...

...Sofia Borushkina; Aleksei Kiselev Loosening building regulations may alleviate some supply constraints and enhance housing affordability; however, allowing the construction of smaller and cheaper housing also leads to increased homogeneity. This homogeneous housing attracts increased interest from...