Ben Gilbert
@bengilbertecon.bsky.social
Love to lie to myself about myself. Economist, lit and guitar nerd, rugby fan, owner of excessive pets.
Interesting study here develops criteria for which types of office buildings are good candidates for residential conversion. It’s about 11 percent of office buildings. Seems not trivial in a world with limited housing supply.
www.nber.org/papers/w31530
www.nber.org/papers/w31530
Converting Brown Offices to Green Apartments
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February 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Interesting study here develops criteria for which types of office buildings are good candidates for residential conversion. It’s about 11 percent of office buildings. Seems not trivial in a world with limited housing supply.
www.nber.org/papers/w31530
www.nber.org/papers/w31530
No shame in that ABV and calorie count! Not sure about the apricot but I’m a fruit on pizza guy so I can’t throw stones.
February 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
No shame in that ABV and calorie count! Not sure about the apricot but I’m a fruit on pizza guy so I can’t throw stones.
Thank you both!
November 18, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Thank you both!
Next week will have to be Moonstruck and Face Off I guess. See how long it takes them.
December 3, 2023 at 2:36 AM
Next week will have to be Moonstruck and Face Off I guess. See how long it takes them.
Now I’m having a Mandela Effect moment
December 2, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Now I’m having a Mandela Effect moment
For linear demand the inelastic portion of the demand curve is the goodies for the monopolist. They don’t leave any of that on the table. If MC>0 they are pricing where demand is elastic (or creating scarcity to take advantage of all the inelasticity). So you should get e<-1.
December 2, 2023 at 8:35 PM
For linear demand the inelastic portion of the demand curve is the goodies for the monopolist. They don’t leave any of that on the table. If MC>0 they are pricing where demand is elastic (or creating scarcity to take advantage of all the inelasticity). So you should get e<-1.