FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families Has the cultural and political pendulum swung too far in favour of women?

FET #69: David Maywald explains how the war on masculinity affects health, education, and families

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-69-dav...

Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates People say they get it. But they don't.

FET Thursday Throwback:
Please stop confusing supply and density in housing debates

People say they get it. But they don't.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/please-sto...

Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle? Or is there not really one cycle at all? Digging onto the data with an eye to historical trends

New FET article:
Is 2026 the peak of Australia's housing cycle?

I dig into price patterns to see where the cycle is at:
- Apartments versus houses
- Major city prices relative to each other
- Housing returns versus returns on other investments

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/is-2026-th...

FET #68: Mark Changizi on the Hidden Logic Behind Emotion, Language, and Social Order During the COVID panic one of the sane voices was congitive scientist Mark Changizi.

FET #68: How evolution shapes perception, emotion and culture

I had the privilege of chatting with theoretical cognitive scientist @markchangizi.bsky.social about the hidden evolutionary logic behind our perception, emotion and culture.

Enjoy.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-68-mar...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a chameleon The way inflation is measured changes to suit our economic environment

FET Thursday Throwback:
The Consumer Price Index is a chameleon.

What we measure today is not what we measured in the past, and this matters when making comparison with previous eras.

Enjoy. Like. Comment. Share. Subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/the-consum...

How evolution opens the black box of market competition Bad firms die and profitable ones thrive, even when no one knows what they’re optimising

New FET article:
How evolution opens the black box of competition

With plenty of interest in competition/anti-trust policy, it would be nice to have a more sophisticated view of the process of economic competition.

Enjoy

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/how-evolut...

Does Victoria's rollicking 1880s land boom have lessons for today? Michael Cannon's book, The Land Boomers, contains three important lessons for anyone trying to understand today's property market

This year, I will share an old FET article each Thursday.

The first "Thursday Throwback" is from June 2023.

I review Michael Cannon's book The Land Boomers, which documents the 1880s Victorian land boom.

I note some timeless lessons in it. Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/does-victo...

Many Aussies worry that using superannuation to buy housing assets to live in instead of housing assets for others to live in is VERY BAD.

I unpick the issues at play here 👇

fresheconomicthinking.com/p/unpicking-...

Now with no paywall! Please comment, share, like, and subscribe

FET #65: Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie A long chat with power engineer Ben Beattie about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.

New FET #66 podcast:
Energy, economics, and policy blindspots with Ben Beattie

We talk about Australia’s energy conversation, some of the muddled economics and arguments in favour of privatisation, public provision, and more.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-65-ene...

Why doesn't the share of income spent on rent decline as we all get richer? A puzzle that sits at the heart of our housing conversation

Some people think that as we get richer and build more housing that the average rent-to-income ratio will decline.

This is wrong.

I dive deep into the data, the economics, and the policy lessons here.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-doesnt...

FET #63: 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

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

I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...

You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older

New at FET:
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young

We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...

Why home prices obey economics and price-to-income ratios are a shoddy market metric A guest post by Arek Drozda

New at FET:

A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...

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

I had a great chat with The Boyd Institute on housing markets.

Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?

Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?

Enjoy.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...

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 bust?

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

I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...

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

New at FET:
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

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...

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"

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"

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...

Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions (Part III) When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.

Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions

When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.

Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...

Charts that lie go viral Hone your senses to sniff out bad charts

New at FET:
Charts that lie go viral

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/charts-tha...

I believe our public conversations about economics can be better That's why I write FET

Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.

You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.

All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...

FET #60: The shakedown business How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day to day business?

New FET podcast: The shakedown business

How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...

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

New FET podcast:
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

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...

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

New FET podcast:
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

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...

FET #60: The shakedown business How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day to day business?

New FET podcast: The shakedown business

How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...

I believe our public conversations about economics can be better That's why I write FET

Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.

You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.

All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...

Charts that lie go viral Hone your senses to sniff out bad charts

New at FET:
Charts that lie go viral

www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/charts-tha...

How have they been ignoring this?

Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions (Part III) When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.

Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions

When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.

Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...

FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo Cahal Moran explains the strange ways economists go about their analysis of taboo issues like rent control

FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo

Will rent control destroy your city? Or is this a slogan economists use to signal their tribal allegiance?

Watch here:
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-59-unl...

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Vested interests shape tax and housing policy in Australia. As high house prices continue to dominate the headlines, many remain sceptical of the “supply-side solutions” – or diversions – favoured by desperate politicians. Massive upzoning is underway nationwide – from NSW’s Transport Oriented Deve Tim Helm: Zoning, housing supply, & affordability seminar

WATCH: What is the economic answer to the question: why are houses built? Tim Helm has been working with @drcameronmurray to explore the current theories and see how effective they are at answering the question. www.youtube.com/watc...