Editing Price ceiling (section)

=== Apartment price control in Finland ===
According to professors Niko Määttänen and Ari Hyytinen, price ceilings on [[Helsinki]] City [[Hitas]] apartments are highly inefficient economically. They cause queuing and discriminate against the handicapped, single parents, elderly, and others who are not able to queue for days. They cause inefficient allocation, as apartments are not bought by those willing to pay the most for them. Also, those who get an apartment are unwilling to leave it, even when their family or work situation changes, as they may not sell it at what they feel the market price should be. The inefficiencies increase apartment shortage and raise the market price of other apartments.<ref name=atb>[http://blog.hse-econ.fi/?p=2246 Onko Hitas-järjestelmässä mitään järkeä?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508195053/http://blog.hse-econ.fi/?p=2246 |date=2013-05-08 }}, professor Niku Määttänen 16.4.2010 & professor Ari Hyytinen 17.4.2010, Akateeminen talousblogi (in Finnish)</ref>