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California's Affordable Housing Crisis
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Reference: DARDEN-GEM-0194-E
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Number of pages: 27
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Publication Date: Aug 30, 2021
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Fecha de edición: Oct 17, 2022
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Source: Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
This public-sourced case uses the California housing crisis to analyze economic policy in an environment featuring a rising cost of living and shrinking affordable housing options. The case discusses policy options as well as the role and incentives of the private sector in helping develop more affordability. In the case, economist Renee Bowen examines the tradeoffs involved in government intervention in housing markets. This includes understanding the causes of the state’s rising costs of living, evaluating whether California needed more affordable housing, and assessing policy options to address high housing costs. Three big-picture questions are considered: Should the state government intervene to address housing affordability? What interventions might be most effective? And what would caution against government invention?