Præcis. Ligesom lottovinderne oplever en økonomisk gevinst ved at spille lotto (i modsætning til alle andre) 🙂

Boligmangel (forskel mellem udbud og efterspørgsel) hænger ikke sammen med efterspørgslen (/indvandring). Det er illustreret meget fint af John Cochrane her:

Han citerer Milton Friedman og George Stigler, som skriver:

“Thus a city of about 400,000 lost more than half of its housing facilities in three days [efter jordskælvet i 1906].
[…]
Yet, when one turns to the San Francisco Chronicle of May 24, 1906—the first available issue after the earthquake—there is not a single mention of a housing shortage. The classified advertisements listed 64 offers (some for more than one dwelling) of plates and houses for rent, and 19 houses for sale, against 5 adverstisements of flats or houses wanted. Then and thereafter a considerable number of all types of accommodation except hotel rooms were offered for rent.”

Hvorfor opstod der ikke mangel på boliger? Fordi SF ikke havde huslejeregulering i 1906. I stedet steg priserne, så folk fik tilskyndelse til at bo flere under samme tag, flytte til andre byer osv.