Bryan Caplan on Housing Regulation, Fertility, and Crime

This week on Upstream, Erik sits down with Bryan Caplan to discuss his new book about housing regulation. The conversation touches on political economy, fertility, crime, and more. beehiiv: Head to Beehiiv.com and use code "UPSTREAM" for 20% off your first three months.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:36) Why write "Build, Baby, Build"?
(01:51) The value of graphic novels
(05:00) Potential benefits of housing deregulation
(11:50) Gentrification
(15:20) Sponsor: Beehiiv
(16:25) The best case in favor of housing regulation
(21:40) Fertility rates
(29:00) The political economy of housing regulation
(35:59) The mechanics of housing regulation
(45:51) Challenges of communicating in politics
(51:22) Economic thought over time
(56:13) Differences in beliefs between generations
(58:48) Crime prevention
(1:03:00) Bryan's next book
(1:08:05) Wrap
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LINKS:
Bryan's book: www.amazon.com/Build-Baby-Sci...
Bryan's Blog: www.betonit.ai/
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[@bealzy]

Nothing like some Erik and Bryan to start your weekend!

[@champagnebulge1]

That "Build, Baby, Build!" makes me wince. 🎶 Build Baby Build...YIMBY Inferno! 🎶

[@nothinghumanisalien]

Great conversation.
Bryan has a knack for explaining things in very simple terms like to a child at that piñata party, very persuasively.
Interesting he is never platformed by left wing places. There is something deep and personal about what attracts the left and right. Even when he's not saying right wing things, he just has a right-wing vibe somehow

[@honkeyness9427]

First thought that comes to mind is why are housing prices going up in the first place? Has to be the increase in people. So wouldn’t an answer be to stop increasing population size? - which would be the case if not for immigration.

[@timursalikov5911]

Bryan, the lefty NPR has had you on!