Department of Economics
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Indy Star
January 29, 2026
"Most of these reforms are pretty fresh in other states,” Evan Mast, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, told IndyStar. "There aren't good, long term studies of how they impact affordability yet, but this type of legislation is getting more and more popular.”
WESA FM Public Radio
Audio
October 21, 2024
The third argument is that luxury apartments don’t help low-income people, because they’re too expensive. But a study by Evan Mast, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame, finds the supply increase provided by new luxury buildings actually ripples throughout the citywide rental market.
South Bend Tribune
April 20, 2023
A 2022 study by Evan Mast, an economics professor at Notre Dame, found that new market-rate construction makes the low-income housing market less competitive.