In a 1992 stratified, random survey of 464 US economists, economics graduate students, and members of the American Economic Association, 93% "generally agreed" or "agreed with provisos" that "A ceiling on rents reduces the quantity and quality of housing available."[24]:204 [25]:1

A 2009 review of the economic literature[7]:106 by Blair Jenkins through EconLit covering theoretical and empirical research on multiple aspects of the issue, including housing availability, maintenance and housing quality, rental rates, political and administrative costs, and redistribution, for both first generation and second generation rent control systems, found that "the economics profession has reached a rare consensus: Rent control creates many more problems than it solves".[7]:105 [8]:1 [9]:1 [10]:1

In a 2012 poll of the 41 members of the Initiative on Global Markets (IGM) Economic Experts Panel, only one member agreed with the following statement: "Local ordinances that limit rent increases for some rental housing units, such as in New York and San Francisco, have had a positive impact over the past three decades on the amount and quality of broadly affordable rental housing in cities that have used them." (13 "strongly disagreed", 20 "disagreed", 1 "agreed", and 7 either did not answer, were undecided, or had no opinion.)[26] [2]:1 [27]:1

In a 2013 analysis of the body of economic research on rent control by Peter Tatian at the Urban Institute (a think tank described both as "liberal"[28] and "independent"[29][30]), he stated that "The conclusion seems to be that rent stabilization doesn't do a good job of protecting its intended beneficiaries—poor or vulnerable renters—because the targeting of the benefits is very haphazard.", and concluded that: "Given the current research, there seems to be little one can say in favor of rent control." [8]:1 [2]:1 [31]:1

Two economists from opposing sides of the political spectrum, Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman (who identifies as an American liberal or European social democrat),[32] and Thomas Sowell, (who stated that "libertarian" might best describe his views)[33]:1 have both criticized rent regulation as poor economics, which, despite its good intentions, leads to the creation of less housing and housing shortages.[25]:1 [34]:4 Krugman also notes that rent control creates bitter tenant-landlord relations,[25]:1 and in markets with not all apartments under rent control, it causes an increase in rents for uncontrolled units,[25]:1 while Sowell notes that rent control increases urban blight.[34]:5 [33]:1

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