Episode
Mike Bird on the Land Trap and How the History of Housing Impacts the Global Economy
Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Nov 24, 2025 · 1 h 01 min
Mike Bird is the Wall Street editor for The Economist magazine and is the author of The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset . Mike returns to the show to discuss the conclusion of Abenomics, the origins of land as an asset, the surge in housing prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the unsuspecting story of Wolf Ladejinsky, how housing impacted Japan's lost decade, the modern…