Strategist, writer, and researcher.
I’m George, I’m an urban planner-turned-economist who is always learning about how to do better.
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I built a model to cost and fund Vancouver’s UBC SkyTrain extension, showing what a credible political promise looks like, trade-offs and all.
How I read when there's just too much
Principles for walking across today's landscape of intellectual plenty.
You Need to Understand State Capacity
Why wealthy democracies struggle to deliver results — and what rebuilding state capacity actually requires from policymakers and citizens.