The Urban Economics Association conference is always creative and constructive. Here are a few notes I wrote down, with apologies to the vast majority of researchers who presented work there which I didn't see. Alice Wang showed the most convincing evidence I've read on net costs of urban … [Read more...]
Are there places in America with diversity *and* equality?
The relationship between blacks and whites in the residential subdivisions out beyond the suburban ring suggests that middle-class people of both races recognize each other as equals. Among middleclass Americans, at least in the special circumstances of these Pennsylvania communities and others like … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings Feb 12, 2016
1. Where's Scott?: Scott Beyer returned to New Orleans for the end of Mardi Gras. This week at Forbes, he wrote a 4-part series on the "Quirks of New Orleans Culture," covering things like Second Line Parades, King Cake, Mardi Gras Balls, and other idiosyncrasies. There are certain … [Read more...]