Archive - Fresh Economic Thinking

FET #65: Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"

Jonathan calls me out over my recent conversation with Josh Szeps where I explained that the housing market is functioning completely normally

Nov 23 •

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You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young

We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older

Nov 16 •

FET #64: Woke university cancels man for health science research - a chat with James Nuzzo

James Nuzzo’s sports science and health research shows the gap between perception and reality when it comes to gender issues.

Nov 9 •

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Why home prices obey economics and price-to-income ratios are a shoddy market metric

A guest post by Arek Drozda

Nov 2 •

October 2025

Economist Cameron Murray on Housing

A recording from Cameron Murray and William Miller's live video

Oct 29 •

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Invite your friends to read Fresh Economic Thinking

Thank you for reading Fresh Economic Thinking — your support allows me to keep doing this work.

Oct 28 •

FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?

Would you believe that the same stories told in Australian housing debates about a lack of supply were dominant in Toronto, Canada, right up until the…

Oct 26 •

44:05

Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply

Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale

Oct 19 •

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FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?

A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"

Oct 12 •

24:09

Hijacked housing debate trifecta

Three easy pieces on how we're being distracted from real affordability solutions.

Oct 5 •

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September 2025

FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman

Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built

Sep 28 •

1:46:25

Wait, Tokyo?! The City Quietly Matching Sydney’s Home Price Explosion

What happens when the housing data doesn't fit the narrative?

Sep 21 •

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