rent control

The Results of St. Paul’s Rent Control Experiment Are In – and They’re Disastrous

In November, FEE Policy Correspondent Brad Polumbo wrote about a new policy in St. Paul, Minnesota which stood to implement…

2 years ago

Twin Cities Voters Flunk Econ 101 by Passing Rent Control—and the Fallout Is Already Visible

Minnesota's two largest cities—Minneapolis and St. Paul—both approved rent control ordinances at the ballot box in November. The St. Paul…

2 years ago

St. Paul Just Implemented the Nation’s Strictest Rent Control Law. It’s Already Backfiring Tremendously

A Swedish economist once remarked that rent control “appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a…

2 years ago

How Minimum Wage and Rent Control Laws Fail the ‘Bronowski Test’

In The Common Sense of Science, the Polish-British mathematician Jacob Bronowski wrote that, “at the basis of human thought lies…

2 years ago

Rent Control Is Making a Comeback in US Cities – Even as It Proves a Disaster in Europe

Theresa Dolata’s voice broke when she urged Minneapolis city leaders to support amendments that would give council members the authority…

3 years ago

Watch: Left vs. Fact: Rent Control Hurts Renters

Rent control sounds like a great way to make affordable housing more available. Just like all other attempts at government…

5 years ago