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	Podcast:		EconTalk Archives, 2011
	Episode:		Avent on Cities, Urban Regulations, and Growth
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		01:05:33
	Publish Date:		2011-10-31 06:30:00
	Description:		Ryan Avent of the Economist and author of The Gated City talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about The Gated City and how cities have restricted access to land and housing. Avent argues that restricted access has raised housing prices artificially on both the east and west coast of the United States, reducing urban populations and restricting access to labor markets. He argues that this in turn has artificially depressed growth in the United States by keeping workers from their most productive opportunities. The conversation closes with a discussion of possible policy changes that might make cities more accessible to development and growth.
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