Edward Glaeser
Edward L. Glaeser is a Bloomberg View columnist appearing on alternate Tuesdays. A professor of economics at Harvard, he is the author of "Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier."
Glaeser directs Harvard's Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. He is also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to City Journal. His areas of research include the economics of cities, housing, segregation, obesity, crime and innovation. Glaeser received his B.A. from Princeton and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He lives in Weston, Mass.
Articles By Edward Glaeser
Low, Stable Housing Prices: What’s Not to Like?
The Case-Shiller Housing Price figures for March were released Tuesday, and they reveal a second month of modest price increases.
In Wisconsin’s Jobs Debate, Walker Has the Stronger Case
Has Wisconsin gained jobs since Governor Scott Walker was elected?
Jobs Vary by State, Showing Why Education Matters
Friday’s state-level employment figures remind us that this economic recovery, like the recession that preceded it, is astonishingly uneven across America.
You Hate Taxes, but You’re Not Moving to Nashville
How has the Great Recession reshaped America? Does the decline in New York’s financial sector herald the “demise of the luxury city,” as Joel Kotkin has recently suggested? Or instead has this watershed meant “the death of the fringe suburb,” as Christopher Leinberger speculates?
If HUD Must Close, Let’s Keep Its Best Programs
Mitt Romney suggested last week that the Department of Housing and Urban Development “might not be around later.” Predictably, this set off a minor firestorm.
What’s Bad for Romney Could Be Good for America
Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the race seems to make Mitt Romney the inevitable Republican presidential nominee. As the former Massachusetts governor turns to the general election, I have a modest proposal for him: Don’t try to win the election. Try to change America instead.
Why Some Housing Markets Do Better Than Others: Edward Glaeser
As of December 2011, the S&P Case- Shiller housing price index had declined in 18 of the past 19 months. In constant dollars, its 10-city index is about the same as it was in 1989, which suggests two lost decades.
Cash Is Better Than Food Stamps in Helping Poor: Edward Glaeser
Newt Gingrich has been castigated for referring to President Barack Obama as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” I, too, dislike the former House speaker’s inflammatory phrasing.
Spending Won’t Fix What Ails U.S. Infrastructure: Edward Glaeser
President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday of a six-year, $476 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, as part of his 2013 budget, is the latest demonstration of a longstanding presidential propensity for transportation projects.
Glaeser: Desegregation Is Unsung U.S. Success Story
Even as two-thirds of Americans now say that there are strong conflicts between rich and poor, another great American division is slowly healing.
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