Fixing Europe's housing shortage

​Europe's inability to build housing prevents many from ever affording their own home. It also drives inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, and political extremism. Europe's housing shortage is destructive. Why does it exist — and what can we do about it?

​Join Works in Progress for an evening of lightning talks about housing in Europe, followed by drinks and light food.

• ​Ben Southwood on the Housing Theory of Everything. Ben is a co-author of the essay the Housing Theory of Everything.

• ​Samuel Hughes on the Great Downzoning. Samuel is a co-author of the essay Foundations.

• ​Aria Schrecker on how housing affects innovation. Aria is an editor at Works in Progress.

• ​Robin Rivaton on lessons from France. Robin is the founder of Stonal, a startup.

• ​Fergus McCullough on the role of EU environmental rules. Fergus is a co-founder of Progress Ireland, a think tank.

• ​Pieter Garicano on win-win fixes at the European level. Pieter is the author of the blog Silicon Continent.

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