Front Range Economics is a newsletter where I use economics to make sense of what is happening in Denver and Colorado, and give my take on it. Topics I’ll write about include housing, restaurants, taxes and TABOR, regulation, or whatever else is of interest that week. If you live here, work here, write about here, or are just interested in reading about economics and Colorado, consider subscribing and sharing.

A quick word about who I am. I am an economics professor here in Denver. In the classroom, I lean on applications of economics to Denver and Colorado. I think students get more out of economics when it helps them understand something local like why rents went up. Plus, it’s fun for me to learn more about the economy around me and share it with students. Front Range Economics is an extension of that work. It is the kind of writing I’ve been doing to prepare for lectures, now published for a different audience. Standard disclaimer applies: the views here are my own and do not represent my employer or anyone else.

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