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The incidence of rent control
Cyndi Lauper may be a pop-star who's sold millions of albums, but that doesn't mean she wants to pay much more than $500 for her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Yes, there is a lawsuit - read more here. I guess she -- dare I say it -- just wants to have fun. Thanks to John Chilton for the pointer, do check out his Emirates blog. And Jeremiah Buckley recommends this song.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 30, 2005 at 03:46 PM in Economics | Permalink
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