This paper empirically analyzes the effects of a second generation rent control. We make use of an uncommon policy intervention in the German housing market and translate the generated variation into a difference-and-differences setup, augmented with elements of a discontinuity design, to...

Despite rather skeptical attitude of the economists toward the state intervention in the housing markets, the policy makers and general public typically are supporting it. As a result, in many European countries, since World War I the rent and eviction controls as well as social housing policies...

We conduct a survey experiment among 18,000 respondents in Germany to examine the determinants of support for rent control policies. Highlighting undesirable price and supply effects lowers respondents' agreement with rent control, while pointing out that it can prevent displacement of...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Related Literature -- 2.2 Historical Background -- 3 Empirical Strategy and Data -- 3.1 Empirical Strategy -- 3.2 Data -- 3.2.1 Geography --...