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Are Fair and Effective Housing Policies Really This Hard to Find
Housing market regulation, part III: A closer look at supply-side reform Regulation per se is neither good nor bad. What matters are the costs and benefits of specific regulations under specific...
Do Libor Spikes Mean the Economy is Stalling?
Why rising short-term borrowing costs are a constraint not a crisis The recent jump in Libor borrowing rates has garnered some attention given the role spiking Libor rates played as an early warning...
What's Hidden Under the $15 Minimum Wage
A risky proposal with the potential to harm the intended beneficiaries The proposed $15 per hour minimum wage will affect the wages of nearly 20% of the full-time workforce in New Jersey. Using the...
How do they mesh?
Housing market regulation part II: Costs and benefits In previous posts, we’ve argued that the twin pillars of effective housing policy are housing vouchers on the demand side – for citizens we decide...
How high could yields go?
It’s a bubble watch on bond yields In this post we take a look at how far the recent rise in bond yields might go and conclude somewhat surprisingly that the yield on the 10-year Treasury may not rise...
Affordable Housing Supply Side Innovation
The first of three posts on the opportunities of regulatory reform In past weeks, we’ve argued that successfully attacking the problems of housing costs, especially for our fellow citizens with low...
Inflationary spiral: Lemons or lemonade?
Fears of rising inflation are rattling the markets. How real are they? Markets have had a rambunctious start to the year. One of the narratives that has spread from the financial press that obsesses...
Workplace of the Future
Speculating with Steve Lang, head of the interior solutions firm Dancker In our continuing series of interviews with members of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate’s Advisory Board and Leaders Council...
Still expecting treats, Wall Street?
Markets grapple with the uncertainty of a deteriorating fiscal outlook In a blog post a few weeks ago we wondered how long the stock market could continue to reach new highs against a backdrop of...
Can We Change the Game in Low Income Housing
Low income housing programs that work: Part 3 This is the third of three blog posts focusing on the role of Housing Choice Vouchers in assisting low-income households that face housing “affordability”...