The severe shortage of affordable housing in California threatens the state’s economic health and has placed the American Dream of homeownership out of reach for hundreds of thousands of families. [...]
Construction costs account for the bulk of the price of new houses in most markets, but their study has been relatively neglected. We document that there are economically large differences [...]
Public reports ranking physician competence and quality often yield conflicting results and create confusion. Bivariate Pearson correlation analyses were performed to compare states' rankings of physician discipline and physician quality, [...]
Equilibrium of the housing market depends on a complex set of interactions between: (1) individual location decisions; (2) individual housing investment; (3) collective decisions on urban growth. We embed these [...]
The vast majority of books [Google is publishing online] belong to a third category: still protected by copyright, or of uncertain status, and out of print. These books are at [...]
A number of indicators suggest the U.S. economy has been performing reasonably well over the past several years. For example, unemployment has declined, GDP is up (though income growth at [...]
In the last 50 years, population and incomes have increased steadily throughout much of the Sunbelt. This paper assesses the relative contributions of rising productivity, rising demand for Southern amenities [...]
This study examines the ways in which land-use regulations in general and Oregon’s land-use planning system in particular may affect property values. The study is focused on Oregon, but it [...]
Increasing awareness about the problems brought on by urban sprawl has led to proactive measures to guide future development. Such efforts have largely been grouped under the term, Smart Growth. [...]
Among our conclusions: It is possible to use zoning and housing trend data to gain insights into the effects of zoning on high density, multifamily housing development. In some jurisdictions, [...]