Urban Economics Association

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
1A. MIGRATION

Chair: Amrutha Manjunath (The Pennsylvania State University)

• Axel Watanabe
  Internal Migration and Relocation Aversion
  Presented by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
  Discussed by Amrutha Manjunath (The Pennsylvania State University)
• Greg Howard
  Moving Cost Magnitudes in Moving Cost Models
  Presented by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
• Amrutha Manjunath
  Language Barriers, Internal Migration, and the Labor Market: a General Equilibrium Analysis
  Presented by Amrutha Manjunath (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
1B. BORDERS, TRADE AND GROWTH

Chair: Veda Narasimhan (NYU-Abu Dhabi)

• Marta Santamaria, Jaume Ventura, Ugur Yesilbayraktar
  Borders within Europe
  Presented by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Veda Narasimhan (NYU-Abu Dhabi)
• Teresa Messner, Fabio Rumler, Georg Strasser
  Cross-country price and inflation dispersion: retail network or national border?
  Presented by Georg Strasser (European Central Bank)
  Discussed by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Barthelemy Bonadio, Veda Narasimhan
  Checkpoints and Local Economic Development
  Presented by Veda Narasimhan (NYU-Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Georg Strasser (European Central Bank)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
1C. CITIES, POLLUTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Chair: Pascale Champalaune (Paris School of Economics)

• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth, Tobias Seidel
  Measuring quality of life under spatial frictions
  Presented by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)
  Discussed by Pascale Champalaune (Paris School of Economics)
• Pascale Champalaune
  Wages, City Structure and Air Pollution
  Presented by Pascale Champalaune (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
1D. URBAN STRUCTURE AND LAND USE

Chair: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, IEB)

• Kristian Behrens, Florian Mayneris, Theophile Ndjanmou Bieda
  How Densely Do Manufacturing Establishments Occupy Land?
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, IEB)
• Joseph Nichols, Thies Lindenthal, John Clapp
  The Value of Urban Land Encumbered by Structure: Does Structure Create Land Value?
  Presented by Joseph Nichols (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Diego Buitrago
  Causes and consequences of urban form
  Presented by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, IEB)
  Discussed by Joseph Nichols (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
1E. MORTGAGES

Chair: Jeanette Fjære-Lindkjenn (Housing Lab, Oslo Metropolitan University)

• Christos Makridis
  Borrower Expectations and Mortgage Performance: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Presented by Christos Makridis (Vienna and Stanford University)
  Discussed by Jeanette Fjære-Lindkjenn (Housing Lab, Oslo Metropolitan University)
• Jeanette Fjære-Lindkjenn
  Limiting debt to income: Household adaptation and avoidance
  Presented by Jeanette Fjære-Lindkjenn (Housing Lab, Oslo Metropolitan University)
  Discussed by Christos Makridis (Vienna and Stanford University)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
1F. LOCAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Chair: Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)

• Mathias Bühler, Andrew Dickens
  From Couch to Poll: Media Content and The Value of Local Information
  Presented by Mathias Bühler (LMU, Munich)
  Discussed by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
• Bence Boje-Kovacs, Ismir Mulalic, Marie Schultz-Nielsen
  The Impact of Municipal Amalgamations on Neighborhood Mobility in Denmark
  Presented by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Aalborg University)
  Discussed by Mathias Bühler (LMU, Munich)
• Felipe Carozzi, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
  Voter Preferences for Urban Development and Political Planning Cycles
  Presented by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Aalborg University)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
1G. RAILROADS

Chair: Ziyu Deng (LSE)

• Anna Bottasso, Maurizio Conti, Antonella Ferrara, Simone Robbiano
  High-Speed Railways and Firms Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
  Presented by Maurizio Conti (Università di Genova)
  Discussed by Ziyu Deng (LSE)
• Pedro Degiovanni, Ron Yang
  Economies of Scale and Scope in Railroading
  Presented by Pedro Degiovanni (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Maurizio Conti (Università di Genova)
• Ziyu Deng
  High-Speed Rails and Human Trails: The Impact of HSR on Migration in China - Evidence from the County Level
  Presented by Ziyu Deng (LSE)
  Discussed by Pedro Degiovanni (Harvard University)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
1H. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

Chair: Jos van Ommeren (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Marco Schmandt
  What determines local housing affordability? A decomposition analysis of residual income distributions in Germany 2002-2018
  Presented by Marco Schmandt (Technical University of Berlin)
  Discussed by Jos van Ommeren (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Imen Daly
  Targeting Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing: Evidence from the French Real Estate Market
  Presented by Imen Daly (Université Paris Saclay)
  Discussed by Marco Schmandt (Technical University of Berlin)
• Maddalena Conte, Ismir Mulalic, Jos van Ommeren
  Affordable housing and the labour market
  Presented by Jos van Ommeren (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Imen Daly (Université Paris Saclay)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
1I. COMMUTING AND JOBS

Chair: Christoph Hedtrich (Uppsala University)

• Leda Inga
  The effects of subsidized transit on the unemployed youth: A regression discontinuity design
  Presented by Leda Inga (CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne)
  Discussed by Christoph Hedtrich (Uppsala University)
• Alexander Gilså Hansen
  Borders, bridges and urban integration: Evidence from Sweden and Denmark
  Presented by Alexander Gilså Hansen (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Leda Inga (CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne)
• Flavio Hafner, Christoph Hedtrich
  The Equilibrium Effects of Workers’ Outside Employment Options: Evidence from a Labor Market Integration
  Presented by Christoph Hedtrich (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Alexander Gilså Hansen (London School of Economics)

June 7, 2024 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
1J. LOCAL LABOR MARKETS I

Chair: Marie Aurélie Lapierre (GATE-LSE & Université Lumière Lyon 2)

• Paolo Naticchioni
  Labor market concentration, wages and inequality in Italy: a dynamic approach
  Presented by Paolo Naticchioni (University of Roma Tre)
  Discussed by Marie Aurélie Lapierre (GATE-LSE & Université Lumière Lyon 2)
• Alberto Dalmazzo
  Are nationwide contracts inefficient when there is local monopsony? A re‐examination of the Italian North‐South divide
  Presented by Alberto Dalmazzo (University of Siena)
  Discussed by Paolo Naticchioni (University of Roma Tre)
• Marie Aurélie Lapierre, Ghizlen Ouasbaa
  The impact of housing costs on labor market trajectories
  Presented by Marie Aurélie Lapierre (GATE-LSE & Université Lumière Lyon 2)
  Discussed by Alberto Dalmazzo (University of Siena)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
2A. URBAN TRANSIT

Chair: Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)

• Jiaxuan Lu, Xin Li
  The Bigger, The Better? Unraveling the Returns to Scale in the Welfare Effects of Urban Transportation Networks
  Presented by Jiaxuan Lu (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)
• Roman Zakharenko
  Who should not share? The merits of withholding unused vehicles
  Presented by Roman Zakharenko (University of Glasgow)
  Discussed by Jiaxuan Lu (Harvard University)
• Lindsey Currier, Lia Petrose
  Inefficient Pricing and the Underprovision of Quality In Public Transit
  Presented by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Roman Zakharenko (University of Glasgow)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
2B. TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

Chair: Stefan Nikolic (Loughborough University)

• Yue Yu
  National Road Upgrading and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ugandan Households
  Presented by Yue Yu (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Stefan Nikolic (Loughborough University)
• Mathilde Lebrand, Hannes Mueller, Peer Schouten, Jevgenijs Steinbuks
  Road Investment and Violence in DRC: Perishable Effects
  Presented by Jevgenijs Steinbuks (The World Bank)
  Discussed by Yue Yu (University of Toronto)
• Magnus Neubert, Stefan Nikolic
  Why railways fail: Evidence from Bosnia-Herzegovina under Habsburg colonialism
  Presented by Stefan Nikolic (Loughborough University)
  Discussed by Jevgenijs Steinbuks (The World Bank)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
2C. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Chair: Sabrina Di Addario (Bank of Italy)

• Hans Koster, Mohammad Saeed Tajrishy, Jos van Ommeren
  Urban density and social interactions: Sorting Matters
  Presented by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Sabrina Di Addario (Bank of Italy)
• Efthymia Kyriakopoulou, Tingmingke Lu, Eleonora Patacchini, Jonathan Stråle
  High-Rise Housing and Urban Sustainability
  Presented by Tingmingke Lu (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  Discussed by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Sabrina Di Addario, Zhexin Feng, Michel Serafinelli
  Inventors' Coworker Networks and Innovation
  Presented by Sabrina Di Addario (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Tingmingke Lu (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
2D. SPATIAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Chair: Klaus Desmet (SMU)

• Thomas Siddall, Enrico Vanino
  Local Economic Effects of Renewable Energy Transition: Evidence from Offshore Wind Energy in the UK
  Presented by Enrico Vanino (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Klaus Desmet (SMU)
• Klaus Desmet, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  Climate Change Economics over Time and Space
  Presented by Klaus Desmet (SMU)
  Discussed by Enrico Vanino (University of Sheffield)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
2E. PRICING TRAFFIC

Chair: Daniel Ruiz Palomo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

• Natalie Yang
  The Political Economy of Congestion Pricing: Evidence from London Voters
  Presented by Natalie Yang (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Daniel Ruiz Palomo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
• Ludovica Gazze, Marta Santamaria
  Is restricting traffic bad for business? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge Zone
  Presented by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Natalie Yang (Columbia University)
• Daniel Ruiz Palomo
  Optimal Transit Fares in a Quantitative Spatial Model: the Case of Barcelona
  Presented by Daniel Ruiz Palomo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
  Discussed by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
2F. PLACE-BASED POLICY AND FIRMS

Chair: Qiaohairuo Lin (Vanderbilt University)

• Catherine van der List
  How do Establishments Choose Their Location? Taxes, Monopsony, and Productivity
  Presented by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
  Discussed by Qiaohairuo Lin (Vanderbilt University)
• Cecilia Hornok, Alina Mulyukova
  Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa
  Presented by Cecilia Hornok (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
  Discussed by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
• Qiaohairuo Lin, Chunru Zheng
  Bidding for Firms or Bidding for People? Local Urban Land Allocation Competitions in China
  Presented by Qiaohairuo Lin (Vanderbilt University)
  Discussed by Cecilia Hornok (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
2G. IMMIGRATION AND HOUSE PRICES

Chair: Flavia Paoloni (University of Amsterdam)

• Anna Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Anil Kumar, Juan Carlos Parra-Alvarez
  Medium-Run Impacts of Immigration on House Prices and Housing Stock
  Presented by Ahmad Hassani (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Flavia Paoloni (University of Amsterdam)
• Charles Zhang
  Housing Market Congestion and Internal Migration In Major European Cities
  Presented by Charles Zhang (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Ahmad Hassani (Aarhus University)
• Flavia Paoloni, Lisa Timm
  High-income immigration and housing prices - Evidence from the Netherlands
  Presented by Flavia Paoloni (University of Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Charles Zhang (University of Oxford)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
2H. HOUSING SUPPLY I

Chair: Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)

• Ziyang Chen, Maggie Hu, Ginger Jin, Qiyao Zhou
  Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing
  Presented by Ziyang Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)
• Kenzo Asahi, Andrea Herrera, Hugo Silva
  The effects of transport infrastructure on housing supply: the role of land-use regulation
  Presented by Andrea Herrera (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Ziyang Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Christopher Cunningham, Anthony Orlando
  How Long Does It Take to Build Multifamily Housing?
  Presented by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)
  Discussed by Andrea Herrera (London School of Economics and Political Science)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
2I. LOCAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Chair: Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)

• Massimo Bordignon, Davide Cipullo, Gilberto Turati
  Clever Politicians: Evidence from strategic bankruptcies in Italian municipalities
  Presented by Gilberto Turati (Catholic University)
  Discussed by Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
• Luisa Doerr, Klaus Gruendler, Philipp Heil, Niklas Potrafke, Marcel Schlepper
  Economic voting in electoral precincts: Evidence from Germany's 400 largest cities
  Presented by Philipp Heil (ifo Institute)
  Discussed by Gilberto Turati (Catholic University)
• Tidiane Ly, Sander Ramboer
  The Impact of Tax Sharing Agreements on Local Fiscal Policy: Evidence from the Belgium-Luxembourg Border Region
  Presented by Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Philipp Heil (ifo Institute)

June 7, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
2J. GAINS FROM DIVERSITY

Chair: Velma Zahirovic-Herbert (University of Memphis)

• Anna Kremer
  Many names, many gains? How regional diversity in Germany affects innovation
  Presented by Anna Kremer (ifo Institute Dresden)
  Discussed by Velma Zahirovic-Herbert (University of Memphis)
• Hiroyasu Inoue, Kentaro Nakajima, Tetsuji Okazaki, Yukiko Saito
  The Role of Human Interaction on Innovation: Evidence from the Spanish Flu Pandemic in Japan
  Presented by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Anna Kremer (ifo Institute Dresden)
• Velma Zahirovic-Herbert
  Who Values Neighborhood Diversity? Buyer Ethnicity and the Demand for Neighborhood Diversity
  Presented by Velma Zahirovic-Herbert (University of Memphis)
  Discussed by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
3A. HIGHWAYS

Chair: Kyle Mangum (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Siying Wang
  Are highways conduits or barriers for urban travelers? A welfare analysis using smartphone data
  Presented by Siying Wang (University of British Coluumbia)
  Discussed by Kyle Mangum (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Laura Weiwu
  Opportunity in Motion: Equilibrium Effects of Highway Construction on Economic Mobility
  Presented by Laura Weiwu (MIT)
  Discussed by Siying Wang (University of British Coluumbia)
• Jeffrey Brinkman, Jeffrey Lin, Kyle Mangum
  Expecting an Expressway
  Presented by Kyle Mangum (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Laura Weiwu (MIT)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
3B. HOUSE PRICES AND REGULATION

Chair: Lukas Hauck (University of Bern)

• Jan Rouwendal
  Mortgage interest deductibility and house prices: A border discontinuity approach
  Presented by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Lukas Hauck (University of Bern)
• Chun-Che Chi, Cameron LaPoint, Ming-Jen Lin
  Spatially Targeted LTV Policies and Collateral Values
  Presented by Chun-Che Chi (Academia Sinica)
  Discussed by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Simon Büchler, Maximilian v. Ehrlich, Lukas Hauck, Nicola Stalder
  Distributional Consequences of Rent Regulation
  Presented by Lukas Hauck (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Chun-Che Chi (Academia Sinica)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
3C. URBAN HOUSING MARKETS

Chair: Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)

• Alberto Hidalgo
  Your Room is Ready: Tourism and Urban Revival
  Presented by Alberto Hidalgo (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca)
  Discussed by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
• Arthur Acolin
  Homeownership Attainments Among Descendants of Immigrants to France: Persistent Gap for Grandchildren of Non-European Migrants?
  Presented by Arthur Acolin (University of Washington)
  Discussed by Alberto Hidalgo (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca)
• Abdollah Farhoodi
  Democratizing the Opportunities: Who Benefits from the Airbnb Market?
  Presented by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Arthur Acolin (University of Washington)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
3D. HOUSING AND CLIMATE RISK

Chair: Alexandra Verlhiac (AVIV GROUP - CESAER INRAE)

• Aymeric Bellon, Cameron LaPoint, Francesco Mazzola, Guosong Xu
  Picking Up the PACE: Nudges for Residential Climate-Proofing
  Presented by Francesco Mazzola (ESCP Business School)
  Discussed by Alexandra Verlhiac (AVIV GROUP - CESAER INRAE)
• Yildiray Yildirim, Bing Zhu
  Exploring Climate Risk, Risk Retention, and CMBS: Understanding their Interplay
  Presented by Bing Zhu (Technische Universität München)
  Discussed by Francesco Mazzola (ESCP Business School)
• Marie-Laure Breuillé, Camille Grivault, Sébastien Houde, Julie Le Gallo, Alexandra Verlhiac
  Fireside intentions and decisions to move
  Presented by Alexandra Verlhiac (AVIV GROUP - CESAER INRAE)
  Discussed by Bing Zhu (Technische Universität München)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
3E. EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CITIES

Chair: Brian Elbel (NYU Grossman)

• Mark Bryan, Andrew Bryce, Jennifer Roberts, Cristina Sechel
  Levelling up the disability employment gap: Exploring spatial variation in the relative employment rates of disabled people in Great Britain
  Presented by Andrew Bryce (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Brian Elbel (NYU Grossman)
• Carolin Hoeltken, Ziyun Yang
  The Price of Education: Evidence from the Shanghai Housing Market
  Presented by Carolin Hoeltken (University of Cambridge)
  Discussed by Andrew Bryce (University of Sheffield)
• Juan Echenique, Brian Elbel, Amy Schwartz
  The Role of School Closures and Reopening on Children’s Mental Health and Academic Achievement
  Presented by Brian Elbel (NYU Grossman)
  Discussed by Carolin Hoeltken (University of Cambridge)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
3F. CRIME

Chair: Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)

• Anna Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Jonas Sørensen, Timo Trimborn
  Refugee Influx and Crime
  Presented by Jonas Sørensen (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
• David Jinkins, Elira Kuka, Claudio Labanca
  Welfare Program Spillovers
  Presented by David Jinkins (CBS)
  Discussed by Jonas Sørensen (Aarhus University)
• Nicolas Bottan, Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri
  The Effect of Increasing Access to Gambling on Local Amenities: Evidence from Legalizing Video Gambling in Illinois
  Presented by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
  Discussed by David Jinkins (CBS)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
3G. COVID AND SPATIAL SORTING

Chair: Davide Rigo (London School of Economics)

• Kwan Ok Lee, Yi Wu
  The Short- and Long-run Impact of COVID-19 on Neighborhood Residential Turnover and Spatial Sorting in London, UK
  Presented by Kwan Ok Lee (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Davide Rigo (London School of Economics)
• Binzhe Wang
  From Consumer Cities to Consumer Towns? The Post-Pandemic Geography of Retail in the U.S.
  Presented by Binzhe Wang (MIT)
  Discussed by Kwan Ok Lee (National University of Singapore)
• Davide Rigo, Filippo Boeri
  The New Geography of Remote Workers: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
  Presented by Davide Rigo (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Binzhe Wang (MIT)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
3H. CLIMATE SHOCKS

Chair: Victoria Wang (UCLA)

• Sarah Meier, Eric Strobl, Robert Elliott
  The impact of wildfire smoke exposure on excess mortality and later-life socioeconomic outcomes: The Great Fire of 1910
  Presented by Sarah Meier (University of Exeter)
  Discussed by Victoria Wang (UCLA)
• Lisa Keding, Marten Ritterrath
  The Effects of Natural Disasters on Green Innovation
  Presented by Lisa Keding (RWTH University Aachen)
  Discussed by Sarah Meier (University of Exeter)
• Victoria Wang
  Adapting to Climate Shocks: Evidence from California Wildfires
  Presented by Victoria Wang (UCLA)
  Discussed by Lisa Keding (RWTH University Aachen)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
3I. PHD PRIZE SESSION I

Chair: Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)

• Weizhe Wang, Zhong Zhao, Xianqiang Zou
  E Pluribus Unum: Growing TFP From Regional Trade
  Presented by Weizhe Wang (Northwestern)
  Discussed by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
• Felix Iglhaut
  Unifying Theory for Extreme Value Random Utility Models
  Presented by Felix Iglhaut (LSE)
  Discussed by Weizhe Wang (Northwestern)
• Jade Ponsard
  Collective action and gender role: Evidence from women suffrage demonstrations
  Presented by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
  Discussed by Felix Iglhaut (LSE)

June 7, 2024 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
3J. HOUSING SUPPLY II

Chair: Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)

• Sofia Borushkina, Aleksei Kiselev
  The Limits of Market-Rate Housing Supply Policy: The Role of Investors and Housing Homogeneity
  Presented by Aleksei Kiselev (EUI Florence)
  Discussed by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
• James Hansen, Alicia Rambaldi
  How Do Homes Transfer Across The Income Distribution? The Role of Regulatory Constraints on New Home Supply
  Presented by James Hansen (University of Melbourne)
  Discussed by Aleksei Kiselev (EUI Florence)
• Xiaolun Yu
  The Measurement and Impact of Housing Supply Constraints in China
  Presented by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
  Discussed by James Hansen (University of Melbourne)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
4A. MOBILITY AND MIGRATION

Chair: Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)

• Teemu Lyytikäinen, Sander Ramboer, Max Toikka
  Fiscal transfers to local governments and internal migration
  Presented by Teemu Lyytikäinen (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)
• Elisa Giannone, Nuno Paixao, Xinle Pang
  Unpacking Moving: A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Model with Wealth
  Presented by Nuno Paixao (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Teemu Lyytikäinen (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
• Aditya Aladangady, Jacob Krimmel, Tess Scharlemann
  Locked In: Rate Hikes, Housing Markets, and Mobility
  Presented by Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Nuno Paixao (Bank of Canada)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
4B. SPACE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Chair: Xiaofang Dong (Xiamen University)

• Thomas Monnier
  A Rural-Urban Migration Model with Search Frictions and Informal Labour: Application to South Africa
  Presented by Thomas Monnier (CREST)
  Discussed by Xiaofang Dong (Xiamen University)
• Alexander Rothenberg, Radine Rafols, Yao Wang, Yi Jiang
  Evaluating the Relocation of Indonesia’s Capital: A Quantitative Spatial Model Approach
  Presented by Radine Rafols (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Thomas Monnier (CREST)
• Xiaofang Dong
  Reshaping the City: Does the Skyscraper Cause the Formation of Subcenters?
  Presented by Xiaofang Dong (Xiamen University)
  Discussed by Radine Rafols (Cornell University)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
4C. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Chair: Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)

• Prottoy Akbar, Victor Couture, Gilles Duranton, Lin Fan, Adam Storeygard
  Around the World in 24 days? The speed of intercity road travel
  Presented by Prottoy Akbar (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)
• Edoardo Tolva
  One Way or Another: Modes of Transport and International Trade
  Presented by Edoardo Tolva (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Prottoy Akbar (Aalto University)
• Alejandro Molnar, Forhad Shilpi
  Urban and infrastructure determinants of freight cost in India
  Presented by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)
  Discussed by Edoardo Tolva (University of Warwick)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
4D. HOUSING AND RACE

Chair: Lei Ma (Boston University)

• Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert
  Public housing design, racial sorting and welfare: Evidence from New York City public housing 1930-2010
  Presented by Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert (Trinity College Dublin)
  Discussed by Lei Ma (Boston University)
• Leonel Drukker, Lei Ma
  Racial disparities in home selling
  Presented by Lei Ma (Boston University)
  Discussed by Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert (Trinity College Dublin)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
4E. SPATIAL COMPETITION

Chair: So Hye Yoon (Princeton University)

• Frédéric Kluser
  Cross-Border Shopping: Evidence from Household Transaction Records
  Presented by Frédéric Kluser (University of Bern)
  Discussed by So Hye Yoon (Princeton University)
• Anna-Theresa Renner
  Is there a neighbourhood effect in hospital choice? Evidence from urban and rural hip replacement patients in Italy
  Presented by Anna-Theresa Renner (TU Wien)
  Discussed by Frédéric Kluser (University of Bern)
• So Hye Yoon
  Positioning in Time: The Impact of Opening Days on Pricing and Market Competition
  Presented by So Hye Yoon (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Anna-Theresa Renner (TU Wien)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
4F. URBANIZATION AND GENDER

Chair: Kenza Elass (Bocconi University)

• Cesar Luis Garro Marin
  The Geography of Women's Opportunity: Evidence from Indonesia
  Presented by Cesar Luis Garro Marin (University of Edinburgh)
  Discussed by Kenza Elass (Bocconi University)
• Yumi Koh, Jing Li, Yifan Wu, Junjian Yi, Hanzhe Zhang
  Young Women in Cities: Urbanization and Gender-biased Migration
  Presented by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  Discussed by Cesar Luis Garro Marin (University of Edinburgh)
• Kenza Elass
  Gender Gaps in the Urban Wage Premium
  Presented by Kenza Elass (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
4G. HOUSING AND THE MACROECONOMY

Chair: Juhana Siljander (Imperial College Business School)

• Aaron Hedlund
  Mortgages, Monetary Policy, and the Great Inflation of 2021--?
  Presented by Aaron Hedlund (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Juhana Siljander (Imperial College Business School)
• Juhana Siljander, Jagdish Tripathy
  Behavioral Lock-In: Aggregate Implications of Reference Dependence in the Housing Market
  Presented by Juhana Siljander (Imperial College Business School)
  Discussed by Karin Kinnerud (BI Norwegian Business School)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
4H. SCHOOLING AND NEIGHBORHOODS

Chair: Carmen Villa (University of Warwick)

• Valentin Lukas Hörnig, Max Schäfer
  The Value of School Choice Opportunities
  Presented by Max Schäfer (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Daniel Borbely (Queen’s University Belfast)
• Carmen Villa
  The Impact of Youth Centres on Crime
  Presented by Carmen Villa (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Max Schäfer (University of Duisburg-Essen)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
4I. PHD PRIZE SESSION II

Chair: James Macek (University of Toronto)

• Milan Quentel
  Gone with the Wind: Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Welfare, and Redistribution
  Presented by Milan Quentel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by James Macek (University of Toronto)
• Anaïs Fabre
  The Geography of Higher Education and Spatial Inequalities
  Presented by Anaïs Fabre (Toulouse School of Economics)
  Discussed by Milan Quentel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
• James Macek
  Lot Sizes, Welfare and Urban Structure: A View from the United States
  Presented by James Macek (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Anaïs Fabre (Toulouse School of Economics)

June 7, 2024 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
4J. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Chair: Sarah Schroeder (Aarhus University)

• Yumeng Ao, Jiancong Liu
  Distributional and Welfare Effects of Trade Facilitation: Evidence from China
  Presented by Jiancong Liu (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Sarah Schroeder (Aarhus University)
• Filippo Boeri, Riccardo Crescenzi
  Natural disasters, reshoring dynamics and automation
  Presented by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jiancong Liu (Bocconi University)
• Sarah Schroeder
  Mobility Frictions, Remittances and the Distributional Effects of International Trade
  Presented by Sarah Schroeder (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
5A. AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES

Chair: Eric Myran Wee (NTNU)

• Clémence Berson, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Aurélie Sotura
  Time-varying agglomeration economies and aggregate wage growth
  Presented by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Eric Myran Wee (NTNU)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Thilo Albers, Kristian Behrens
  Prime locations
  Presented by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
• Eric Myran Wee
  Agglomeration Effects of Immigrants and Natives: Heterogeneity across Country of Birth, Migration Motives, and Skill Level
  Presented by Eric Myran Wee (NTNU)
  Discussed by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
5B. ENVIRONMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Alejandro del Valle, Mathilda Eriksson, Prerna Mishra, Alejandro de la Fuente
  Index Disaster Funds Sustain Household Living Standards in Mexico
  Presented by Alejandro del Valle (Georgia State University)
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
• Taylor Lathrop, Alexander Rothenberg, Yao Wang
  Urban Sprawl and Residential Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Indonesian Cities
  Presented by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Alejandro del Valle (Georgia State University)
• Sean McCulloch, Matthew Schaelling, Matthew Turner
  Sewers and Urban Development
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
5C. ACCESS TO HOUSING

Chair: Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)

• Lisa Botbol
  Applicant choice in the design of social housing allocations: Evidence from France
  Presented by Lisa Botbol (Toulouse School of Economics)
  Discussed by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
• Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez
  Inclusive but Concentrated: The impacts of Voluntary Inclusionary Zoning. Evidence from Los Angeles, California
  Presented by Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Lisa Botbol (Toulouse School of Economics)
• Sophia Gilbukh, James Conklin, Brent Ambrose, Luis Lopez
  How the Source of Financing Discrimination Affects Housing Opportunities for FHA Buyers
  Presented by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
  Discussed by Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez (London School of Economics and Political Science)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
5D. GENDER AND MARRIAGE

Chair: Anastasiia Arbuzova (Boston University)

• Davide Alonzo, Nezih Guner
  Segregation and Sorting of U.S. Households: Who Marries Whom and Where
  Presented by Davide Alonzo (Université de Montréal)
  Discussed by Anastasiia Arbuzova (Boston University)
• Trang Tran
  Spillover Effects of Minimum Wage on the Informal Sector across Genders: Evidence from Vietnam
  Presented by Trang Tran (CERGE EI)
  Discussed by Davide Alonzo (Université de Montréal)
• Anastasiia Arbuzova, Tigabu Getahun, Ammar Malik, Mahesh Karra
  Gendered Differences in Mobility and the Demand for Transport in Ethiopia
  Presented by Anastasiia Arbuzova (Boston University)
  Discussed by Trang Tran (CERGE EI)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
5E. SEGREGATION

Chair: Stephan Thies (Columbia University)

• Bence Boje-Kovacs, Ismir Mulalic, Albert Saiz, Vinicios Sant'Anna, Marie Schultz-Nielsen
  Immigrants and Native Flight: Geographic Extent and Heterogeneous Preferences
  Presented by Vinicios Sant'Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Stephan Thies (Columbia University)
• Mariaflavia Harari
  Residential Patterns and public goods in Brazil
  Presented by Mariaflavia Harari (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Vinicios Sant'Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Donald Davis, Matthew Easton, Stephan Thies
  Testing Schelling’s Models of Residential Segregation: A Discrete Choice Approach with Spatial Spillovers
  Presented by Stephan Thies (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Mariaflavia Harari (University of Pennsylvania)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
5F. LABOR MARKETS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Chair: Yadira Gómez-Hernández (London School of Economics)

• Samuel Marshall
  Labor Market Power in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Small Firms, Self-Employment, and Migration
  Presented by Samuel Marshall (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Yadira Gómez-Hernández (London School of Economics)
• Alvaro Castillo, Alvaro Garcia-Marin, Matias Tapia
  Employment Concentration and Labor Market Power
  Presented by Alvaro Garcia-Marin (Universidad de los Andes)
  Discussed by Samuel Marshall (University of Warwick)
• Felipe García, Yadira Gómez-Hernández
  The next bus out: Urban public transportation and multidimensional poverty
  Presented by Yadira Gómez-Hernández (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Alvaro Garcia-Marin (Universidad de los Andes)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
5G. SPATIAL SORTING OF JOBS

Chair: Marcel Henkel (University of Bern)

• Michiel Gerritse
  Government spending and the location of jobs
  Presented by Michiel Gerritse (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by Marcel Henkel (University of Bern)
• Pol Morvan
  Strategic wage setting, firms and workers' location
  Presented by Pol Morvan (CERNA, PSL University)
  Discussed by Michiel Gerritse (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Marcel Henkel, Pierre Magontier
  Endogenous Government Formation and Spatial Sorting
  Presented by Marcel Henkel (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Pol Morvan (CERNA, PSL University)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
5H. HISTORY AND SPACE

Chair: Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)

• Yannis Ioannides, Shengbin Wei
  The Global Leapfrogging of Urban Growth: 3700 BCE to 1950 AD
  Presented by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
  Discussed by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)
• Luke Heath Milsom
  Persistent Spatial Equilibria. Evidence from a Sudden River.
  Presented by Luke Heath Milsom (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
• Ruoran Cheng
  Trade Potential and the Location of Economic Activities: From Neolithic Villages to the Unified Empire (7000 BP –2000 BP)
  Presented by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Luke Heath Milsom (KU Leuven)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
5I. MORTGAGES, REFINANCING AND DEFAULT

Chair: Michael Woeppel (Indiana University)

• Hua Kiefer, Leonard Kiefer, Tom Mayock
  Regional Variation in Transaction Costs, Mortgage Rate Heterogeneity, and Mortgage Refinancing Behavior
  Presented by Hua Kiefer (FDIC)
  Discussed by Michael Woeppel (Indiana University)
• Jordan Martel, Michael Woeppel
  House Price Dynamics and Mortgage Default Risk
  Presented by Michael Woeppel (Indiana University)
  Discussed by Jagdish Tripathy (Bank of England)

June 8, 2024 10:00 to 11:30 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
5J. GREEN HOUSING

Chair: Thomas Siddall (University of Sheffield)

• Christine Zhuowei Huang
  Green Neighbors, Greener Neighborhoods
  Presented by Christine Zhuowei Huang (The University of Texas at Dallas)
  Discussed by Thomas Siddall (University of Sheffield)
• Tijmen van Kempen, Sven Damen
  Mandatory energy efficiency disclosure policies and house prices
  Presented by Tijmen van Kempen (University of Antwerp)
  Discussed by Christine Zhuowei Huang (The University of Texas at Dallas)
• Thomas Siddall
  Love Thy Neighbour, or Not: Peer Effects in the Market for Energy Efficient Housing
  Presented by Thomas Siddall (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Tijmen van Kempen (University of Antwerp)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
6A. SPATIAL MODELS

Chair: Fidel Perez-Sebastian (Universidad de Alicante)

• Clement Bohr, Marti Mestieri, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
  Heterothetic Cobb Douglas: Theory and Applications
  Presented by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
  Discussed by Fidel Perez-Sebastian (Universidad de Alicante)
• Patrick Farrell, Matthew Easton
  Populations in Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Patrick Farrell (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
• Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Rafael Serrano-Quintero, Jevgenijs Steinbuks
  Spatial Misallocation of Complementary Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Brazil
  Presented by Fidel Perez-Sebastian (Universidad de Alicante)
  Discussed by Patrick Farrell (Columbia University)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
6B. LOCAL LABOR MARKETS II

Chair: Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Guillaume Chapelle, Morgan Ubeda
  Competing for Opportunity: Labor Market Integration and the Microgeography of Unemployment
  Presented by Morgan Ubeda (INRAE - CESAER)
  Discussed by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Samsun Knight, Yakov Bart
  The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Restaurants and the Service Elasticity of Demand
  Presented by Samsun Knight (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Morgan Ubeda (INRAE - CESAER)
• Moises Yi, David Card, Jesse Rothstein
  Re‐assessing the Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis
  Presented by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Samsun Knight (University of Toronto)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
6C. GENTRIFICATION I

Chair: Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)

• Robert French, Ashvin Gandhi, Valentine Gilbert
  Quantifying the Welfare Effects of Gentrification on Incumbent Low-Income Renters
  Presented by Robert French (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
• Wenchuan Zhao
  The Silicon Divide: High-Technology IPOs and the Widening Socioeconomic Gap
  Presented by Wenchuan Zhao (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Robert French (Harvard University)
• Matthias Hoelzlein, Sam Miller
  The Gentrification Effect of Premium Stores: Evidence from Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's
  Presented by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Wenchuan Zhao (University of Oxford)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
6D. AGGLOMERATION SPILLOVERS

Chair: Brian Cevallos Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Niels Kuiper, Mark Van Duijn, Arno van der Vlist
  Retail externalities and productivity: Evidence from Turkish shopping malls
  Presented by Niels Kuiper (University of Groningen)
  Discussed by Brian Cevallos Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Franklin Qian, Qianyang Zhang, Xiang Zhang
  Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Grocery Store Openings
  Presented by Xiang Zhang (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Niels Kuiper (University of Groningen)
• Brian Cevallos Fujiy
  Spatial Knowledge Spillovers in R&D and Aggregate Productivity
  Presented by Brian Cevallos Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Xiang Zhang (Princeton University)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
6E. EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, AND LABOR

Chair: Lin Tian (INSEAD)

• Anja Grujovic-Vischer, Maximilian Perl
  The Spatial Distribution of Tasks, Skills and Wages
  Presented by Maximilian Perl (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Lin Tian (INSEAD)
• Lin Tian
  Field of Study, Career Choice, and Globalization
  Presented by Lin Tian (INSEAD)
  Discussed by Maximilian Perl (University of Duisburg-Essen)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
6F. HOUSING AND LAND REGULATION

Chair: Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University London)

• Hector Blanco, Noémie Sportiche,
  Local Effects of Bypassing Zoning Regulations in High-Income Areas
  Presented by Hector Blanco (Rutgers University)
  Discussed by Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University London)
• Jan K. Brueckner, David Leather, Miguel Zerecero
  Bunching in Real-Estate Markets: Regulated Building Heights in New York City
  Presented by Miguel Zerecero (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Hector Blanco (Rutgers University)
• Gharad Bryan, Simon Franklin, Sarah Winton
  Evaluating Evictions: Causal Impacts of a Forced Relocation Program in Addis Ababa
  Presented by Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University London)
  Discussed by Miguel Zerecero (University of California Irvine)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
6G. HOUSING AND REGULATION

Chair: Julia Paul-Venturine (Paris School of Economics)

• Simon Büchler
  Making Housing Affordable? The Local Effects of Relaxing Land-Use Regulation
  Presented by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Julia Paul-Venturine (Paris School of Economics)
• Matthias Wrede
  Housing cooperatives in a regulated rental housing market
  Presented by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
  Discussed by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Guillaume Chapelle, Julia Paul-Venturine, Camille Urvoy
  Mayors strike back: Evidence from the removal of floor area ratio in France
  Presented by Julia Paul-Venturine (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
6H. CONFLICT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Chair: Ayah Bohsali (Pompeu Fabra University)

• Marcos Sanso-Navarro, María Vera-Cabello
  The impact of terrorism at the municipality level in Colombia: A new difference-in-differences approach
  Presented by Marcos Sanso-Navarro (Universidad de Zaragoza)
  Discussed by Ayah Bohsali (Pompeu Fabra University)
• Leonard Le Roux
  Human Costs of Competition in Informal Markets: Evidence from South Africa
  Presented by Leonard Le Roux (Sciences Po)
  Discussed by Marcos Sanso-Navarro (Universidad de Zaragoza)
• Ayah Bohsali
  Conflict, Forced Displacement, and Growth: Evidence from Uganda
  Presented by Ayah Bohsali (Pompeu Fabra University)
  Discussed by Leonard Le Roux (Sciences Po)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
6I. GREENING OF CITIES

Chair: Vincent Thorne (Paris School of Economics)

• Kaihao Chen, Shilan Feng, Ya Tan, Yingjia Zhai, Qinghua Zhang
  Paving the Green Tracks: The Environmental Impact of Heavy-haul Railways in China
  Presented by Ya Tan (University of International Business and Economics)
  Discussed by Vincent Thorne (Paris School of Economics)
• Jane Torbert, Melanie Krause
  Zeroing in on the Zero Waste City
  Presented by Jane Torbert (Universitaet Leipzig)
  Discussed by Ya Tan (University of International Business and Economics)
• Michael Guzzardi, Sefi Roth, Vincent Thorne, Hendrik Wolff
  Can Apps Save the Planet? Enhancing Urban Mobility and the Environment through Tech Adoption
  Presented by Vincent Thorne (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jane Torbert (Universitaet Leipzig)

June 8, 2024 12:30 to 14:00 (Location: Room 10 (4.096))
6J. SPATIAL INEQUALITY

Chair: Valérie von Gleichen (University of Würzburg)

• Emil Bustos, Viking Waldén
  The Value of Tenancy: Evidence on Housing, Labor Markets, and Family Formation
  Presented by Emil Bustos (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN))
  Discussed by Valérie von Gleichen (University of Würzburg)
• Gabriele Lucchetti
  Skills, Distortions, and the Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants across Space
  Presented by Gabriele Lucchetti (University of Nottingham)
  Discussed by Emil Bustos (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN))
• Katja Gehr, Valérie von Gleichen
  Polarization, Sorting and Spatial Wage Inequality
  Presented by Valérie von Gleichen (University of Würzburg)
  Discussed by Gabriele Lucchetti (University of Nottingham)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
7A. URBAN GROWTH

Chair: Barthelemy Bonadio (NYU Abu Dhabi)

• Tomoya Mori, Daisuke Murakami
  The rise and fall of cities under declining population and diminishing distance frictions: The case of Japan
  Presented by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
  Discussed by Barthelemy Bonadio (NYU Abu Dhabi)
• Brian Greaney, Andrii Parkhomenko, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  Dynamic Urban Economics
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
• Barthelemy Bonadio, Marius Brülhart, Olivier Cadot, Guillaume Rais
  And There Was Light: Trade and the Development of Border Regions
  Presented by Barthelemy Bonadio (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
7B. HOUSING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Chair: Xin Lin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

• Shaonlee Patranabis
  Colonial Legacies and Housing Markets: Evidence from Mumbai
  Presented by Shaonlee Patranabis (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Xin Lin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Simon Franklin
  The Demand for Government Housing: Evidence from lotteries for 200,000 homes in Ethiopia
  Presented by Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University London)
  Discussed by Shaonlee Patranabis (London School of Economics and Political Science)
• Xin Lin, Eddie Chi Man Hui, Zhenglong Cong, Jianfu Shen
  Complete Land Property Rights and Rural Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China’s Rural Construction Land Reform.
  Presented by Xin Lin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  Discussed by Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University London)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
7C. INNOVATION AND AGGLOMERATION

Chair: Racquel Claveria (University of Barcelona)

• Yasusada Murata, Ryo Nakajima
  Marshall meets Bartik: Revisiting the mysteries of the trade
  Presented by Yasusada Murata (Nihon University)
  Discussed by Racquel Claveria (University of Barcelona)
• Paul Pelzl, Federica Coelli
  Local Booms and Innovation
  Presented by Paul Pelzl (NHH Norwegian School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yasusada Murata (Nihon University)
• Racquel Claveria
  Does urban agglomeration (still) matter for firm innovation? Evidence from the developed and developing world
  Presented by Racquel Claveria (University of Barcelona)
  Discussed by Paul Pelzl (NHH Norwegian School of Economics)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
7D. REGULATION AND ZONING

Chair: Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)

• Daniel Lebret, Crocker Liu, Maxence Valentin
  Carrot and Stick Zoning
  Presented by Maxence Valentin (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
• Jack Favilukis, Jaehee Song
  Why zoning is too restrictive
  Presented by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
  Discussed by Maxence Valentin (Cornell University)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
7E. URBAN AMENITIES

Chair: Marianna Magagnoli (Universitat de Barcelona, IEB)

• Michael Pflüger, Katja Gehr
  The Worth of Cities in Germany
  Presented by Katja Gehr (University of Würzburg)
  Discussed by Marianna Magagnoli (Universitat de Barcelona, IEB)
• Siew Ann Cheong, Peter Egger, Einar Kjenstad
  Amenities, residential agglomeration externalities, and efficient city design - Evidence from Singapore
  Presented by Einar Kjenstad (Singapore-ETH Centre)
  Discussed by Katja Gehr (University of Würzburg)
• Marianna Magagnoli, Filippo Tassinari
  The price of silence
  Presented by Marianna Magagnoli (Universitat de Barcelona, IEB)
  Discussed by Einar Kjenstad (Singapore-ETH Centre)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
7F. HOUSE PRICES

Chair: Tuuli Vanhapelto (University of Glasgow)

• Robert Hill, Norbert Pfeifer, Miriam Steurer
  Comparing Housing Rents in Cities Around the World: Can an Airbnb Big-Max Index Help?
  Presented by Robert Hill (University of Graz)
  Discussed by Tuuli Vanhapelto (University of Glasgow)
• Giacomo Rosso
  Local Economy, Housing Prices and Neighborhood Change
  Presented by Giacomo Rosso (University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto)
  Discussed by Robert Hill (University of Graz)
• Thierry Magnac, Tuuli Vanhapelto
  Housing Search and Liquidity in Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Tuuli Vanhapelto (University of Glasgow)
  Discussed by Giacomo Rosso (University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
7G. GENTRIFICATION II

Chair: Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)

• Matz Dahlberg, Per-Anders Edin, Majken Stenberg
  On Gentrification: Renovations of Rental Housing and Socio-Economic Sorting
  Presented by Majken Stenberg (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Morgane Richard (University College London)
• Morgane Richard
  The Spatial and Distributive Implications of Working-from-Home: A General Equilibrium Model
  Presented by Morgane Richard (University College London)
  Discussed by Majken Stenberg (Uppsala University)
• Lukas Makovsky
  Is the Mixed Use City of Short Distances Equally Shorter for Everybody? Evidence from the Universe of Czech Commuters
  Presented by Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
7H. TRAFFIC SAFETY

Chair: Lorien Sabatino (Polytechnic University of Turin)

• Po-Chun Huang, Frank Huang
  Enhancing Urban Traffic Safety: An Evaluation of Taipei’s Neighborhood Traffic Environment Improvement Program
  Presented by Po-Chun Huang (National Chengchi University)
  Discussed by Lorien Sabatino (Polytechnic University of Turin)
• Nils-Petter Lagerlof
  Traffic Fatalities and Population Density
  Presented by Nils-Petter Lagerlof (York University)
  Discussed by Po-Chun Huang (National Chengchi University)
• Lorien Sabatino
  iEnforcement and Road Safety
  Presented by Lorien Sabatino (Polytechnic University of Turin)
  Discussed by Nils-Petter Lagerlof (York University)

June 8, 2024 14:30 to 16:00 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
7I. RELOCATION

Chair: Dimitria Freitas (TUD - Dresden University of Technology)

• Malak Kandoussi, Gregory Verdugo
  Will You Follow me to the Suburbs? The Consequences of Establishments’ Relocation in a Large Metro Area
  Presented by Gregory Verdugo (Université Paris Saclay, Evry)
  Discussed by Dimitria Freitas (TUD - Dresden University of Technology)
• Jonas Froch
  The Relocation Effect of a Major League Franchise on Residential Property Values
  Presented by Jonas Froch (University of Cologne)
  Discussed by Gregory Verdugo (Université Paris Saclay, Evry)
• Dimitria Freitas
  The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany
  Presented by Dimitria Freitas (TUD - Dresden University of Technology)
  Discussed by Jonas Froch (University of Cologne)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 1 (2.3.124))
8A. CITIES AND CARS

Chair: Filippo Tassinari (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BSE, IEB)

• Lucas Conwell, Fabian Eckert, Ahmed Mobarak
  Transportation Infrastructure and City-Center Accessibility in the US and Europe
  Presented by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
  Discussed by Filippo Tassinari (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BSE, IEB)
• Timur Abbiasov, Iain Bamford, Pablo Warnes
  Pedestrianization and Business Visits: Evidence from NYC Open Streets
  Presented by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
• Celia Estruch-Garcia, Albert Sole Olle, Filippo Tassinari, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The electoral effects of banning cars from the streets: Evidence from Barcelona’s superblocks
  Presented by Filippo Tassinari (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BSE, IEB)
  Discussed by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 2 (1.008))
8B. NEIGHBORHOODS, OPPORTUNITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

Chair: Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)

• Sadegh Eshaghnia
  Is Zip Code Destiny?
  Presented by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
• Sofia Wixe, Charlotta Mellander, Jose Lobo
  Long-term Neighborhood Effects on Adult Occupational Opportunities
  Presented by Sofia Wixe (Jönköping International Business School)
  Discussed by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
• Camilo Acosta, Fabian Eckert, Jack Liang
  Superstar ZIP Codes
  Presented by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
  Discussed by Sofia Wixe (Jönköping International Business School)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 3 (0.06))
8C. NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS ON EDUCATION

Chair: Goya Razavi (University of Chicago)

• Manon Garrouste, Camille Hémet
  Neighbors’ Effects and Early Track Choices
  Presented by Camille Hémet (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Goya Razavi (University of Chicago)
• Yaroslav Yakymovych, Matz Dahlberg, Torsten Santavirta, Majken Stenberg
  Childhood Neighbourhood Quality and Educational Outcomes: How and for Whom do Neighbourhoods Matter?
  Presented by Yaroslav Yakymovych (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Camille Hémet (Paris School of Economics)
• Sadegh Eshaghnia, Goya Razavi
  Dispersal Policy and Children's Long-term Outcomes
  Presented by Goya Razavi (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Yaroslav Yakymovych (Uppsala University)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 4 (2.0.091))
8D. HOMEOWNERSHIP

Chair: Joren Vandenbergh (KU Leuven)

• Clodomiro Ferreira, Julio Galvez, Myroslav Pidkuyko
  Housing Tenure, Consumption and Household Debt: Life-Cycle Dynamics during a Housing Bust in Spain
  Presented by Myroslav Pidkuyko (Banco de España)
  Discussed by Joren Vandenbergh (KU Leuven)
• Christian Hilber, Andreas Mense
  Structural Density and Homeownership
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Myroslav Pidkuyko (Banco de España)
• Geert Goeyvaerts, Joren Vandenbergh
  Keeping investors at bay: using the transaction tax to increase homeownership
  Presented by Joren Vandenbergh (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 5 (1.001))
8E. HOUSING MARKETS

Chair: Mark Toth (University of Bonn)

• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Nikodem Szumilo, Jagdish Tripathy
  Housing consumption channel of mortgage demand.
  Presented by Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)
  Discussed by Mark Toth (University of Bonn)
• Alberto Nasi
  Geography in a Partially Segmented Housing Market
  Presented by Alberto Nasi (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)
• Francisco Amaral, Mark Toth
  Urban Spatial Distribution of Housing Liquidity
  Presented by Mark Toth (University of Bonn)
  Discussed by Alberto Nasi (Bocconi University)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 6 (3.0.84A))
8F. SPACE AND WELFARE

Chair: Yue Cao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

• Hans Koster, Edward Pinchbeck
  The inefficiency of tied housing subsidies: Evidence from Britain's Right-to-Buy
  Presented by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Yue Cao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
• Gabrielle Fack, Laurent Gobillon, Aurélie Sotura
  Welfare effects of the no-interest loans in France
  Presented by Aurélie Sotura (Banque de France)
  Discussed by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Yue Cao
  The Welfare Impact of Dollar Stores
  Presented by Yue Cao (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
  Discussed by Aurélie Sotura (Banque de France)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 7 (3.0.84B))
8G. FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION

Chair: Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)

• Augusto Cerqua, Costanza Giannantoni
  Going Local: Public Spending, Bureaucratic Efficiency and Decentralisation
  Presented by Costanza Giannantoni (Sapienza University of Rome)
  Discussed by Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)
• Marko Koethenbuerger, Gabriel Loumeau, Christian Stettler
  Self-determination and Local Fiscal Autonomy
  Presented by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Costanza Giannantoni (Sapienza University of Rome)
• Paul Steger
  Local Government Fiscal Policy Responses To Federal Tax Reforms
  Presented by Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)
  Discussed by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 8 (4.043))
8H. INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Chair: Matthieu Bouvard (Toulouse School of Economics)

• Anna Cecilia Rosso
  Industrial Policy and the Decision to Emigrate
  Presented by Anna Cecilia Rosso (Università dell'Insubria)
  Discussed by Matthieu Bouvard (Toulouse School of Economics)
• Ricardo Guzman
  Industrial policy and input market access: Evidence from Nigerian fertiliser
  Presented by Ricardo Guzman (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
  Discussed by Anna Cecilia Rosso (Università dell'Insubria)
• Matthieu Bouvard, Adolfo de Motta
  Should Cities Diversify? City Risk and Industrial Policy
  Presented by Matthieu Bouvard (Toulouse School of Economics)
  Discussed by Ricardo Guzman (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)

June 8, 2024 16:15 to 17:45 (Location: Room 9 (2.1.042))
8I. COMMUTING AND LOCAL PUBLIC GOODS

Chair: Matteo Pazzona (Brunel University London)

• Yooseon Hwang
  Does Micromobility Substitute or Complement Public Transit?
  Presented by Yooseon Hwang (New York University Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Matteo Pazzona (Brunel University London)
• Tereza Ranosova
  Commuting and the Value of Marriage
  Presented by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)
  Discussed by Yooseon Hwang (New York University Abu Dhabi)
• Matteo Pazzona
  Examining the Impact of Public Policing on Private Security: Insights from the UK
  Presented by Matteo Pazzona (Brunel University London)
  Discussed by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)