Jason Sorens
@JasonSorens
Economist @aier, founder & board director @freestatenh. Expect lots of data visualizations here.
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Day 201 of My Living Xperiment: @PorcFest wrap party wrapping up. Thanks, Team Awesome! 🥳 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Capital gains shouldn't be taxed, but singling out home sales for an exemption is bad policy - would supercharge NIMBYism.
NEW -- Trump says he is thinking about eliminating tax on capital gains on home sales.
AIER’s @JasonSorens joins @NTDNews to break down the GENIUS Act. The pros: it creates a regulatory framework for stablecoin, making it easier for conversion between national & crypto, and protects against future admin overreach. The tradeoff: it increases overall regulation.
Call For Papers: "Euclid Turns 100: Rethinking an Antiquated Case and Reimagining Zoning for the Century Ahead" Join @PacificLegal @mercatus @jlepgmu inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemn…
California just passed two new laws (AB 130 & SB 131) that exempt certain housing projects from the state's notoriously restrictive environmental review process (CEQA). Key wins include: - Market-rate infill housing gets streamlined approval - No more "everything-bagel…
*What* successes? They opened? Had nonzero revenue? BTW, food deserts don't exist. academic.oup.com/qje/article-ab…
Elizabeth Warren goes full socialist and backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's plan for government-run grocery stores: "It’s been tried in other cities around the country and has had some real successes.”
What was a regional issue has become a national issue since 2020.
New newsletter: HOW THE HOUSING MARKET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BECAME A 'TOTAL DISASTER' In 1991, the median age of first-time homebuyers was 28. Now it’s 38. This is the hardest time for young people (defined, generously, up to 40) to buy their first home in modern history. The…
1) The goofy letter Trump wrote Epstein, as reported in the WSJ, does not in any way incriminate Trump as a child sex predator, nor does it suggest that he's currently covering up a child-sex trafficking ring 2) It *does* demonstrate that ANY snippet of material connected to…
Car dealerships are blocking online car sales to protect their turf, hurting consumers with higher prices, less choice, and outdated buying laws. Senior Research Fellow @JasonSorens breaks it down in his latest: thedailyeconomy.org/article/let-us…
Don't think I've ever seen this before from @amazon , even during the pandemic. It is an imported item. Tariffs?
A new report from The National Zoning Atlas shows that it's largely illegal to build most housing types, other than single-family, across the vast majority of Massachusetts land. “We still have yet to address the fact that it is simply illegal to build housing in most places."
"Our results show that adopting the [universal licensing recognition] significantly raises the proportion of individuals accessing healthcare, particularly among older individuals, and reduces the proportion of individuals not getting healthcare services because of costs. We…
Does Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization nber.org/papers/w34030
🚨 NEW: My latest report for @PacificLegal surveys all 50 states and their legislative oversight of regulation. @MitchellScacchi and I document 16 types of veto/review powers legislatures wield over agency rulemaking. Some key findings: - Idaho leads the nation with 9 oversight…
What did you think “live free or die” meant? Vibes? Essays? Losers
NEW HAMPSHIRE JUST SIGNED A HUGE LIST HOUSING REFORMS INTO LAW!!! - Single-stair buildings up to 4 stories - Parking minimums capped at 1/unit - Towns can no longer restrict ppl/bed to less than 2 - Zoning appeals limited to 30 days - ADU expansion - Residential in commercial
NEW HAMPSHIRE JUST SIGNED A HUGE LIST HOUSING REFORMS INTO LAW!!! - Single-stair buildings up to 4 stories - Parking minimums capped at 1/unit - Towns can no longer restrict ppl/bed to less than 2 - Zoning appeals limited to 30 days - ADU expansion - Residential in commercial
“These cities aren’t throwing out parking altogether. They’re just refusing to let it dictate the shape of every new building, block, or neighborhood. As Bothell’s mayor put it, “I want there to be more Bothell in Bothell.””
With respect, Mr. Vice President @JDVance, I can assure you that the #economics profession does fully understand #tariffs, going all the way back to Adam Smith. Economists disagree about many things, but the nature and effects of tariffs are one thing they do agree upon. 1/2
It's almost like the economics profession doesn't fully understand tariffs