"J. Bradford DeLong seeks explanations for a central and enduring conundrum of modern economic history."

>"Buyers are calling off their searches as the cost of buying a home increases. That's making people across the country think carefully _...Read More_

>"If we want to fix the housing-affordability crisis, segregation, and sprawl, zoning must go."

"American cities are (finally) beginning to hear about social housing."

"J. Bradford DeLong considers the prospects for employment growth and inflation in light of new global circumstances."

"Housing affordability has been an important public policy issue since the onset of the pandemic. Economist Emily Hamilton explains the research on some popular affordable housing policies."

"J. Bradford DeLong finds much to agree with in a new book by an economist from the other side of the US partisan divide."

>"The Chinese government’s fight to control housing prices and insulate the economy is bound up with some very fundamental human impulses—and decisions made decades ago."

"J. Bradford DeLong thinks the high quit rate and low employment rate in the US paint a clear picture of a sea change."

"New Zealand is pulling every lever to tame property prices without shaking its economy and crashing the market."

>"David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens were honored for delving into cause and effect in ways that shed light on labor _...Read More_

"One sign EVs are no longer the auto industry’s neglected stepchild? Norway could sell its last gas-powered car as soon as next year."

"Investors should expect to see the surge in house prices that started roughly 18 months ago begin to push up rents, and in turn drive overall inflation gauges higher."

"Housing has become so expensive in the United States that the typical minimum wage worker cannot afford rent, according to a new report."

"When we fight over the New Deal, we are really arguing about the very meaning of America."