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Economics

The Price of Market Freedom

I’ve found that many people conflate supply and demand, or price-based resource allocation, with the pseudo-ideal of a libertarian “free market”. Supply and demand is...

Linkage Fees are a supply-side solution: Or, how land owners end up paying for...

Linkage Fees, proposed fees on new development to pay for affordable housing, have a lot of critics. And the critics' arguments are probably all...

Sunday Video: Structural Racism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW764dXEI_8 The history of racism in cities and development persists today even though red lining and racist covenants on property are no longer legal.

How Affordable Is Living In Seattle? Housing and Transportation Edition

Housing and transportation costs are closely intertwined. Getting the true cost of housing requires calculations beyond the costs paid for rent or mortgage. The federal...