Why do 90% of economists oppose rent control?

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SOURCES:
1.    • It might be hot outside, but the rent is f...  
2. https://www.zillow.com/research/rent-...
3. https://kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/r...
4. https://www.bde.es/f/webbe/SES/Seccio...
5. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhe.2024.10...
7. https://www.ft.com/content/8c910a8f-2...
8. https://www.vox.com/policy/390082/pub...
9. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10...
10. https://www.zohranfornyc.com/policies...

Timestamps:
00:00 - the rent control divide
01:57 - when price controls work
05:49 - what 92 studies found
11:04 - the economists’ solution
14:05 - why cities reject it
15:47 - can we do both?

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Written and researched by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort and Dr. Alejandro Iribas De La Puerta
Edited by Natalia Karpacz