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Michael Wiebe
Vancouver, BC
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Economist solving the housing shortage

I’m a PhD economist focused on housing. I aim to clear up housing debates through rigorous economic thinking. I became interested in housing while living in Vancouver, seeing both skyrocketing housing prices and supply-and-demand denialism in the public debate.

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I enjoy conceptual clarity, reading, hiking, cycling, and playing with my two cats.

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