Burgh Diaspora

We know that people make places, but does it also work the other way?

Long-distance migration is the exception.

How do large dense cities foment innovation? The conventional wisdom on the subject is speculative at best.

People bring their ideas with them when they move from place to place.

Migration, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality (not to mention class), can be a poverty-buster.

Respected expert economists like Paul Krugman and Edward Glaeser are confusing readers with their poor grasp of demography.

Demand, not supply, plays the dominant role in explaining the housing affordability crisis. The wages are just too damn low.

Supply only matters where demand is strong.

Housing affordability in Los Angeles, California—and elsewhere—is more than just a supply problem.

Are the rents too damn high more a function of limited supply or strong demand? The first post in a new series.