Is allowing borrowers to suspend mortgage payments an effective way to stabilize the economy during a recession? In a new working paper, Omeed Maghzian and I attempt to…
This paper estimates the impact of household liquidity provision on macroeconomic stabilization using the 2020 CARES Act mortgage forbearance program. We leverage…
Almost 200 localities in all six New England states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—use inclusionary zoning programs to help spur…
One result of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely been increased demand for larger homes, including those with dedicated office and exercise space. As a result, some housing…
BABC 04-21: Federal law has long been a primary source of important individual rights, from voting and other civil rights to workplace safety. State law, however, has…
