The Economist Who Changed the Way We Think About Housing
John M. Quigley, who died last week, was a pioneering economist who helped change the way we think about housing.
Research
Housing Booms and City Centers
Popular discussions often treat the great housing boom of the 1996-2006 period as if it were a national phenomenon with similar impacts across locales, but across metropolitan areas, price growth was
A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns
Before the Internet age, when my car had some minor problem, I would choose a car shop at random and walk out with a whopping bill for some possibly unnecessary service.
Constrained Compliance: Solving the Puzzle of MTO’s Lease-Up Rates and Why Mobility Matters
The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Fair Housing demonstration provided an opportunity for low-income renters to move to low-poverty neighborhoods.
MBTA Shouldn’t Be on Board with The Ride
Dust off your banjos, because “Charlie on the MTA,’’ the old song bemoaning Boston-area transit fares, is timely once again.
Fed’s Housing Ideas Won’t Fix Market
We shouldn't count on the housing market to carry America back into economic uplands.
Forward
For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead.
Kevin White’s Best Legacy
Barney Frank’s impending exit from Congress is a milestone not just for him, but also for the remarkable set of civic leaders who came of age working with Boston Mayor Kevin White.
Review of Grotton Revisited…Planning in Crisis?
A Review of “Grotton Revisited…Planning in Crisis?â€
To Avoid Scandals, Auction off Casino Licenses
Are we in danger of forgetting the scene in “The Godfather, Part II,’’ where the odious Senator Geary demands $250,000 from Michael Corleone in exchange for a gaming license?
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