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  2. Less restrictive reforms were followed by faster housing growth.
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Land-use reform → housing growth

Less restrictive reforms were followed by faster housing growth.

The two groups track similarly before reform and separate gradually afterward.

REDRAWN FROM STUDY DATAFigure 2 · Average number of addresses before and after reform
Figure 2 · Average number of addresses before and after reformThe two groups track similarly before reform and separate gradually afterward. Values digitized from Figure 2 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.100102104106108Normalized address countYears relative to reformLess restrictive reformMore restrictive reformREFORM−5−2+1+4+7+8
Figure 2 · Average number of addresses before and after reform. Values digitized from Figure 2 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Years relative to reformLess restrictive reformMore restrictive reform
−5100100
−4100.2100.2
−3100.5100.5
−2100.8100.8
−1101.1101.1
0101.4101.4
+1102101.8
+2102.8102.3
+3103.6102.9
+4104.7103.5
+5105.6104
+6106.6104.5
+7107.6105
+8108105.4

Source: Stacy et al. (2023) · Figure 2; PDF p. 11

Data: Values digitized from Figure 2 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.

Keep in mind: The reforms differ across cities, and the observational design cannot eliminate every reason places reform when they do.

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Less restrictive reforms were followed by faster housing growth.

The two groups track similarly before reform and separate gradually afterward.

Source
Stacy et al. (2023)
Figure
Figure 2 · Average number of addresses before and after reform · Figure 2; PDF p. 11
Redraw data
Values digitized from Figure 2 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Keep in mind
The reforms differ across cities, and the observational design cannot eliminate every reason places reform when they do.
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Values used to redraw Figure 2 · Average number of addresses before and after reform
Years relative to reformLess restrictive reformMore restrictive reform
−5100100
−4100.2100.2
−3100.5100.5
−2100.8100.8
−1101.1101.1
0101.4101.4
+1102101.8
+2102.8102.3
+3103.6102.9
+4104.7103.5
+5105.6104
+6106.6104.5
+7107.6105
+8108105.4
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