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Housing | December 2024

HOME TRUTHS

Affordability and other complex housing issues challenging governments can be
better revealed in broader economic analysis

GITA BHATT

   EDITOR'S PICK

 * Housing | December 2024
   
   ARE HOUSING MARKETS BROKEN?
   
   Many people aspire to own their own home, but it’s becoming increasingly
   unaffordable
   
   HITES AHIR

 * Housing | December 2024
   
   FALLING OUT OF FAVOR
   
   Some countries are turning against foreign buyers as soaring property prices
   become political
   
   MARIA PETRAKIS

 * International trade | December 2024
   
   SHARING THE ROAD
   
   Chinese electric cars will help some European economies and harm others, but
   tariffs would leave everyone worse off
   
   JIAXIONG YAO
   
   ROBERT ZYMEK



THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING

Housing | December 2024

THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRUNCH

A newly developed dataset shows how the pandemic’s aftermath ushered in the
worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade

DENIZ IGAN

Housing | December 2024

THE TRUE COST OF LIVING

Sharply higher borrowing costs, especially for housing, fueled a disconnect
between inflation statistics and consumer sentiment

LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS

MARIJN A. BOLHUIS

JUDD CRAMER

Housing | December 2024

HOW TO SPOT HOUSING BUBBLES

Early detection and mitigation can help deflate asset bubbles before they burst

ENRIQUE MARTINEZ GARCIA

CAFÉ ECONOMICS

Artificial intelligence | December 2024

HUMANKIND’S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE

Humans have dominated the planet by telling stories; Yuval Noah Harari says we
may soon no longer hold the pen

BRUCE EDWARDS

Demographic change | September 2024

WORRY FREE RETIREMENT

As life expectancy increases, Olivia S. Mitchell says it takes financial
planning to take the worry out of extra retirement years

BRUCE EDWARDS

Economic theory | March 2024

TRANSFORMING ECONOMICS TEACHING

Wendy Carlin explains how a new approach to economics education can help address
pressing societal problems

WENDY CARLIN

Fintech | September 2023

EMBRACING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Joshua Gans argues that assessing the power and pitfalls of AI requires putting
it in the hands of people

Marjorie Henríquez

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GLOBAL HOUSING

Economic growth | December 2024

CHINA’S REAL ESTATE CHALLENGE

Sliding property prices may presage a painful economic adjustment

KENNETH ROGOFF

YUANCHEN YANG

Housing | December 2024

SÃO PAULO RECLAIMS ITS CENTER

Brazil’s megalopolis combines federal and municipal programs to retrofit
buildings in the downtown area

ELIZABETH JOHNSON

Housing | December 2024

HOUSING AFRICA’S GROWING POPULATION

Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more
sustainable housing markets

KECIA RUST

POINT OF VIEW

Economic growth | December 2024

THE MYSTERIES OF CITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

It’s impossible to think about economic growth without also thinking about
cities’ vital role in connecting the world

DAVID M. CUTLER

EDWARD GLAESER

Economic growth | December 2024

EMERGING MARKETS’ TWO-WAY TRAFFIC

Financially fragile economies are pursuing market-friendly reforms, while some
stronger emerging market economies are doing the opposite

DAVID LUBIN

International cooperation | September 2024

WE MUST PLACE OUR HOPE IN MULTILATERALISM

Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening
crises

GORDON BROWN

More

Economic growth | December 2024

RELENTLESS REFORMER

Indonesia’s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati discusses geopolitics,
economic reform, and being a role model for women

Nicholas Owen

 * Health | December 2024
   
   HOW TO HEAL HEALTH FINANCING
   
   International initiatives must complement, not duplicate, national health
   strategies
   
   VICTORIA FAN
   
   SANJEEV GUPTA

 * Monetary policy | December 2024
   
   HOUSING MARKETS AND MONETARY POLICY
   
   Comprehensive, country-specific understanding of housing and mortgage markets
   can help calibrate monetary policy
   
   MEHDI BENATIYA ANDALOUSSI
   
   NINA BILJANOVSKA
   
   ALESSIA DE STEFANI

 * Money laundering | December 2024
   
   HIDDEN FORTUNES
   
   How dirty money distorts real estate markets
   
   CHADY EL KHOURY

 * Gross domestic product | December 2024
   
   GDP IN THE FUTURE
   
   Complementary measures help assess our planet’s true wealth and how to
   increase it sustainably
   
   BERT KROESE

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PEOPLE IN ECONOMICS

Health | December 2024

ANNE CASE: THE LONGEVITY ECONOMIST

Gary Seidman profiles Princeton’s Anne Case, who studies the intersection of
health and economics

GARY A. SEIDMAN

Taxes | September 2024

GABRIEL ZUCMAN: SCOURGE OF THE RICH

Prakash Loungani profiles Berkeley’s Gabriel Zucman, a strong advocate for
higher taxes on the most affluent

PRAKASH LOUNGANI

International cooperation | June 2024

ZHU MIN: THE INTERNATIONALIST ECONOMIST

Henny Sender profiles Zhu Min, China’s “international civil servant” who builds
bridges with the West

HENNY SENDER

Economic theory | March 2024

BETSEY STEVENSON: THE ACCESSIBILITY ECONOMIST

Bob Simison profiles the University of Michigan’s Betsey Stevenson, a leader in
the movement to rethink economics

BOB SIMISON

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BACK TO BASICS

 * Housing | December 2024
   
   ARE HOUSING MARKETS BROKEN?
   
   Many people aspire to own their own home, but it’s becoming increasingly
   unaffordable
   
   HITES AHIR

 * Productivity | September 2024
   
   TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
   
   How can economies do more with less?
   
   ROBERT ZYMEK

 * Globalization | June 2024
   
   GLOBALIZATION TODAY
   
   Updated rules for international trade, coupled with stronger domestic
   policies, could make globalization more inclusive and sustainable
   
   ADAM JAKUBIK
   
   ELIZABETH VAN HEUVELEN

 * Inclusive growth | March 2024
   
   WHAT IS INCLUSIVE GROWTH?
   
   Proponents aim to create societies that are free, equal, and wealthy
   
   RUCHIR AGARWAL

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PICTURE THIS

Housing | December 2024

HOUSING COSTS MOUNT

Price rises are piling pressure on the poorest and adding to intergenerational
strife

MARTA DOROSZCZYK

Demographic change | September 2024

DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE

Falling fertility and aging populations pose significant challenges for many
economies

ANDREW STANLEY

International organization | June 2024

THE EVOLVING IMF

Over the past 30 years the IMF has adapted to global shocks and evolving member
needs

Atish Rex Ghosh

ANDREW STANLEY

Gross domestic product | March 2024

LOOKING BEYOND GDP

The World Happiness Report leads the quest for more holistic measures of
well-being

ANDREW STANLEY

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CURRENCY NOTES

Currencies | December 2024

FROM CORALS TO CRICKET

The East Caribbean $2 award-winning banknote features fecund reefs and a
fearless batsman

SALSA MAZLAN

Currencies | September 2024

A GOLDEN HISTORY

Kazakhstan’s new banknote series tells the story of the little-known but
extraordinary Saka

ANALISA R. BALA

Currencies | June 2024

THE MONEY ARCHIVE

The Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection is thought to be the world’s
largest of its kind

MELINDA WEIR

Inclusion and gender | March 2024

IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM

New commemorative coins celebrate abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s life and legacy

MELINDA WEIR

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BOOK REVIEWS

Economic growth | December 2024

TOMORROW’S ELECTRICITY

The broad adoption of technology across the economy drives growth, not leading
industries

CHRIS WELLISZ

Economic theory | December 2024

MATH, MAPS, AND REAL LIFE

Maps and mathematics open doors to a deeper understanding of the world

ELIZABETH VAN HEUVELEN

Currencies | December 2024

FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN FLOURISHING

The entire world revolves around the invented notion of money

Jeff Kearns

Globalization | September 2024

INTO THE MAELSTROM

Before 2020, most people barely knew that something called the global supply
chain existed

CHRIS WELLISZ

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Housing | December 2024

HOME TRUTHS

Affordability and other complex housing issues challenging governments can be
better revealed in broader economic analysis

GITA BHATT

Productivity | September 2024

PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY

Understanding productivity growth more fully is crucial because it plays such an
outsize role in economic growth

GITA BHATT

International organization | June 2024

AN IMF FOR TOMORROW

As we mark the IMF’s 80th anniversary, we ask: How can the Fund continue to
adapt to the new realities and the changing needs of our 190 members?

GITA BHATT

Economic theory | March 2024

ECONOMICS THAT'S MORE HUMAN

There is a growing consensus that the economics profession must be open to new
ideas and frameworks if it hopes to solve the world’s biggest problems

GITA BHATT

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DECEMBER 2024: THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING



   THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSING

 * Walkways, Not Walls

 * The Housing Affordability Crunch

 * The True Cost of Living

 * China’s Real Estate Challenge

 * São Paulo Reclaims Its Center

 * Housing Africa’s Growing Population

 * Falling Out of Favor

 * How To Spot Housing Bubbles

 * Housing Markets and Monetary Policy

 * Hidden Fortunes

   EDITOR'S LETTER

 * Home Truths

   ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

 * GDP in the Future

 * Sharing the Road

 * How to Heal Health Financing

   POINT OF VIEW

 * The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth

 * Emerging Markets’ Two-Way Traffic

   BACK TO BASICS

 * Are Housing Markets Broken?

   PICTURE THIS

 * Housing Costs Mount

   PEOPLE IN ECONOMICS

 * Anne Case: The Longevity Economist

   CAFÉ ECONOMICS

 * Humankind’s Comparative Advantage

   CURRENCY NOTES

 * From Corals to Cricket

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