More broadly, we should not assume that if we just get rid of zoning rules and leave things to the market, then big developers, financiers, and landlords will ensure that society has the affordable housing it needs. 5/5

In a new academic paper, Post-Neoliberal Housing Policy (forthcoming @PennLRev), Chris Serkin & I argue why it's insufficient to focus just on zoning and why an all-of-the-above approach is better. 4/5 cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-co...

There are many problems in the housing market, not just zoning. And there are many solutions, not just de-zoning. We offer 28 ideas, including tools from industrial policy, public options, tax policy, and market-shaping regulations. 3/5 cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-co...

The papers argue that focusing only or primarily on zoning reforms is insufficient and that policymakers would be better off adopting a post-neoliberal, all-of-the-above approach to increasing housing supply 2/5

[For more on the history, see @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social's great article.] www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/articl...

For more on the problems with these systems, here’s my piece with Bill McGee: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/...

And here’s the polling. 6/6
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We can do more to make flying convenient and simpler – and we should! These proposals would do that. Check out our paper! 5/6
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And 61% of Americans support airlines letting people bring strollers on the plane, so long as they fit in the overhead cabin, just like other baggage. 4/6

73% of Americans support requiring airlines to put in new convertible seat technology, so people in compatible wheelchairs could stay in their own wheelchairs—instead of having to check them. 3/6

Right now, parents choose between carrying an infant in their arms (affordable but not the safest or most convenient), or buying a full price seat for a carseat. 2/3 of Americans support requiring airlines to offer a $50 infant-in-carseat fare, so babies can travel safe and affordably. 2/6

Otoh, it would be ironic if Trump succeeded in merging Commerce and USTR, which Obama tried and failed to do, and which has long been a reform recommendation of progressives like @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social @timlmeyer.bsky.social and others.
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