Table 2. Empirical articles on rent control effects in referred journals.

Year Published

ISO alpha 3 code

Rent control generation

161 New Jersey communities, 2003

micro: Rent Control Survey of the New Jersey Tenants Organization and 2010 Census

Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1987–1996

micro: advertisements for private rented accommodation appearing in newspapers and property guides

Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1988 and 1992

micro: newspaper advertisements from Glasgow Herald and the Scotsman

Gilderbloom and Markham (1996)

125 New Jersey cities, 1970–1990

micro: Rent Control Survey of the New Jersey Tenants Organization

macro: annual data on the number of multifamily-housing units constructed

AUS, BEL, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, ITA, JPN, NLD, NOR, PRT, ESP, SWE, CHE, GBR, USA

16 developed countries 1910–2017 and 44 developing countries 1980–2017

macro: macroeconomic and demographic statistics; regulation indices

Berkeley, Albany, Oakland, and Alameda County (California), 1980, 1990, 2000, 2006

micro: Census data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial reports; 2006 American Community Survey

descriptive before-and-after comparison

Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1993–1998

micro: set of all building permits issued in Cambridge; record of rent-controlled buildings in the city; database of all properties within the city from the city's Residential Property Assessor

macro: CMHC Toronto Office “Rental Apartment Vacancy Survey”

descriptive before-and-after comparison

macro: Teela Reports Apartment Surveys; CMHC Toronto Office “Rental Apartment Vacancy Survey”

descriptive before–and–after comparison