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The Homevoter Hypothesis How Home Values Influence Local Government Taxation, School Finance, and Land-Use Policies

William A. Fischel

Just as investors want the companies they hold equity in to do well, homeowners have a financial interest in the success of their communities. If neighborhood schools are good, if property taxes and crime rates are low, then the value of the homeowner's principal asset--his home--will rise. Thus, as...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Bill Fischel's book was described as influential, arguing that homeowners tend to vote based on protecting their property values, shaping political resistance to housing reforms.

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There is an economist called Bill Fischel who wrote a very influential book called The Home Voter Hypothesis, which essentially says that homeowners become single issue voters based on protecting the...

— Episode: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particular...

Episode: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue...

Bill Fischel's book was described as influential, arguing that homeowners tend to vote based on protecting their property values, shaping political resistance to housing reforms.

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There is an economist called Bill Fischel who wrote a very influential book called The Home Voter Hypothesis, which essentially says that homeowners become single issue voters based on protecting the value of their property.

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