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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Glaeser and Luttmer 2003<br />

Quantify welfare losses from misallocation by comparing consumption<br />

patterns in rent-controlled (NYC) and free-market places across<br />

demographic groups.<br />

Predict apartment size using number in family, income, education,<br />

age, etc. using 105 large MSAs<br />

Test if actual apartment allocations in NYC match predictions<br />

Identifying assumption: preferences stable across MSAs<br />

Check: placebo tests using Chicago and Hartford<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 7: <strong>Public</strong> Goods and Externalities 130 / 138

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