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Each entry follows the same framework: what the policy is, who it affects, what the evidence says, and what the real tradeoffs are.
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Housing
Rent Control
Price ceilings protect sitting tenants, and they may reduce housing supply for everyone else.
Labor
Non-Compete Clauses
Contracts that restrict where workers can go next, and what that costs workers and the economy.
Privacy
Data Privacy Regulation
Market failures in personal data, and whether GDPR-style rules fix or overcorrect them.
Housing
Zoning Reform
How land-use rules restrict housing supply, and what happens when cities change them.
Housing
Public Housing & Housing Vouchers
Direct provision vs. vouchers: two approaches to subsidizing housing for low-income households.
Labor
Minimum Wage
A wage floor protects low-paid workers, but the effects on employment are more nuanced than the debate suggests.
Labor
Gig Economy & Worker Classification
Whether platform workers are employees or contractors, and why the answer matters enormously.
Antitrust
Antitrust Enforcement
The law and economics of preventing monopoly power, from Standard Oil to Google.
Antitrust
Platform Monopolies & Big Tech
Network effects, data advantages, and the economics of digital monopoly.
Privacy
GDPR vs. CCPA: Two Models for Privacy
The EU and California took different paths to protect personal data, with different tradeoffs.
Education
Student Debt Cancellation
The economics of federal loan forgiveness: who benefits, who pays, and what it doesn't fix.
Education
School Choice & Vouchers
Can market competition improve educational outcomes, and for whom?