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.

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