Rent Contol: Open-and-Shut Case?

Seth Ackerman SAckerman at FAIR.org
Thu Jun 8 12:29:05 PDT 2000


Brad DeLong wrote:


> But it doesn't keep a "lid on rents": it keeps a lid on rents for
> long-term residents; it raises the effective price of housing for
> people moving to New York.
>

How does rent control raise rents for newcomers?

Seth



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