566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?

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Most industries have become more productive over time. But not construction! We identify the causes — and possible solutions. (Can you say ... “prefab”?)

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SOURCES:

  • Vaughan Buckley, founder and C.E.O. of the Volumetric Building Companies.
  • Carrie Sturts Dossick, professor of construction management at the University of Washington.
  • Ed Glaeser, professor of economics and chair the economics department at Harvard University.
  • Michael Hough, director of MJH Structural Engineers.
  • Ivan Rupnik, professor of architecture at Northeastern University.
  • Chad Syverson, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.

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