Issue 8 - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
LIHTC CPR: Affordable Housing or Expensive Detour?
Community Policy Research
The Community Policy Research (CPR) is a feature of the Economic Forecast Project that will address important topics relating to our greater community. With so much turmoil on many fronts, CPR is needed. The policy papers will offer economic insights and contribute to the policy discussion to improve our overall well-being.
2025 Year in Review
An Economic Recap
Issue 7 - Santa Barbara’s Rental Debate
Peter Rupert: Chicken Over Rice Economics Should Stir Up Santa Barbara’s Rental Debate
Issue 6 - Minimum wage
Peter Rupert on Minimum Wage: Who Benefits…Who Doesn’t
The Effect of Tariffs on the US Economy
An explanation and examples of tariffs
Issue 5 - Renoviction
Peter Rupert: Santa Barbara ‘Renoviction’ Policies Will Backfire on Renters
2024 Year in Review
Employment, housing, and demographic shifts in Santa Barbara County, California, and the United States
Issue 4 - Hotel Tax
Dr. Rupert's opinion on the Santa Barbara County Ballot, H2024
Issue 3 - Rent Control
Dr. Rupert's opinion on the 2024 California Proposition 33
Issue 2 - Rent Control
We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are. —Harry Truman
Unfortunately, many of our political leaders today shy away from facing certain facts and rely on wishful thinking. One such fact is that rent controls have never succeeded in providing housing relief for those most in need. Never. And, more often than not, actually exacerbate the problem.