NIMBYs, YIMBYs, and the Politics of Land Use in American Cities

NR Brouwer, J Trounstine - Annual Review of Political Science, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Debates over the development and density of housing have gained visibility in recent years
as housing costs have skyrocketed in many metropolitan areas. With those who seek to limit …

COVID-19 is also a reallocation shock

JM Barrero, N Bloom, SJ Davis - 2020 - nber.org
Drawing on firm-level expectations at a one-year forecast horizon in the Survey of Business
Uncertainty (SBU), we construct novel, forward-looking reallocation measures for jobs and …

Recent housing affordability in urban China: A comprehensive overview

K Li, Y Qin, J Wu - China Economic Review, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we provide a comprehensive overview of housing affordability in China from
both the macro and micro perspectives. We extend the scope of housing affordability …

Jobs for the Heartland: Place-based policies in 21st century America

BA Austin, EL Glaeser, LH Summers - 2018 - nber.org
The economic convergence of American regions has greatly slowed, and rates of long-term
nonemployment have even been diverging. Simultaneously, the rate of non-employment for …

[PDF][PDF] Strategic planning and investment analysis for affordable housing: Enhancing viability and growth

AA Akinsulire, C Idemudia, AC Okwandu… - Magna Scientia …, 2024 - acash.org.pk
Strategic planning and investment analysis are critical to enhancing the viability and growth
of affordable housing projects. As urban populations rise and housing affordability …

Supply skepticism: Housing supply and affordability

V Been, IG Ellen, K O'Regan - Housing Policy Debate, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Growing numbers of affordable housing advocates and community members are
questioning the premise that increasing the supply of market-rate housing will result in …

Local effects of large new apartment buildings in low-income areas

BJ Asquith, E Mast, D Reed - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
We study the local effects of new market-rate housing in low-income areas using microdata
on large apartment buildings, rents, and migration. New buildings decrease rents in nearby …

[HTML][HTML] Working from home: Too much of a good thing?

K Behrens, S Kichko, JF Thisse - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
We develop a general equilibrium model with skilled workers who can and unskilled
workers who cannot work from home (WFH). Firms choose the amount of time they require …

The local residential land use regulatory environment across US housing markets: Evidence from a new Wharton index

J Gyourko, JS Hartley, J Krimmel - Journal of Urban Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We report results from a new survey of local residential land use regulatory regimes for
nearly 2,500 primarily suburban communities across the United States. Key stylized facts are …

When do renters behave like homeowners? High rent, price anxiety, and NIMBYism

M Hankinson - American political science review, 2018 - cambridge.org
How does spatial scale affect support for public policy? Does supporting housing citywide
but “Not In My Back Yard”(NIMBY) help explain why housing has become increasingly …