The Cost of Living: An Economist's Plan for Housing, Mortgages & Prices with Ronen Budnero ep 48
Israel's economy looks strong on paper, so why can't young families afford a home?
In this episode of Boots on the Ground, host Ari Kalker sits down with Ronen Budnero, an economist who worked at the Finance Ministry, a reservist with almost 800 days of service in the current war, and No. 7 on the Amcha Yisrael list. They dig into the cost of living: why housing keeps getting more expensive, who gets the state's mortgage discounts, and what it would take to bring prices down in the supermarket.
Topics include:
Housing: Why years of fixing the demand side haven't worked, and the case for…
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