Pricing the Neighborhood with Ely Fair
From Money on the Left by Money on the Left
April 1, 2026 · 1h 41m
About this episode
Ely Fair discusses structural inequality and housing policy in U.S. cities.
We speak with Ely Fair, who studies structural inequality and poverty in urban geographies from a heterodox perspective. Fair holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Missouri, Kansas City and is presently a visiting instructor in Economics at Knox College. Examining the institutions responsible for social valuation, maintenance, and transformation at the neighborhood level, Fair focuses especially on the role of housing policy in the racialization of U.S. cities. During our conver...
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Host: Money on the Left
Guest: Ely Fair
Topics covered
- structural inequality
- poverty
- urban geographies
- housing policy
- racialization
- social valuation
Keywords
- structural inequality
- poverty
- urban geographies
- housing policy
- racialization
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Organizations: University of Missouri, Kansas City, Knox College
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