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Redistribution (a follow up)


I threw up Friday’s Redistribution post somewhat hastily during my break, but there isn’t much more that I haven’t said before.  As a follow-up, I’d like to tie it in with some other interesting reads.

Ryan Avent at The Bellows agreed with Yglesias’ post and added:

Anyway, I saw in Google reader that [...]

Glaeser on Affordability of NY vs Houston


Harvard Economist Ed Glaeser wrote an opinion piece in the New York Sun about the differences in housing affordability and other costs of living between Houston and New York.

New York is naturally more expensive than Houston because the geographical constraints force higher density development, which is more expensive to build. New York’s [...]

Amateur Economist: Zoning Hurts Housing Affordability


G.L.C. at Amateur Economist wrote an informative article on zoning, an issue which always gets attention at Market Urbanism – Why Zoning Laws Are No Longer a Benefit to U.S. Home Buyers

Virtually every town in the United States has zoning laws which affect land use, lot size, building heights, density, setbacks, and [...]