Cutting Quote by James M. Buchanan

Rent control is one policy that economists universally would oppose. It is a grossly inefficient way of allocating housing space and, of course, it…

— James M. Buchanan

“In short, rent control reduces the rate of housing turnover.”

— Thomas Sowell

There are tremendous barriers to building housing. If we could break them down, the need for rent controls would go away.

— Tom Golisano

These people talk of a "middle-of-the-road" policy. What they do not see is that the isolated interference, which means the interference with only one…

— Ludwig von Mises

I teach at Harvard, and focusing on understanding this problem on a national level is a big priority of mine right now - where…

— Matthew Desmond

If we don't like rent control, we ought to oppose it on political and social grounds - and not just by arguing that, thanks…

— Evgeny Morozov

Rents should begin to decelerate as the demand for owner-occupied housing stabilizes and the supply of rental units increases.

— Ben Bernanke

Rent control has in certain Western countries constituted, maybe, the worst example of poor planning by Governments lacking courage and vision.

— Gunnar Myrdal

A lot of my book, 'The Price of Inequality,' is about why there has been an increase in rent-seeking.

— Joseph Stiglitz

Most poor families are living completely unassisted in a private rental market, devoting most of their income to housing. When you meet people who…

— Matthew Desmond

No doubt exists that rent seeking in general leads to serious inefficiencies in this direct sense, but its indirect damage is even worse. Drawing…

— Gordon Tullock

You have to understand the role the landlords are playing in shaping neighborhoods, how they potentially expand or reduce inequality, how their profits are…

— Matthew Desmond