https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/inclusionary.pdf
“This paper examines the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning programs as tools for not only providing affordable housing, but also ensuring that such housing is built throughout a jurisdiction.”
Can Inclusionary Zoning Be an Effective Housing Policy in Greater Boston?
“We combine evidence from quantitative financial models and qualitative interviews to create guidelines for the design of IZ
policy. We identify the potential for various policy levers
to create affordable housing, and address the risks and limitations of IZ policy. We find that IZ policies are most effective when targeted at affordable rental units for low to moderate income residents, but IZ alone is unlikely to produce a substantial number of units priced for extremely low income households.”
National Low Income Housing Coalition – Inclusionary Housing Policies
“…there is usually a delay from the time at which an inclusionary housing policy is first considered to the time it is adopted, which can sometimes mean that by the time a policy is adopted the housing market may already have begun to turn down.”
Inclusionary Zoning Study – How To
“These studies are intended to help policymakers ensure that new policies and programs are economically sound, will not deter development, and will deliver the types of new affordable units the local community needs.”