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3/15/2018 Member News

Construction tax would push cost higher, Tim Duy’s guest viewpoint

Tim Duy, professor of practice and co-director of undergraduate students in the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon gives The Register-Guard a guest viewpoint on the excise tax the Eugene City of Council is considering to raise funds for affordable housing. Though well intentioned, it will almost certainly backfire by making new construction more expensive and reducing the supply of new housing. Click here for full article in The Register-Guard.

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