Jul 29 2020 83 mins 155
The Indian real estate market is an unusual beast: there is as much politics in it as economics. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 7 of Econ Central to dissect its innards. Also discussed: why Joe Biden is like Rahul Roy, and MCBC gaalis reflect a toxic mindset and should be abandoned by us.
Also check out:
1. The Mystery of Real Estate Prices -- Episode 30 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).
2. India's Unreal Estate -- Vivek Kaul for Newslaundry.
3. Why car sales are falling but not realty prices -- Vivek Kaul.
4. Narendra Modi Takes a Great Leap Backwards -- Amit Varma on DeMon.
5. Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India -- Devesh Kapur & Milan Vasihnav.
6. Crime in Indian Politics -- Episode 114 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Milan Vaishnav).
7. Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver -- Urjit Patel.
8. The episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on Rent Control and FSI with Alex Tabarrok.
9. Twelve Dream Reforms -- Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta & Vivek Kaul).
10. The Market for 'Lemons' -- George Akerlof.
11. Rethinking Work, Home and Office -- Ajay Shah.
12. Rahul Roy and the Voting Mechanics of Bigg Boss -- Amit Varma.
13. Joe Biden’s Vice-Presidential Pick: Who’s in the Running? -- Alexander Burns in the New York Times.
14. Aashiqui (1990) -- Rahul Roy's debut film.
15. Pyaar Ka Saaya -- Produced by B Subhash and starring Rahul Roy.
16. That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen -- Frédéric Bastiat.
17. The Law -- Frédéric Bastiat.
18. Conversation and Society -- Episode 182 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Russ Roberts).
19. Economics in One Lesson -- Henry Hazlitt.
20. Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength -- Amit Varma.
21. The Hype Around the Stock Market -- Episode 6 of Econ Central.
22. Max Roser's Tweet on the decline in smoking rates.
Do check out Amit's course, The Art of Clear Writing, as well as Vivek's books, including Bad Money.
1. The Mystery of Real Estate Prices -- Episode 30 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).
2. India's Unreal Estate -- Vivek Kaul for Newslaundry.
3. Why car sales are falling but not realty prices -- Vivek Kaul.
4. Narendra Modi Takes a Great Leap Backwards -- Amit Varma on DeMon.
5. Quid Pro Quo: Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance in India -- Devesh Kapur & Milan Vasihnav.
6. Crime in Indian Politics -- Episode 114 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Milan Vaishnav).
7. Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver -- Urjit Patel.
8. The episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on Rent Control and FSI with Alex Tabarrok.
9. Twelve Dream Reforms -- Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta & Vivek Kaul).
10. The Market for 'Lemons' -- George Akerlof.
11. Rethinking Work, Home and Office -- Ajay Shah.
12. Rahul Roy and the Voting Mechanics of Bigg Boss -- Amit Varma.
13. Joe Biden’s Vice-Presidential Pick: Who’s in the Running? -- Alexander Burns in the New York Times.
14. Aashiqui (1990) -- Rahul Roy's debut film.
15. Pyaar Ka Saaya -- Produced by B Subhash and starring Rahul Roy.
16. That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen -- Frédéric Bastiat.
17. The Law -- Frédéric Bastiat.
18. Conversation and Society -- Episode 182 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Russ Roberts).
19. Economics in One Lesson -- Henry Hazlitt.
20. Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength -- Amit Varma.
21. The Hype Around the Stock Market -- Episode 6 of Econ Central.
22. Max Roser's Tweet on the decline in smoking rates.
Do check out Amit's course, The Art of Clear Writing, as well as Vivek's books, including Bad Money.
