Jason Sorens
Jason Sorens, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow at AIER. He is also Principal Investigator on the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas. Jason was formerly the director of the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College. He has researched and written more than 20 peer‐reviewed journal articles, a book for McGill‐Queens University Press titled Secessionism, and a biennially revised book for the Cato Institute, Freedom in the 50 States (with William Ruger).
His research is focused on housing policy and land-use regulation, U.S. state politics, fiscal federalism, and movements for regional autonomy and independence around the world. He has taught at Yale, Dartmouth, and the University at Buffalo and twice won awards for best teaching in his department. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire.
Articles by Jason Sorens
Research Publications by Jason Sorens
Authors: J Sorens
Publication: Publius: The Journal of Federalism 53 (1), 55-81, 2023
Title: Changing Minds on Restrictive Zoning: How to Unclog America’s Home Supply
Authors: J Sorens
Publication: Manhattan Institute, Apr 1, 2022
Title: Framing affordable housing: an experimental test of changing attitudes
Authors: M Matheis, J Sorens
Publication: Housing Studies, 1-17, 2022
Title: New Hampshire Shows How to Advance Freedom
Authors: W Ruger, J Sorens, GC Sununu
Publication: Cato Institute, 2021
Title: Residential Land Use Regulations in New Hampshire: Causes and Consequences
Authors: J Sorens
Publication: Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, 13-14, 2021
Title: Economic and Personal Freedom in the Carolinas
Authors: J Sorens
Publication: Political Economy in the Carolinas 3 (1), 117-123, 2020
