Hoover InstitutionStanford University
The Government and Your House’s Price Tag

Published: December 1, 2016

Housing prices have increased in many parts of the country. If housing prices are the result of supply and demand, why hasn't supply risen to meet higher demand? Who keeps housing from expanding?

Discussion Question

  1. What is the appropriate level of government (i.e. local, regional, state, or federal) to regulate and address how private property is used and developed?

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Richard A. Epstein

Richard A. Epstein

Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell

Milton Friedman

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