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Jason Barr on Building the Skyline and the Economics of Skyscrapers
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why does the Manhattan skyline look like it does with incredible skyscrapers south of City Hall then almost no tall buildings until midtown? Jason Barr of Rutgers University-Newark and author of Building the Skyline talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution of Manhattan as a place to live and work, and the mix of individual choices and government policy that created the skyline of Manhattan.
Released:
Mar 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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