Dissent - Supply and the Housing Crisis: A Debate

Chief economist Brian Callci and senior legal analyst Sandeep Vaheesan debate how the YIMBY (short for "Yes In My Backyard") movement, which calls for zoning reforms, falls short of in addressing the nation’s housing affordability crisis, arguing for the federal government to take a more active role in providing housing

Op-EdsOpen MarketsJanuary 13, 2025Brian Callaci, Sandeep Vaheesan, january 2025, 2025, January 2025, Labor, Politics

Open Markets Institute Files Second Amicus Brief Supporting FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Clauses

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in Ryan v. FTC, marking the second appellate case in which Open Markets has defended the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) landmark prohibition on non-compete clauses.

Report Reveals Big Ag's Plans to Use Carbon Markets, and Farmer Data to Tighten Stranglehold on Food System

Claire Kelloway, food program director , and Jason Davidson, senior food and agriculture campaigner at Friends of the Earth, collaborate in this policy brief revealing the reality farmers face in the midst of carbon markets and the presence of Big Ag.

Report | "What Do Franchisees Do? Vertical Restraints as Workplace Fissuring and Labor Discipline Devices"

Brian Callaci, an economist at Open Markets Institute, recently published “What Do Franchisees Do? Vertical Restraints as Workplace Fissuring and Labor Discipline Devices”.

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