No Innovation Without Migration: ‘Most Migrants Only Proceed a Short Distance, and Toward Centers of Absorption’
Long-distance migration is the exception.
No Innovation Without Migration: Breaking Convention
How do large dense cities foment innovation? The conventional wisdom on the subject is speculative at best.
No Innovation Without Migration
People bring their ideas with them when they move from place to place.
Poverty and Geography: The Myth of Racial Segregation
Migration, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality (not to mention class), can be a poverty-buster.
The Politics of Anti-NIMBYism and Addressing Housing Affordability
Respected expert economists like Paul Krugman and Edward Glaeser are confusing readers with their poor grasp of demography.
Concluding Remarks About Housing Affordability and Supply Restricitions
Demand, not supply, plays the dominant role in explaining the housing affordability crisis. The wages are just too damn low.
Why Is the Rent Too Damn High in New York? Don’t Blame Housing Supply
Supply only matters where demand is strong.
Housing Affordability and Supply Side Economics
Housing affordability in Los Angeles, California—and elsewhere—is more than just a supply problem.
Fleeing New York and San Francisco for ‘Cleveland’
Are the rents too damn high more a function of limited supply or strong demand? The first post in a new series.
When Social Scientists Fail Demography
Journalists often perpetuate demographic and geographic myths. But what if they're interpreting academic papers correctly and it's the experts who are to blame?