The Adam Smith Institute takes on the critical housing shortage in the UK, which is driving up prices and locking many people (especially young, would-be first time homebuyers) out of home ownership, and suggests the commonsense — in fact, only — solution: build more houses. That includes opening up “green belts” around big cities, which have constrained growth.
Related Articles
Starting Your Own City: An Ancient, New Idea
By Erik Sass, Editor-in-Chief An old international system no longer fit for purpose. Unaccountable local governments indulging in waste and corruption. Then a sudden shock, producing chaos and collapse – and finally a surprising rebirth, embodied in a new generation of vibrant human communities, created using new technologies and mediums of exchange. […]
France’s exports: Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas? (French)
CEPII analyzes France’s trade woes: exports are growing slowly and haven’t reached pre-2008 financial crisis rates. What’s holding them back? A lack of competitiveness, as well as macroeconomic imbalances across the euro area and low foreign investment.
The American Rescue Plan’s Disastrous Pension Bailout
By Charles Blahous On March 12, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a $1.9 trillion spending package moved through Congress on a party-line vote. The legislation is controversial for several reasons, one being that many of its provisions are wholly unrelated to the COVID pandemic from which it’s supposed to provide relief, […]
