In this virtual salon, AIER economist Jason Sorens will explain how supply and demand drive changes in the housing market, and what this means for what the new wave of state laws targeting zoning regulations can – and cannot – achieve.
Whether you’re a policymaker, homeowner, renter, or simply curious about the forces shaping where and how we live, this conversation will connect economic understanding with real-world policy changes in a meaningful, accessible way.
About the Speakers
Jason Sorens, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow at AIER. He is also Principal Investigator on the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas. Jason was formerly the director of the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College. He has researched and written more than 20 peer‐reviewed journal articles, a book for McGill‐Queens University Press titled Secessionism, and a biennially revised book for the Cato Institute, Freedom in the 50 States (with William Ruger).
His research is focused on housing policy and land-use regulation, U.S. state politics, fiscal federalism, and movements for regional autonomy and independence around the world. He has taught at Yale, Dartmouth, and the University at Buffalo and twice won awards for best teaching in his department. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire.
Anthony Gill (PhD, UCLA) is a professor of political science at the University of Washington where he specializes in political economy and public choice. He has written on the political economy of religion, publishing two books on that subject. His research interests also include the economics of gifting, tipping, and other social norms, and was recently part of a team of scholars producing a report on seasonal housing policy for the Washington State legislature. Tony is also a frequent visiting scholar at AIER and a member of the 1933 Club.
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