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Economics · Microeconomics

Why Student Rents Keep Rising

Durham's rental market has a supply problem, and no amount of tenant frustration will fix it on its own.

Xavier Khan · 1 min read · September 2026

Economics · Macroeconomics

Why Productivity Growth Has Become So Difficult

Output per hour has grown more slowly across the advanced economies since the mid-2000s. Economists agree on the pattern and disagree on almost everything else.

Xavier Khan · 2 min read · September 2026

Why Student Rents Keep Rising

Why Productivity Growth Has Become So Difficult

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