Salim Furth
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Senior Research Fellow
Salim Furth is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on housing production and land use regulation. He frequently advises local governments and testifies before state and federal legislatures. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.
Furth previously worked at the Heritage Foundation, at Amherst College, and as a contractor to HUD. His research has been published in Housing Policy Debate, Critical Housing Analysis, and the IZA Journal of Labor Policy. He serves as an advisor to the board of Texans for Reasonable Solutions and a Better Cities Project Fellow.
Featured Research
"Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence From the Twin Cities." Published in Housing Policy Debate.
"California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation." (Salim Furth & Olivia Gonzalez)
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
After Milton Referendum, Housing Advocates Sift Through Optimism and Pessimism | WBUR
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Expanding Maryland’s Housing Stock: A Roadmap to Meeting Housing Targets
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Are Tiny Homes Possible Solution in the Affordable Housing Crisis? | WOSU
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Is Policy Writing a Newscast or an Advertisement? | Discourse
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Housing Affordability: Trends, Shocks, and State Legislation
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hopefully, AI Will Create a Perpetual Housing Crisis | Market Urbanism
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
After Milton Referendum, Housing Advocates Sift Through Optimism and Pessimism | WBUR
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Expanding Maryland’s Housing Stock: A Roadmap to Meeting Housing Targets
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Are Tiny Homes Possible Solution in the Affordable Housing Crisis? | WOSU
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Is Policy Writing a Newscast or an Advertisement? | Discourse
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Housing Affordability: Trends, Shocks, and State Legislation
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hopefully, AI Will Create a Perpetual Housing Crisis | Market Urbanism
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How One City Embraced Zoning Reform for Economic Growth and Community Preservation
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2023
- | Housing Housing
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Regulating without Zoning in Maine Towns
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Rezoning Protest Petitions Are Ripe for Reform
- | Housing Housing
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Foundations and Microfoundations: Building Houses on Regulated Land
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Decomposing Housing Unaffordability
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Ordinances at Work: Seven Communities That Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Setting Community Development Priorities in Maine
Latest Work
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Eviction Moratorium Lifted | WBAL Radio (Baltimore, MD)
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Housing Announcement | The Lars Larson Radio Show
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
How Impactful Will California’s SB9 Be? | Marketplace Radio
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Salim Furth on Morning Briefing - Eviction Moratorium
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Salim Furth on The Lars Larson Show - Eviction Moratorium
- | Housing Housing
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Land Use Regulations, the Rise of NIMBYism, and Options for Reform
- | Housing Housing
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Here's to Dynamic American Cities!
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Implementing Massachusetts's Ambitious Zoning Law
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Rights, Responsibilities, and Preemption in Minnesota
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Logic of Preemption in Connecticut
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
The Geography of the Housing Crisis, or How Not to Repeat the Mistakes of 2007
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Rights, Responsibilities, and Preemption in Minnesota
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Implementing a Bold Comprehensive Plan
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Light-Touch Density and the State’s Role in Zoning
- | Housing Housing
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Prince William County's Comprehensive Plan Should Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
State Preemption and Multifamily Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Flexible Federal Funding: Examining the Community Development Block Grant Program and Its Impact on Addressing Local Challenges
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What the YIMBY Winning Streak Means | Bloomberg CityLab
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Autopsy of Hsieh & Moretti | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Pedestrianized Streets Usually Fail – and That’s Ok | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gentrification: An LVT Would Do That | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will Congestion Pricing Hurt Cities? | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Rhode Island’s housing process package | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What’s Scott Alexander Asking, Anyway? | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Rent Regulation in MoCo | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary