Edward Glaeser
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The ubiquitous nature of housing convulsions remind us that seemingly safe real estate investments can leave a gaping hole in bank balance sheets when things go sour. The tendency of markets to crash teaches that underpriced default options can lead to large social losses, especially because of financial meltdowns
Economists have now studied this Great Housing Convulsion extensivelyMore quotes »
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The Experimental Nature of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
Entrepreneurs at the Center of Revitalizing Las Vegas Las Vegas is a betting town. So it appears fitting that Tony Hsieh would place the highest stakes of his entrepreneurial career on a city that rolls out the red carpet for risk-takers. As part of a $3 from Entrepreneur.com Read more »
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Technology shapes cities for the better
From left, Mr Peter Ho, Professor Wang Shu, Mr Narayana Murthy, Professor Edward Glaeser and Professor Chan Heng Chee at a public forum held at The Fullerton hotel last Friday. SINGAPORE - One of the chief concerns about living in a city is how easy it i from Asia One Read more »
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Edward Glaeser: Make passengers pay higher fees for air travel
The recent U.S. airline delays reminded us that a dysfunctional government can also mess up our private lives. Congress appears to have temporarily fixed the problem by allowing the Federal Aviation Administration to respond to sequestration more flexibl from Memphis Commercial Appeal Read more »
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Nature reserves in UK may be fair game for developers, if they "offset" the damage on less valuable real estate
It's not just in America where people depend on housing to keep the economy going, nor is it just Ryan Avent the reand Matt Yglesias and Edward Glaeser who are saying that environmental restrictions or heritage regulations are keeping the economy down. I from Treehugger Read more »
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Edward Glaeser: Vulnerable cities prove resilient after attacks
The April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon show little of the evil genius displayed on Sept. 11, 2001, only diabolical fiendishness. But the bombings occurred at a place, near the finish line, and a time, four hours after the race began, when crowds wo from The Morning Call Read more »
