Fast Takes on *Build, Baby, Build*: Ed Glaeser
Ed Glaeser is the chairman of Harvard’s Department of Economics. He’s also widely credited with reviving the entire field of Urban Economics. His 2018 “The Economics of Housing Supply” (with Joe Gyourko) in the Journal of Economic Perspectives was a major inspiration for my Build, Baby, Build. So in the latest “Fast Takes” interview, I start by asking Ed, “What inspired you?” We cover a lot of ground per minute, with especially good back-and-forth on the political psychology of NIMBY. Enjoy!
Donald Trump is a real estate developer. And I recall a review of "The Art of the Deal" pointing out that for all it's discussion of the impact of regulation on his profession, he had no interest in actually reforming such regulations.