Build, Baby, Build

“Fabulous! Housing deregulation is an issue in which the libertarians have been changing the minds of the liberals (whether or not they admit it), as we see in liberal YIMBYism. This is the book where you can find the arguments advanced, both rigorously and entertainingly.”
–Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

“Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei have written a fantastically accessible and fantastically fun book explaining why housing is so expensive in the U.S. It is full of insight and sound economic reasoning. I can think of no better book to read for an introduction to understanding why land‐​use regulations have caused so much damage. It is a perfect book for your 17‐​year‐​old daughter or your 70‐​year‐​old uncle, for intro econ students or Nobel laureates, and for everyone in between.”
–Ed Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and chairman of the Department of Economics, Harvard University

“Bryan Caplan is a pioneer in the use of graphic novels to expound economic concepts. His new book Build, Baby, Build is thus a landmark in economic education, how to present economic ideas, and the integration of economic analysis and graphic visuals. If you want to learn the economics, ethics, and political economy of YIMBY— namely the freedom to build this is the very best place to start.”
–Tyler Cowen, director of the Mercatus Center and founder of Emergent Ventures

“The issue of building more is too important to be left for dry monographs. Fortunately, Bryan Caplan is on the case with another in his string of original, brilliant, and important books that is also readable and engaging. After my son read Open Borders, he asked me for recommendations of other graphic novels that were just as educational, insightful, and engaging. I finally have a second book to recommend to him.”
–Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard University, and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. His major fields of interest are public choice, public finance, and monetary economics. He is the author of several books including The Myth of the Rational Voter and Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration (coauthored with Zach Weinersmith). Caplan is the editor and chief writer for Bet On It, a blog hosted by the Salem Center for Policy at the University of Texas. His writing has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Newsweek, and the Atlantic.

Ady Branzei is a visual artist with experience in drawing, painting, and 3D animation. A graduate of the George Enescu National Academy of Arts in Romania, Branzei has also participated in many art exhibitions. Working under the name Sebastian Soric, Branzei has most recently been focusing on graphic novels and other illustrated books.