The Enduring Failures of Rent Control

Explains how rent control reduces supply and harms quality, and why repeal is politically hard.

Rent controlHousingExplainerintermediatedeadweight losshousing qualityhousing supplypolicy persistenceregulatory capturerent controlDavid R. Henderson

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• Hoover Institution · 2026-04-16

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