This is an excellent analysis of the cost of housing in Western countries and its effects on, well, everything.

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-everything/

The housing theory of everything - Works in Progress Magazine

Western housing shortages drive inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, obesity, and even falling fertility rates.

@mijustin I’m not sure if this is the same absolutely everywhere, but I’d suggest that beyond housing, it is land. Such a massive topic which has kept me fascinated for years. It’s such a hard issue to tackle and understand, being so deeply rooted in history/inheritance/capital/economics/power 🤯
Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing

Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising …

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