Manhattan Institute | Edward L. Glaeser

California Housing Development Remains Abysmal despite Reforms. Here's What's Missing

Edward L. Glaeser — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The median Los Angeles home sold for $849,000 last year, according to the National Assn.

Can Policymakers Solve the Housing Crisis?

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

10 Blocks podcast Can Policymakers Solve the Housing Crisis?

2022 James Q. Wilson Lecture: America's Housing Crisis and How to Fix It

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

‘Yes to the City' Review: Backyard Builders

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

At its best, capitalism provides a cornucopia of products affordable to ordinary people. But when it comes to housing, the American economy is failing to deliver the goods.

Straighten the Pike, and Then Cover It

David Cutler — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Boston’s paramount need for more affordable housing must be embedded in any plan for the city.

Rome or Carthage? Constantinople or Athens?

Edward L. Glaeser — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

A Gallo-Roman poet compiled this list of Western Civ’s hottest destinations. Rome or Carthage? Constantinople or Athens?

About Filling All Those Empty Manhattan Towers: The Future of NYC's Central Business Districts

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

When are New York City’s skyscrapers going to be full again and what are we going to do about all those vacancies?

2021 James Q. Wilson Lecture: Cities at the Crossroads

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

How Can Cities Survive?

Edward L. Glaeser — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

10 Blocks podcast How Can Cities Survive?

Don't Universalize Housing Vouchers

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Subsidizing demand in America’s constrained housing markets will further increase rents. Don’t Universalize Housing Vouchers

Free the Entrepreneurs

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

The key to post-Covid recovery is lifting restraints to new business creation. Free the Entrepreneurs

How Biden Can Free America from Its Zoning Straitjacket

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400

If a state wants funds for infrastructure, it should meet strict conditions about housing construction.

How to Fix American Capitalism

Edward L. Glaeser — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

End insider privileges by renewing the freedoms to build, to work, to sell, and to learn. How to Fix American Capitalism

The Nemeses of Cities

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Urban flourishing requires overcoming perennial threats, from pandemics to economic barriers to public disorder. The Nemeses of Cities

James Q. Wilson Lecture 2020: The Survival of Cities

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

‘Promised Land' Review: A Short-Lived Consensus

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

World War II engendered a shared middle-class culture that permeated America and reduced the distance between rich and poor.

A Life-or-Death Moment for Cities

Edward L. Glaeser — Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400

New York and other metropolises must protect themselves from pandemics or our future will be far less urban.

Cities and Pandemics: A Long History

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

10 Blocks podcast Cities and Pandemics: A Long History

Cities and Pandemics Have a Long History

Edward L. Glaeser — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Contagious disease has always been the enemy of urban life; we should persevere and bolster our defenses against future outbreaks. Cities and Pandemics Have a Long History

‘The Nation City' Review: The Strength of Mayors

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Rahm Emanuel believes that city leaders are better than state and federal politicians at dealing with society’s most pressing issues.

For Now, Pay Workers to Stay Home

Edward L. Glaeser — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Service employees need aid during the lockdowns, but long-term cash transfers would leave them worse off.

‘Fully Grown' Review: Pumping the Brakes

Edward L. Glaeser — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500

The rate of economic growth has slowed over the past two decades. Structural changes in the labor force could be to blame.

The Entrenched vs. the Newcomers: 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture

Edward L. Glaeser — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

10 Blocks podcast The Entrenched vs. the Newcomers: 2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture

2019 James Q. Wilson Lecture: The Entrenched vs. The Newcomers

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

How to Talk to Millennials About Capitalism

Edward L. Glaeser — Sun, 05 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Polls show that young people embrace socialism—but they also distrust government regulation and admire entrepreneurialism and small business. How to Talk to Millennials About Capitalism