The façade of the self-managed social centre Vrankrijk looks like and in fact was a typical squat. It still stands as a symbol of the widespread squatting movement Amsterdam knew in the 1980s. At the peak of the housing crisis back then many squats sprung up. Today’s housing crisis in Amsterdam often pushes up house prices astronomically. Shaul Shalvi, professor of Behavioural Ethics at UvA, explains the role of psychology in pricing houses – as well as the remarkable discovery he made on the effect of precise pricing…
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AYA Science and Society Tour
What scientific stories are hidden behind the Amsterdam facades? Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA) presents the AYA Science <+> Society Tour, visiting eight locations in Amsterdam. Shaul Shalvi (UvA) takes you to Vrankrijk.
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