In this week's podcast The New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton, chats with Christian van der Pump about building regulations, fire safety and the causes of 'market failure' in the building industry.

Christian van der Pump is a professional engineer with qualifications in chemistry, engineering and economics. He is doing a PhD in market failure in the construction industry across Australasia.

You can read Christian's 12 December 2022 opinion article on the causes of 'market failure' in the building industry here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130812601/the-causes-of-market-failure-in--the-building-industry