Will Thorne
@wbthorne.bsky.social
PhD candidate in economics, I teach economics at NYU. Interested in cities & housing, politics.
An economist doing nuanced work on rent regulation? Using painstaking mixed methods? Someone needs to hire @wbthorne.bsky.social
Will Thorne@wbthorne.bsky.social · 4d agoit took a year or so of manually coding the design features of many many rent control regimes, but you can find such an effort and breakdown here: bsky.app/profile/wbth...
yes! rent control has many policy dials with many divergent effects!!
Will Thorne@wbthorne.bsky.social · 4d agoThis graph is a good reason to introduce my new paper: By Generation and by Design: A Review of the Empirical Rent Control Literature. This paints a (somewhat) misleading picture of rent control evidence because it groups all rent control together regardless of design feature.
This is great work from Will, breaking down the evidence on the impacts of rent control according to the finer details of the policy 👇
Will Thorne@wbthorne.bsky.social · 4d agoThis graph is a good reason to introduce my new paper: By Generation and by Design: A Review of the Empirical Rent Control Literature. This paints a (somewhat) misleading picture of rent control evidence because it groups all rent control together regardless of design feature.
This graph is a good reason to introduce my new paper: By Generation and by Design: A Review of the Empirical Rent Control Literature. This paints a (somewhat) misleading picture of rent control evidence because it groups all rent control together regardless of design feature.
John Burn-Murdoch@jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 6d agoWhat’s the evidence on rent control? I charted the findings from 112 studies: Great for rent-controlled tenants ✅ But: Pushes up rents for other people ❌ Pushes down new housing construction ❌ Pushes down building quality ❌
New NYT piece on price/rent control from @bharatramamurti.bsky.social and @nealemahoney.bsky.social suggests a middle ground of careful use.
I do not believe rationing healthcare with prices is all that great, but this is probably the worst rationing mechanism available:
I suspect we will see lots of GOP seeking to create a "brand" for themselves, as they prepare for a post-Trump political scramble for power. Hawley and MTG are already starting, and I think those are the first dominoes to fall.
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last yr.grimly fucking funny that Marjorie Taylor Greene is turning out to be one of the most reality-based Republicans. getting a little chuckle out of that www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sometimes you think 'oh it can't really be that bad can it' and then you click on the link and it turns out it is exactly that bad www.bbc.com/news/article...
Council demolishes play area after noise complaints
Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.
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If they actually wanted me to peel fresh ginger, they should have designed it better.
"You can be angry about the assault on our democracy and our freedoms and still be a happy warrior in how you confront that. Roosevelt, when he was going after big-money special interests, said, 'I welcome their hatred," says @vanhollen.senate.gov. newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Chris Van Hollen Is Angry—at Trump, and at His Party’s Lame Pollsters
The Maryland senator explains why he went to El Salvador earlier this year while the rest of the party tried to downplay immigration issues, and his decision to go to Iowa and flirt with a 2028 presid...
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bought wifi on my last flight and spent the whole time reading about civil war Massachusetts infantry regiments
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · last yr.Very cool. My great-great-grandfather fought in the Massachusetts 45th Infantry.
"I would prefer not to" The Bartleby the Scrivener economy
21st Century Schizoid Tran@grayathena.bsky.social · last yr.I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.
At some point people need to learn that the poverty rate is mostly about the safety net or lack thereof and not the economy. The economy was doing historically well, real wages rising for the first time in decades, etc. And poverty rose because pandemic safety policies expired.
Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · last yr.A new Census Bureau report establishes that poverty increased over the course of the Biden administration. The data is yet another rebuke to the politicians and commentators who insisted economic conditions under Joe Biden were great.
Last weekend, I was thrilled to spend an evening with Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, Anya Schiffrin and a group of brilliant policy minds they gathered to discuss a range of issues facing our city.
this is excellent www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Group of Socialists Created a Hit Game That Tore Them Apart (Gift Article)
The role-playing game Disco Elysium wowed critics by lacerating capitalism, communism and fascism. But instead of a sequel came bitter lawsuits and five rival studios.
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So, the WSJ and the Guardian both printed damaging and irresponsible reporting and then issued quiet edits/corrections after the fact. And someone who blames political violence on universities might take over at CBS. What is the path forward here?
Schumer's legacy will be the complete and utter incompetence of his "leadership" in this moment. The most patriotic thing he could do is resign and let someone who understands politics take control.
Ezra Klein@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · last yr.There is no policy solution to hysteria. The idea that there's a voter being fed anti-immigrant slop, who is going to switch to vote for the Dems based on policy, is a fantasy.
Jerusalem Demsas@jerusalem.bsky.social · last yr.The biggest problem American liberalism faces is how to maintain high levels of immigration while respecting the democratic will of the public. I have an idea. www.theargumentmag.com/p/liberals-d...
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
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Joe Cohen@cohenhouse.bsky.social · last yr.I still can't believe Councilmember Padilla used *forcing a developer to reduce the size of an affordable housing project* as an example of how she is making housing more affordable for the people in her district!
Went to my first ever #NUFC match (and a trip to the UK), which has been a dream of mine for ages. The atmosphere was incredible, despite the result.
ABSOLUTE SCENES "Grimsby have beaten Manchester United... in the most dramatic circumstances"
Grimsby vs Man United match was incredible, watch the highlights.
I suspect that the closest we can get to aesthetics regulation is to choose some local materials (a type of stone, or brick or whatever) to incorporate and otherwise say very little about design.
dereksagehorn.bsky.social@dereksagehorn.bsky.social · last yr.I like good looking buildings too. After spending 15 years in land use, development and construction law and policy spaces, I am not convinced there are planning and regulatory methods where even a simple majority wouls agree as to constitutes “good design.”
