Comment Comment by cloudier Yep. One study^1 estimates that zoning and land use restrictions across the country leads to an (unnecessary) increase in housing costs worth 2% of the US GDP (about $400 billion).[1]: https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.32.1.3 parent cloudier 4 years ago
[1]: https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.32.1.3