Podcast: Going for Housing Growth (Part 2): The way out - The benefits of competitive urban land markets
Dr Eric Crampton
Dr Benno Blaschke
11 July, 2025
In this second episode of their three-part series on New Zealand's housing crisis, Eric Crampton continues the discussion with Stu Donovan and Benno Blaschke, exploring what competitive urban land markets could look like.
Building on their previous exploration of how New Zealand's housing became dysfunctional, they now examine the ideal alternative to the current system, detailing how a more responsive urban environment could address the structural issues discussed in Part 1.
You can also listen to Part 1 and 3 here:
- Going for Housing Growth (Part 1): How we got into this mess - Struggling with uncompetitive urban land markets
- Going for Housing Growth (Part 3): The Government’s proposals - Transformation or incremental change?
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