As the national mortgage crisis has worsened, an increasing number of communities are facing declining housing prices and high rates of foreclosure. Central to the call for government intervention in this crisis is the claim that foreclosures not only hurt those who are losing their homes to...

As the national mortgage crisis has worsened, an increasing number of communities are facing declining housing prices and high rates of foreclosure. Central to the call for government intervention in this crisis is the claim that foreclosures not only hurt those who are losing their homes to...

Two recent trends are creating new opportunities—and new urgency—for empirical research on zoning. First, the past several years have seen a burst of zoning reform experimentation, as more cities and states adopt policies designed to allow higher-density housing by right in places where it...