How Do They Affect the Local Labor Supply?
Although scholars and practitioners have explored the effects of regulations on housing supply, few have examined how development regulations, which tend to reduce the supply of housing and increase its cost, also slow economic growth and affect the ability of employers to recruit and retain employees. In A Review of Regulatory Barriers to Employer Ability to Recruit and Retain Employees, Carliner et al., a team of analysts from Newport Partners, LLC; Abt Associates; and the Joint Center for Housing Studies, examine the relevant literature to answer this question and develop guidance for future research.1 The study is a broad exploration of development regulations and their possible effects on businesses, labor markets, business location decisions, the local mix of industries, employee productivity, the relative economic competitiveness of different metropolitan areas, and other concerns. Summarizing this research, the authors provide a conceptual framework for thinking about how devel
