On February 28, 2019, Oregon became the first state to legislate a statewide survey (http://media.oregonlive.com/politics_impact/other/DHM%20Oregon%20Statewide%20Survey%20Rent%20Control%20--%20Media%20Advisory,%20Questionnare%20&%20Tables%20--%20September%202016%5b2%5d.pdf ) rent control law.

Leading up to the initiative,a statewide surveyof Oregon residents (N=517), generated the following distribution of responses to a generic question of the following type: Would you support or oppose a change to Oregon's laws that would allow . . . rent control policies?

Supportstrongly32%Supportsomewhat19%Opposesomewhat9%Opposestrongly27%Don't know11%

Based on what you have learned in this module and the content of the resources linked below, how might you have answered the survey questionand, most importantly, what economic reasoning would you have used to explain your response to a friend?

• Oregon Adopts First In the Nation Rent Control Law https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/oregon-adopts-first-in-the-nation-rent-40253/
• Oregon Lawmakers Propose Unorthodox Approach to Rent Control https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/01/oregon-lawmakers-propose-unusual-approach-to-rent-control.html
• What's Causing Oregon's "Housing Affordability Crisis"? https://cascadepolicy.org/tax-and-budget/whats-causing-oregons-housing-affordability-crisis/
• Nice Try Oregon, but New Statewide Rent Control Law Won't Fix Housing Prices
• https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2019/03/29/oregon-rent-control-law-make-renters-compete-shrinking-supply/3230055002/