Evaluating Effects of Rent Controls on Multifamily Property Values: A Tale of Three Cities
by Aaliya Mariam Qassim Abstract This study examines the impacts of strict rent control policies on large-scale multifamily apartment building values, as measured by their transaction prices. The analysis is conducted using sales data from 2010 to 2025 and a three-case framework to assess differential effects upon either implementation, tightening, or credible threat of controls. […]
Race and Pollution Correlation as Predictor of Environmental Injustice
By Marissa Meir Environmental injustice is a theory that claims distributions of toxic, hazardous and dangerous waste facilities are disproportionately located in low-income communities of color. This paper empirically demonstrates an alternative cause of environmental injustice- that low-income minorities are less likely to receive sizeable enough loans to buy a house in a cleaner area. […]
