Rent control according to Seinfeld

IF 0.9 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2023-02-14 DOI:10.1111/ajes.12501

Shane Sanders, Andrew Luccasen, Abhinav Alakshendra

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Abstract

More than 30 years after its premiere, Seinfeld continues its run as a seminally popular television show. On October 1, 2021, five-year streaming rights to the show were purchased by Netflix for $500 million. Set in New York City, where rent control laws have a long history, several episodes of the show consider the trials of apartment living, including shortages, tastes for discrimination by sellers, bribery, search costs, and quality degradation. Seinfeld also illustrates the informal process through which rent-controlled apartments are advertised (e.g., less advertising under rent control shortage). This paper argues that popular media can be used as an effective pedagogical tool in learning. This paper analyzes four episodes of Seinfeld to help students identify and differentiate the very real costs of rent control. The paper also guides students to appreciate the difficulty in crafting a policy that is free of unintended consequences.

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《宋飞正传》中的房租管制

在开播30多年后，《宋飞正传》作为一部极受欢迎的电视节目继续播出。2021年10月1日，Netflix以5亿美元的价格购买了这部剧的五年流媒体版权。该剧以纽约市为背景，这里的租金管制法律有着悠久的历史。该剧的几集讲述了公寓生活的种种考验，包括房源短缺、卖家对歧视的偏好、贿赂、搜索成本和质量下降。《宋飞正传》还举例说明了对租金管制公寓进行广告宣传的非正式过程(例如，在租金管制短缺的情况下，广告宣传较少)。本文认为大众传媒可以作为一种有效的学习教学工具。本文分析了四集《宋飞正传》，以帮助学生识别和区分租金控制的真实成本。这篇论文还引导学生认识到，制定一项不产生意外后果的政策是多么困难。

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Multiple-

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