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I’m Shahar Rotberg, an economist studying housing, inequality, taxation, & tax evasion. 

Here I discuss current economic issues (list of posts below).

I have an economics Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.  This is my research.

List of blog posts:

• The Absurdity of Universal Basic Income
• Should democracies make hostage deals with terror groups?
• Should “Main Street” and Wall Street Feel Good About the Recent CPI Inflation Reading?
• Stock valuation volatility in low interest rate environment
• Worried About Higher Rates at Mortgage Renewal?
• Stock Prices, Employment, and Interest Rates
• A Variable Rate or a Fixed Rate Mortgage?
• The Israeli Postal Stamp Asset Bubble and Why it Burst.
• Asset Bubbles and Bitcoin – What is keeping Bitcoin alive?
• One small step for demand, one giant leap for housing prices?
• Where Are We Headed – High Inflation or Higher Taxes?
• Tax the Wealthy? Assessing the Warren and Sanders Wealth Tax Proposals
• What Should Inform Policy?
• Financialization of Housing
• Are Rising Home Prices Promoting More Wealth Inequality?
• What’s SO Special About Residential Housing??
• Models in Macro-Economics
• The Looming Volatility in the U.S. Housing Market
• How to Raise Disposable Income by $14,200 a Year!!
• How Can the Average Household’s Income Be Increased By $1,200 a Year?!
• How a Wealth Tax Can Save Most Canadians $2,000 a Year
• Housing Bubbles and Expectations – The Power of a Feeling!
• Universal Basic Income – A Good Idea?
• Wealth Inequality in the U.S.
• Re-Evaluating Kathleen Wynne’s Minimum Wage Hike
• Why the U.S. Tariff War May Cause the Housing Market to Suffer
• President Trump’s Capital Income Tax Cut