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Urban Economics | 8th Edition | ISBN: 9780073511474 | Authors: Arthur O'Sullivan
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Rent Control and Elasticity Consider the effects of rent control in two cities, each of which imposes rent control with a maximum price of $400, compared to an equilibrium price of $500. In Elastic City, the price elasticity of supply of housing is 5.0. In Rigid City, the supply elasticity is 0.40. a. Compared to Elastic City, Rigid City will experience a [smaller, larger] reduction in the quantity of housing supplied and a [smaller, larger] deadweight loss from rent control. b. Illustrate your answers with two graphs, one for each city.

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Rent Control and Elasticity

Consider the effects of rent control in two cities, each of which imposes rent control with a maximum price of $400, compared to an equilibrium price of $500. In Elastic City, the price elasticity of supply of housing is 5.0. In Rigid City, the supply elasticity is 0.40.

a. Compared to Elastic City, Rigid City will experience a [smaller, larger] reduction in the quantity of housing supplied and a [smaller, larger] deadweight loss from rent control.

b. Illustrate your answers with two graphs, one for each city.

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Rent Control and Elasticity

Consider the effects of rent control in two cities, each of which imposes rent control with a maximum price of $400, compared to an equilibrium price of $500. In Elastic City, the price elasticity of supply of housing is 5.0. In Rigid City, the supply elasticity is 0.40.

a. Compared to Elastic City, Rigid City will experience a [smaller, larger] reduction in the quantity of housing supplied and a [smaller, larger] deadweight loss from rent control.

b. Illustrate your answers with two graphs, one for each city.

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Rent Control and Elasticity Consider the effects of rent control in two cities, each imposing rent control with a maximum price of $400, compared to an equilibrium price of $500. In Elastic City, the price elasticity of the supply of housing is 5.0. In Rigid City, the supply elasticity is 0.40.

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