Jason Sorens

Economics

Let Neighborhoods Work: Bans on Home Businesses Are Out of Control

Do you sell cupcakes, run a home photography studio, or tutor kids in your living room? If so, you might…

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Economics

Fannie Mae Set to Scrap 620 Credit Score Minimum — Should You Care?

Social media has been discussing Fannie Mae’s announcement that the organization will no longer require a minimum credit score of…

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Economics

One Vote Away: The Balanced-Budget Amendment That Almost Passed

Thirty years ago, Congress failed by just one vote to send to the states a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced…

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Economics

Have Mount Laurel Obligations Made New Jersey Housing More Affordable? A Synthetic Control Analysis of Housing Supply and Cost

This paper investigates the effect of affordable housing obligations in New Jersey on cost of living, cost of housing, and…

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Economics

I Was a Victim of Cancel Culture. Don’t Perpetuate It.

Activists from the left have tried to “cancel” me multiple times. I lost an academic job opportunity despite the support…

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Economics

Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?

“I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.” So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in response to journalist Brian…

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Economics

Why Even Progressive Economists Are Finally Warming to Free Markets

Don’t look now, but free-market economics is coming back into vogue. For the last decade, mainstream economists of both the…

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Economics

Let Americans Buy Cars Online!

Before Amazon.com existed, you had to buy books — and any number of other things — at physical stores. If…

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Economics

Why Is Housing So Partisan in the Northeast?

In a recent blog post, Matt Yglesias chides northeastern Republicans for opposing pro-housing deregulation in state legislatures: Republicans have led…

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Economics

The Economic Tradeoffs of Property Tax Reform

How do property taxes work in the United States, and what are their economic consequences?

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