Urban Economics Association

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 21A)
1A. Distributional Effects of Urban Policies I

Chair: John McLaren (University of Virginia)

• Alba Miñano-Mañero
  When Are D-Graded Neighbourhoods Not Degraded? Greening the Legacy of Redlining
  Presented by Alba Miñano-Mañero (ISEG-University of Lisbon)
  Discussed by Lei Ma (Boston University)
• Lei Ma
  Build What and for Whom? The Distributional Effects of Housing Supply
  Presented by Lei Ma (Boston University)
  Discussed by Lukas Hauck (University of Bern)
• Simon Buechler, Lukas Hauck, Nicola Stalder, Maximilian von Ehrlich
  Distributional Consequences of Rent Regulation
  Presented by Lukas Hauck (University of Bern)
  Discussed by John McLaren (University of Virginia)
• Lingmin Bao, John McLaren
  Effects of Urban Renewal Projects on Black Workers
  Presented by John McLaren (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Alba Miñano-Mañero (ISEG-University of Lisbon)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 21B)
1B. Firms and Trade

Chair: Martina Magli (LMU Munich)

• Antonella Nocco, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Matteo Salto, Atsushi Tadokoro
  Levelling the Global Playing Field through Optimal Non- Discriminatory Corporate Taxes and Subsidies
  Presented by Antonella Nocco (University of Salento)
  Discussed by Luca Macedoni (University of Milan)
• Luca Macedoni, Mingzhi Jimmy Xu, Yumin Hu
  Pricing to Heterogeneous Consumers and Firm Market Power: Evidence from the United States and China
  Presented by Luca Macedoni (University of Milan)
  Discussed by Fadi Hassan (Bank of Italy)
• Fadi Hassan
  Import Competition, Trade Credit, and Financial Frictions in General Equilibrium
  Presented by Fadi Hassan (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Martina Magli (LMU Munich)
• Martina Magli
  The Spillover Effect of Services Offshoring on Local Labour Markets
  Presented by Martina Magli (LMU Munich)
  Discussed by Antonella Nocco (University of Salento)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 22)
1C. Consumption Access in Cities

Chair: Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

• Seung-Hyun Hong
  Spatial Differences in Premiums for High Quality Products: A Case Study of Organic Baby Food
  Presented by Seung-Hyun Hong (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Ying Chen (Xiamen University)
• Ying Chen, Paul Cheshire
  Valuing Consumption Services as Technology Transforms Accessibility: Evidence from Beijing
  Presented by Ying Chen (Xiamen University)
  Discussed by Jaecheol Lee (University of California, Berkeley)
• Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Jaecheol Lee, Sujin Lee
  The Impact of Restricting Large Retailer Operation Days on Independent Retailers and Consumers: Evidence from South Korea
  Presented by Jaecheol Lee (University of California, Berkeley)
  Discussed by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Ying Fan, Ming Chen, Wang Chen, Jintao Ke
  Welcome to the Night: Nighttime Amenities, Travel to Consume, and Urban Economic Spillover
  Presented by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  Discussed by Seung-Hyun Hong (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 23)
1D. Local Tax Shocks

Chair: Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)

• Ulf Nielsson, Caleb WroblewskiAnders Yding
  The Incidence and Efficiency of Land Value Taxation
  Presented by Caleb Wroblewski ()
  Discussed by Seohee Kim (Indiana University)
• Isaac Hacamo, Seohee Kim
  Tax Increment Financing, Economic Growth, and Inequality
  Presented by Seohee Kim (Indiana University)
  Discussed by Alain Trannoy (AMSE)
• Guillaume Chapelle, Alain Trannoy
  VAT Shock and Residential Investment in France
  Presented by Alain Trannoy (AMSE)
  Discussed by Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)
• Eckhard Janeba, Felix Koehler, Davud Rostam-Afschar, Paul Steger
  Vax and Tax: Fiscal Effects of the Biontech Shock
  Presented by Paul Steger (ZEW Mannheim/Uni Mannheim)
  Discussed by Caleb Wroblewski ()

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 125)
1E. Wolves, Trees, Toxic Plants

Chair: Will Rafey (UCLA)

• Florian Grosset-Touba, Anna Papp, Charles Taylor
  Rain Follows the Forest: Land Use Policy, Climate Change, and Adaptation
  Presented by Florian Grosset-Touba (CREST, Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
  Discussed by Irene Jacqz (Iowa State University)
• Irene Jacqz
  Fighting Fire with Fire(fighting Foam): The Long Run Effects of PFAS Use at U.S. Military Installations
  Presented by Irene Jacqz (Iowa State University)
  Discussed by Anouch Missirian (Toulouse School of Economics & INRAE)
• Eyal Frank, Anouch Missirian, Dominic Parker, Jennifer Raynor
  Option Value of Apex Predators: Evidence from a River Discontinuity
  Presented by Anouch Missirian (Toulouse School of Economics & INRAE)
  Discussed by Will Rafey (UCLA)
• Irene Jacqz, Will Rafey
  Toxic plants
  Presented by Will Rafey (UCLA)
  Discussed by Florian Grosset-Touba (CREST, Institut Polytechnique de Paris)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 201)
1F. Spatial Structural Change

Chair: Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)

• Wenzhang Zhang
  Migration, Urbanisation and Structural Transformation: Evidence from China
  Presented by Wenzhang Zhang (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Sandra Kurniawati (University of Mannheim)
• Sandra Kurniawati
  Quantifying the Effects of Commodity Booms on Regional and Sectoral Outcomes
  Presented by Sandra Kurniawati (University of Mannheim)
  Discussed by Kunal Dasgupta (IIM Bangalore)
• Kunal Dasgupta, Arti Grover
  Trade Costs and Industrialization
  Presented by Kunal Dasgupta (IIM Bangalore)
  Discussed by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
• Clement Bohr, Marti Mestieri, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
  Economic Geography and Structural Change
  Presented by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
  Discussed by Wenzhang Zhang (University of Oxford)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 202)
1G. Regulation and Construction I

Chair: Jeffrey Lin (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Felipe Sepulveda
  The Role of Housing Supply in Shaping Affordability: A Quasi-experimental Approach
  Presented by Felipe Sepulveda (UBC)
  Discussed by James Macek (University of Toronto)
• Guangbin Hong, James Macek
  Redevelopment and Gentrification in General Equilibrium
  Presented by James Macek (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Olivier Schöni (University of Lausanne)
• Maximilian v. Ehrlich, Christian Hilber, Antoine Legret, Olivier Schöni
  The Impact of Decentralization on Residential Development: A Century of Evidence from Switzerland
  Presented by Olivier Schöni (University of Lausanne)
  Discussed by Jeffrey Lin (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Ingrid Ellen, Daniel Hartley, Jeffrey Lin, Wei You
  The Bronx is Burning: Urban Disinvestment Effects of the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements
  Presented by Jeffrey Lin (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Felipe Sepulveda (UBC)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 203)
1H. Crime

Chair: Kwan Ok Lee (National University of Singapore)

• Daria Denti, Marco Di Cataldo
  Equal Justice Under Law? Local Justice Efficiency and Crime Deterrence
  Presented by Marco Di Cataldo (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)
  Discussed by Sofia F. Franco (University of California Irvine)
• Sofia F. Franco
  Drug-Related Harm Reduction and Local Communities: Evidence from Dutch Drug Consumption Rooms
  Presented by Sofia F. Franco (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Brady horn (University of New Mexico)
• Brady horn
  Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers and Neighborhood Crime
  Presented by Brady horn (University of New Mexico)
  Discussed by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
• Carlos Diaz Guimaraens, Sebastian Fossati, Nico Trajtenberg
  People on the Street and Crime: Insights from Street Markets
  Presented by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
  Discussed by Marco Di Cataldo (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

March 28, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 220)
1I. Renting, Owning, and Inequality

Chair: Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)

• Sidharth Moktan
  An Empirical Equilibrium Model of the Markets for Owner-Occupied and Rental Housing
  Presented by Sidharth Moktan (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Felipe Barbieri (University of Pennsylvania)
• Felipe Barbieri, Gregory Dobbels
  Market Power and the Welfare Effects of Institutional Landlords
  Presented by Felipe Barbieri (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Matthijs Korevaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Marc Francke, Lianne Hans, Matthijs Korevaar, Sjoerd van Bekkum
  Buy-to-Live vs. Buy-to-Let: Real Estate Investors, Property Prices, and Neighborhoods
  Presented by Matthijs Korevaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
• Yannis Ioannides, L. Rachel Ngai
  Housing and Inequality
  Presented by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
  Discussed by Sidharth Moktan (London School of Economics)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 21A)
2A. Distributional Effects of Urban Policies II

Chair: Brent Ambrose (Penn State University)

• Fabian Brunåker, Matz Dahlberg, Gabriella Kindström, Che-Yuan Liang
  Revitalizing Poor Neighborhoods: Gentrification and Individual Mobility Effects of New Large-Scale Housing Construction
  Presented by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Camilla Schneier (University of Chicago)
• Camilla Schneier
  Distributional Effects of Exclusive Dealing in Retail Real Estate
  Presented by Camilla Schneier (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Brent Ambrose (Penn State University)
• Brent Ambrose, Xun Bian, Ruoyu Chen, Hanchen Jiang
  Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity: Evidence from New York City
  Presented by Brent Ambrose (Penn State University)
  Discussed by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 21B)
2B. Firms and Industry Agglomeration

Chairs: Weiliang Tan (Cornell University), Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)

• Tomás Budí-Ors
  The Life-Cycle of Firms and the Productivity Advantages of Large Cities
  Presented by Tomás Budí-Ors (EUI)
  Discussed by Matteo Sartori (Banca d'Italia)
• Diego Puga, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud, Matteo Sartori, Grigorios Spanos
  The Geography and Organization of Multi-Location Firms
  Presented by Matteo Sartori (Banca d'Italia)
  Discussed by Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)
• Stefan Leknes, Jorn Rattso, Hildegunn Stokke
  The Agglomeration Effect: The Role of Intangible-Intensive Industries
  Presented by Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Tomás Budí-Ors (EUI)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 22)
2C. Transportation Costs within and Across Cities

Chair: A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)

• Chunmian Ge, Hanwei Huang, Chang Liu, Wenji Xu
  Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery
  Presented by Chang Liu (City University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Keitaro Ninomiya (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
• Keitaro Ninomiya
  The Effectiveness of Taxes on Two-Sided Markets: Evidence from Ride-Hailing in Chicago
  Presented by Keitaro Ninomiya (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
  Discussed by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
• Yutong Chen, A. Kerem Cosar, Devaki Ghose, Shirish Mahendru, Sheetal Sekhri
  Gender-Specific Transportation Costs and Female Time Use: Evidence from India’s Pink Slip Program
  Presented by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Chang Liu (City University of Hong Kong)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 23)
2D. Local Taxes and Spatial Distortions

Chair: Alex Anas (State University of New York at Buffalo)

• Raian Kudashev, Pierre Picard
  Land Rent Discontinuities and Taxation in the Cross-Border Commuting Region
  Presented by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)
  Discussed by Yann Perdereau (Paris School of Economics)
• Charles Labrousse, Yann Perdereau
  Geography versus Income: The Heterogeneous Effects of Carbon Taxation
  Presented by Yann Perdereau (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Alex Anas (State University of New York at Buffalo)
• Alex Anas
  Pigouvian Pricing and the Henry George Theorem in the Presence of Distortionary Taxes
  Presented by Alex Anas (State University of New York at Buffalo)
  Discussed by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 125)
2E. Floods and Wildfires

Chair: Stuart Gabriel (UCLA)

• Konrad Bierl, Waldemar Marz
  Adaptation to Flooding and its Effect on the Urban Form
  Presented by Konrad Bierl (Humboldt Universität Berlin, Berlin School of Economics)
  Discussed by Amanda Ang (Aalto University and Helsinki GSE)
• Amanda Ang
  Population Growth and Wildfire Mitigation
  Presented by Amanda Ang (Aalto University and Helsinki GSE)
  Discussed by Stuart Gabriel (UCLA)
• Xudong An, Stuart Gabriel
  Extreme Wildfires, Distant Air Pollution, and Household Financial Health
  Presented by Stuart Gabriel (UCLA)
  Discussed by Konrad Bierl (Humboldt Universität Berlin, Berlin School of Economics)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 201)
2F. Agglomeration of Retail

Chair: Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)

• Furong Sun, Hans Koster, Jos van Ommeren
  Retail Industry Coagglomeration
  Presented by Furong Sun (VU Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona and IEB)
• Julia McGeeRosa Sanchis-Guarner, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The Impact of Chain Collapses on Retail Agglomeration
  Presented by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona and IEB)
  Discussed by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Gabriel Loumeau, Yanos Zylberberg
  The Rise of Consumer Cities: Evidence from the City of Light
  Presented by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Furong Sun (VU Amsterdam)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 202)
2G. Regulations and Construction II

Chair: Giacomo Ponzetto (CREI, UPF, BSE and IPEG)

• Daniel Lebret, Crocker Liu, Maxence Valentin
  Carrot and Stick Zoning
  Presented by Maxence Valentin (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Christian Hilber, Hans Koster, Gabriel Loumeau
  Land Use Regulation, Homeownership, and the Cost of NIMBYism
  Presented by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Giacomo Ponzetto (CREI, UPF, BSE and IPEG)
• Leonardo D'Amico, Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, William Kerr, Giacomo Ponzetto
  Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation
  Presented by Giacomo Ponzetto (CREI, UPF, BSE and IPEG)
  Discussed by Maxence Valentin (ETH Zurich)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 203)
2H. Shocks and House Prices

Chair: Felix Heuer (RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)

• Shilan Feng, Xiongfei Guo, Ya Tan, Yingjia Zhai, Jingyi Zheng
  Bedrooms and Babies: The Interplay of Fertility Policy and Housing Price in China
  Presented by Ya Tan (University of International Business and Economics)
  Discussed by Marcos Sanso-Navarro (Universidad de Zaragoza)
• Carlos Gayán-Navarro, Marcos Sanso-Navarro
  Mass Shootings, Employment, and Housing Prices: Evidence from Different Geographic Entities
  Presented by Marcos Sanso-Navarro (Universidad de Zaragoza)
  Discussed by Felix Heuer (RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
• Felix Heuer
  Capitalization of Energy Prices in the Housing Market
  Presented by Felix Heuer (RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Ya Tan (University of International Business and Economics)

March 28, 2025 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: 220)
2I. Quantitative Frameworks of Homeownership and Local Labor Markets

Chair: Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)

• Christophe Bruneel, Guillaume Chapelle, Jean Benoit EYMEOUD, Etienne Wasmer
  Housing Prices Propagation: A Theory of Spatial Interactions
  Presented by Guillaume Chapelle (CY Cergy Paris Université)
  Discussed by Claudio Luccioletti (Bank of Italy)
• Claudio Luccioletti
  Should Governments Subsidize Homeownership? A Quantitative Analysis of Spatial Housing Policies
  Presented by Claudio Luccioletti (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
• Erica Moszkowski, Gregor Schubert, Shiyan Wei
  Age Structure and Housing Affordability
  Presented by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
  Discussed by Guillaume Chapelle (CY Cergy Paris Université)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 21A)
3A. Urban Policies and Integration

Chair: Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

• Tuukka Saarimaa, Marika Ventovuori
  Urban Renewal and Displacement of Incumbent Residents: Evidence from Helsinki
  Presented by Marika Ventovuori (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez (London School of Economics and Political)
• Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez
  Paying for Integration. The Overall Neighborhood Impacts of a Mixed-Income Housing Demand Voucher: Evidence from Chile
  Presented by Ignacio Aravena-Gonzalez (London School of Economics and Political)
  Discussed by Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
• Camille Hemet
  Decentralization, Ethnic Fractionalization, and Public Services: Evidence from Kenyan Healthcare
  Presented by Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  Discussed by Marika Ventovuori (Aalto University)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 21B)
3B. Firm-Worker Matches and Local Labor Markets

Chair: Giacomo Carlini (Queen Mary University of London)

• Hang Do, Kiet Duong, Luu Duc Toan Huynh, Nam Vu
  The Real Effects of Brexit on Labor Demand: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
  Presented by Nam Vu (Miami University)
  Discussed by Lan Lan (Liaoning University)
• Lan Lan
  The Benefits of Major-related Labor Markets for Job Match Quality of College Graduates
  Presented by Lan Lan (Liaoning University)
  Discussed by Giacomo Carlini (Queen Mary University of London)
• Giacomo Carlini
  The Geography of Assortative Matching
  Presented by Giacomo Carlini (Queen Mary University of London)
  Discussed by Nam Vu (Miami University)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 22)
3C. Choice of Transport Mode

Chair: Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)

• Joschka Flintz, Stefanie Gaebler, Viktoria KleinschmidtFelix Roesel
  Train Stations and Car Ownership: Evidence from Station Openings in Germany
  Presented by Joschka Flintz (Ruhr University Bochum)
  Discussed by Isac Olave Cruz (NEOMA Business School)
• Isac Olave Cruz
  Fire Bikes to the Rescue! Bike-Sharing and Public Transport Substitution
  Presented by Isac Olave Cruz (NEOMA Business School)
  Discussed by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)
• Arttu Ahonen, Prottoy Akbar, Pablo Warnes
  Drivers of Habit: Evidence of Persistence from Car Inspections and Neighborhood Moves
  Presented by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Joschka Flintz (Ruhr University Bochum)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 23)
3D. Local Public Investments

Chair: Henry Aray (University of Granada)

• Emiliano Rinaldi
  Local Public Goods as Amenities: Evidence from London
  Presented by Emiliano Rinaldi (LSE)
  Discussed by Immanuel Feld (University of Warwick)
• Immanuel Feld, Thiemo Fetzer
  Performative State Capacity and Climate (In)Action
  Presented by Immanuel Feld (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Henry Aray (University of Granada)
• Henry Aray
  A General Model for the Distribution of Public Investment among Jurisdictions
  Presented by Henry Aray (University of Granada)
  Discussed by Emiliano Rinaldi (LSE)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 125)
3E. Expectations and Exposure to Climate Change

Chair: Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)

• Jeffrey Sun
  The Distributional Consequences of Climate Change: Housing Wealth, Expectations, and Uncertainty
  Presented by Jeffrey Sun (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Philibert Weenink (Maastricht University)
• Piet Eichholtz, Nils Kok, Philibert Weenink
  Dutch Dilemma: Flood Exposure Pricing in a River Delta
  Presented by Philibert Weenink (Maastricht University)
  Discussed by Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)
• Augusto Ospital
  Housing Constraints and Spatial Exposure to Natural Hazards Within and Across U.S. Cities
  Presented by Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)
  Discussed by Jeffrey Sun (Princeton University)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 201)
3F. Student Prize Session I

Chair: Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)

• Leonardo D'Amico
  Capital Market Integration and Growth Across the United States
  Presented by Leonardo D'Amico (Harvard University)
• Marko Irisarri
  Entrepreneurship Across Cities: Uncovering Policy Implications
  Presented by Marko Irisarri (Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
• Weiliang Tan
  The Geography of Innovation in the United States
  Presented by Weiliang Tan (Cornell University)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 202)
3G. Buildings and the Density of Cities

Chair: Alexander Haupt (Plymouth University)

• Christian Hilber, Andreas Mense
  Structural Density and Homeownership
  Presented by Andreas Mense (IAB Nuremberg)
  Discussed by Wen Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Wen Wang, Yue Yu
  The Welfare Effects of Invisible Densification
  Presented by Wen Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Alexander Haupt (Plymouth University)
• Kristof Dascher, Alexander Haupt
  The ’Daylit City’: Bright Houses on Blind Streets
  Presented by Alexander Haupt (Plymouth University)
  Discussed by Andreas Mense (IAB Nuremberg)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 203)
3H. Rent Control

Chair: Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert (University of Cologne)

• Luisa Carrer
  The Perverse Effects of Rent Control: Evidence From a Large-scale Stringent Regulation in Catalonia
  Presented by Luisa Carrer (ESCP Business School)
  Discussed by Zhongji Wei (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Jimmy Ho, Yulin Hong, Zhongji Wei, Michael Wong
  Housing Expenditure and Misallocation in a Rent Regulated City
  Presented by Zhongji Wei (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert (University of Cologne)
• Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert, Ronan Lyons
  Judge for Yourself? The Impact of Controls on Rents in Interwar New York
  Presented by Maximilian Guennewig-Moenert (University of Cologne)
  Discussed by Luisa Carrer (ESCP Business School)

March 28, 2025 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: 220)
3I. Housing Market Frictions and Search

Chair: Ning Jia (Vrije University Amsterdam)

• Jakub Pawelczak
  Flipping Houses in a Decentralized Market
  Presented by Jakub Pawelczak (University of Minnesota)
  Discussed by Aditya Aladangady (Federal Reserve Board)
• Aditya Aladangady
  Locked In: Rate Hikes, Housing Markets, and Mobility
  Presented by Aditya Aladangady (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Ning Jia (Vrije University Amsterdam)
• Ning Jia, Jan Rouwendal
  New Listings and Housing Market Congestion
  Presented by Ning Jia (Vrije University Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Jakub Pawelczak (University of Minnesota)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 21A)
4A. Segregation I

Chair: Daniel Heuermann (University of Regensburg)

• Felix Iglhaut, Joseph-Simon Goerlach
  Spatial Partisan Sorting on the Neighborhood Level in the US
  Presented by Felix Iglhaut (LSE)
  Discussed by Louis Sirugue (London School of Economics)
• Louis Sirugue
  Intergenerational Mobility Among Children of Immigrants and Natives: The Role of Residential Segregation
  Presented by Louis Sirugue (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Daniel Heuermann (University of Regensburg)
• Daniel Heuermann, Philipp vom Berge
  Unemployment, Segregation, and the Structure of Cities
  Presented by Daniel Heuermann (University of Regensburg)
  Discussed by Felix Iglhaut (LSE)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 21B)
4B. Assortative Matching and Wages across Labor Markets

Chair: Miguel Zerecero (University of California Irvine)

• Stefan Leknes, Hildegunn Stokke, Eric Myran Wee
  Cities and assortative matching dynamics over worker careers
  Presented by Hildegunn Stokke (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Shihang Hou (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
• Luke Heath Milsom, Shihang Hou
  The Role of Firms and Occupations in Wage Inequality
  Presented by Shihang Hou (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  Discussed by Miguel Zerecero (University of California Irvine)
• Miguel Zerecero, Miren Azkarate-Askasua
  No More Limited Mobility Bias: Exploring the Heterogeneity of Labor Markets
  Presented by Miguel Zerecero (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Hildegunn Stokke (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 22)
4C. Amenity Value of Transport

Chair: Zhuoran Shang (Syracuse University)

• Takeru Sugasawa, Yuta Kuroda, Kai Nomura, Shohei Yasuda, Jun Yoshida
  The Impact of Flight Noise on Urban Housing Markets: Evidence from the New Landing Flight Paths of Haneda Airport in Japan
  Presented by Takeru Sugasawa (Housing Research & Advancement Foundation of Japan)
  Discussed by Johannes Brinkmann ()
• Johannes Brinkmann
  Driving Back the Car? How Traffic Reduction Schemes Affect Urban Amenities
  Presented by Johannes Brinkmann ()
  Discussed by Zhuoran Shang (Syracuse University)
• Zhuoran Shang
  Infrastructure or Amenity: The Role of Bike Lanes
  Presented by Zhuoran Shang (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Takeru Sugasawa (Housing Research & Advancement Foundation of Japan)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 23)
4D. Political Conflict

Chair: Vikas Soni (University of South Florida)

• Jakob Vanschoonbeek
  The Spatial Political Economy of Discontent
  Presented by Jakob Vanschoonbeek (KU Leuven - University of Leuven)
  Discussed by Max Deter (Berlin School of Economics)
• Max Deter
  Exit and Suppressing Voice - Evidence from Stasi Arrests in East Germany
  Presented by Max Deter (Berlin School of Economics)
  Discussed by Vikas Soni (University of South Florida)
• Vikas Soni
  Partisan Inequality in Property Tax Assessments: The Hidden Fiscal Burden on Political Minorities
  Presented by Vikas Soni (University of South Florida)
  Discussed by Jakob Vanschoonbeek (KU Leuven - University of Leuven)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 125)
4E. Optimal Policies and Climate Change

Chair: Amine Ouazad (HEC Montreal)

• Vincent Roberdel, Ioulia Ossokina, Vladimir Karamychev, Theo Arentze
  Welfare Trade-Offs of Energy-Efficient Homes: Poverty, Environment, and Comfort
  Presented by Vincent Roberdel (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  Discussed by Thomas Bourany (University of Chicago)
• Thomas Bourany
  The Optimal Design of Climate Agreements
  Presented by Thomas Bourany (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Vincent Roberdel (Eindhoven University of Technology)
• Amine Ouazad, Matthew Kahn
  Optimal Flood Protection Policies: Spatial Design and Time Consistency of Infrastructure Investments
  Presented by Amine Ouazad (HEC Montreal)
  Discussed by Vincent Roberdel (Eindhoven University of Technology)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 201)
4F. Student Prize Session II

Chair: Allan Hsiao (Stanford University)

• Konhee Chang
  Diversifying the suburbs: Rental supply and spatial inequality
  Presented by Konhee Chang (UC Berkeley)
• Vincent Rollet
  Can We Rebuild a City? The Dynamics of Urban Redevelopment
  Presented by Vincent Rollet (MIT)
• Victoria Wang
  Migration as Climate Adaptation: Evidence from California Wildfires
  Presented by Victoria Wang (UCLA)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 202)
4G. Climate Shocks and Urban Growth

Chair: Bruno Barsanetti (FGV EPGE)

• Robert Reinhardt
  Non-linear Responses to Climate Shocks in Sub-Saharan African Cities
  Presented by Robert Reinhardt (University Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne)
  Discussed by Nicklas Nordfors (University of Gothenburg)
• Nicklas Nordfors
  Droughts and the growth of cities
  Presented by Nicklas Nordfors (University of Gothenburg)
  Discussed by Bruno Barsanetti (FGV EPGE)
• Bruno Barsanetti
  Do Landslides Impact Urbanization Patterns? Evidence from Brazilian Cities
  Presented by Bruno Barsanetti (FGV EPGE)
  Discussed by Robert Reinhardt (University Paris 1 - Pantheon Sorbonne)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 203)
4H. Information and Housing Markets

Chair: Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)

• Gabrielle Fack, Julius Goedde, Liam Wren-Lewis
  Misplaced Trust? Preferences for Similarity in an Online Housing Market
  Presented by Julius Goedde (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yi Wu (University of Reading)
• Yi Wu, Donghui Li
  Shaping Housing Decisions: The Influence of Media on Immigrant Homebuyers
  Presented by Yi Wu (University of Reading)
  Discussed by Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)
• Mariko Nakagawa, Taisuke Sadayuki, Takeru Sugasawa, Naonari Yajima
  The Stigma of In-Home Death: Impact of Undisclosed Information on Housing Prices and Rents
  Presented by Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Julius Goedde (Paris School of Economics)

March 28, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: 220)
4I. Housing and Macroeconomic Dynamics

Chair: Sofie Waltl (University of Cambridge)

• Juhana Siljander
  Entrepreneurs and Housing Boom-Bust Dynamics
  Presented by Juhana Siljander ()
  Discussed by Mark Toth (University of Bonn)
• Mark Toth
  The Role of City Structure in Monetary Policy Transmission
  Presented by Mark Toth (University of Bonn)
  Discussed by Sofie Waltl (University of Cambridge)
• Sofie Waltl
  Is the ECB’s Monetary Policy Doomed to Overshoot? Consequences of Leaving Out Owner-Occupied Housing Costs in the HICP
  Presented by Sofie Waltl (University of Cambridge)
  Discussed by Juhana Siljander ()

March 28, 2025 17:45 to 18:45 (Location: 201)
5. Keynote Lecture 1: Esteban Rossi-Hansberg: "Firms and Plants Across Space"

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 21A)
5A. Wage Growth and Life Cycle across Cities I

Chair: Kyle Butts (University of Arkansas)

• Donald Davis, Eric Mengus, Tomasz Michalski, Elie Vidal-Naquet
  Returns to Experience Across and Within Cities
  Presented by Tomasz Michalski (HEC Paris)
  Discussed by Maximilian Perl (University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Maximilian Perl
  Life-Cycle Wage Growth Across Cities
  Presented by Maximilian Perl (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Goya Razavi (University of Chicago)
• Sadegh Eshaghnia, Goya Razavi
  Neighborhood Effects and Children's Long-term Outcomes
  Presented by Goya Razavi (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Kyle Butts (University of Arkansas)
• Kyle Butts, Taylor Jaworski, Carl Kitchens
  The Urban Wage Premium in Historical Perspective
  Presented by Kyle Butts (University of Arkansas)
  Discussed by Tomasz Michalski (HEC Paris)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 21B)
5B. International Trade and Investment

Chair: Dennis Novy (University of Warwick)

• Devaki Ghose, Eduardo Fraga, Ana M Fernandes
  Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare: Evidence from Sri Lanka
  Presented by Eduardo Fraga (London Business School)
  Discussed by Sung-Ju Wu (University of Nottingham)
• Sung-Ju Wu
  Foreign Profit Shifting and The Welfare Responses to The US-China Trade War: Evidence from Manufacturers in Vietnam
  Presented by Sung-Ju Wu (University of Nottingham)
  Discussed by Edouard Schaal (CREI/UPF)
• Pablo Fajgelbaum, Amit Khandelwal, Theodore Naff, Edouard Schaal
  Understanding China’s Foreign Infrastructure Investments
  Presented by Edouard Schaal (CREI/UPF)
  Discussed by Dennis Novy (University of Warwick)
• Natalie Chen, Dennis Novy, Diego Solórzano
  Trade Diversion and Labor Market Outcomes
  Presented by Dennis Novy (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Eduardo Fraga (London Business School)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 22)
5C. Long Run Effects of Transport Infrastructure

Chair: Arti Grover (World Bank)

• Sara Bagagli
  The Fastest Route to Specialization? Evidence from the Expansion of the Italian Highway System
  Presented by Sara Bagagli (LSE)
  Discussed by Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere (Vancouver School of Economics)
• Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere
  Displacement and Infrastructure Provision: Evidence from the Interstate Highway System
  Presented by Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere (Vancouver School of Economics)
  Discussed by Oscar Fentanes Tellez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
• Matias Busso, Oscar Fentanes Tellez
  Building Up Local Productivity: Infrastructure and Firm Dynamics in Mexico
  Presented by Oscar Fentanes Tellez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
  Discussed by Arti Grover (World Bank)
• Arti Grover, William Maloney, Stephen O'Connell
  Which Firms Drive the Gains from Connectivity and Competition? The Impact of India’s Golden Quadrilateral across the Firm Life Cycle
  Presented by Arti Grover (World Bank)
  Discussed by Sara Bagagli (LSE)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 23)
5D. Local Labor Markets and Policies

Chair: Duncan Roth (Institute for Employment Research)

• Martin Wiegand
  Cities with Benefits: The Effects of Region-Specific Unemployment Assistance on Unemployed Jobseekers
  Presented by Martin Wiegand (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
• Evan Cunningham
  Local Labor Market Effects of Amazon
  Presented by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
  Discussed by Jack Liang (Yale University)
• Jack Liang, Wei Xiang
  Market Power and Tradability
  Presented by Jack Liang (Yale University)
  Discussed by Duncan Roth (Institute for Employment Research)
• Duncan Roth, Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Tobias Seidel
  Optimal Minimum Wages in Spatial Economies
  Presented by Duncan Roth (Institute for Employment Research)
  Discussed by Martin Wiegand (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 125)
5E. Energy-Efficient Housing

Chair: Gabrielle Fack (Universite Paris Dauphine)

• Vincent Roberdel, Ioulia Ossokina, Jos van Ommeren, Theo Arentze
  Do Energy-Efficient Homes Improve Residents' Health? Evidence from Insurers' Records
  Presented by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  Discussed by Oleksii Hamaniuk (University of Bonn)
• Oleksii Hamaniuk
  Ostrom Against Heating Costs: Empirical Evidence from Managing Buildings in Ukraine
  Presented by Oleksii Hamaniuk (University of Bonn)
  Discussed by Bernardo Mendes (London Business School)
• Joao Cocco, Bernardo Mendes, Lakshmi Naaraayanan
  Green Mortgages
  Presented by Bernardo Mendes (London Business School)
  Discussed by Gabrielle Fack (Universite Paris Dauphine)
• Edouard Civel, Anna Créti, Gabrielle Fack, Daniel Herrera-Araujo
  Certification, Manipulation, and Competition: Evidence from Energy Performance Certificates
  Presented by Gabrielle Fack (Universite Paris Dauphine)
  Discussed by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 201)
5F. Segregation II

Chair: Donald Davis (Columbia University)

• Raoul van Maarseveen
  Location and Educational Signals
  Presented by Raoul van Maarseveen (University of Cologne)
  Discussed by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Kristian Behrens, Oualid Moussouni
  Homophily and Ethnic Colocation: Evidence from Canadian Metropolitan Areas
  Presented by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
• Peter Christensen, Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri, Christopher Timmins
  Racial Discrimination and Housing Outcomes in the United States Rental Market
  Presented by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
  Discussed by Donald Davis (Columbia University)
• Donald Davis, Matthew Easton, Stephan Thies
  Segregation, Spillovers, and the Locus of Racial Change
  Presented by Donald Davis (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Raoul van Maarseveen (University of Cologne)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 202)
5G. Cities and Long-Run Growth

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Ruoran Cheng
  Route To Cities: Natural Endowments Under Varying Institutions
  Presented by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Etienne Wasmer (NYU ABU DHABI)
• Tanguy Le Fur, Etienne Wasmer
  Conflict over land and growth: The Multiplier Effect of Resource Conflicts
  Presented by Etienne Wasmer (NYU ABU DHABI)
  Discussed by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
• Fabian Eckert
  Superstar ZIP Codes
  Presented by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
• Matthew Turner, David Weil
  Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 203)
5H. Remote Work I

Chair: Miklos Koren (Central European University)

• Toshitaka Gokan, Sergei Kichko, Jesse Matheson, Jacques Thisse
  How the Rise of Teleworking Will Reshape Labor Markets and Cities
  Presented by Sergei Kichko (University of Trento)
  Discussed by Yichen Su (Southern Methodist University)
• Franklin Qian, Yichen Su
  Remote Work and Consumer Cities
  Presented by Yichen Su (Southern Methodist University)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
• Andrii Parkhomenko
  Work from Home and the End of the Great Divergence
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Miklos Koren (Central European University)
• Gabor Bekes, Julian Hinz, Miklos Koren, Aaron Lohmann
  When Dispersed Teams Are More Successful: Theory and Evidence from Software
  Presented by Miklos Koren (Central European University)
  Discussed by Sergei Kichko (University of Trento)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 220)
5I. Individual Impacts of Homeownership

Chair: Wolfgang Dauth (Institute for Employment Research)

• Nishaad Rao
  The Effects of Local Labor Markets on the Distribution of Household Wealth
  Presented by Nishaad Rao (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
• Matthias Wrede
  How Home Ownership Changes Subjective Well-Being and Behavior in Tight and Non-Tight Housing Markets
  Presented by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
  Discussed by Jakob Brounstein (Institute for Fiscal Studies)
• Jakob Brounstein
  The Labor Market Impacts of Unconditional Housing out of Homelessness
  Presented by Jakob Brounstein (Institute for Fiscal Studies)
  Discussed by Wolfgang Dauth (Institute for Employment Research)
• Wolfgang Dauth, Andreas Mense, Matthias Wrede
  Affordable Housing and Individual Labor Market Outcomes
  Presented by Wolfgang Dauth (Institute for Employment Research)
  Discussed by Nishaad Rao (Bank of Canada)

March 29, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: 112)
5J. Local Impacts of Resettlement

Chair: Jan Sebastian Nimczik (ESMT Berlin)

• Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu
  Coercive Growth: Forced Resettlement and Ethnicity-Based Agglomeration
  Presented by Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu (UChicago)
  Discussed by Ayah Bohsali (Pompeu Fabra University)
• Ayah Bohsali
  Conflict, Forced Displacement and Growth: Evidence from Uganda
  Presented by Ayah Bohsali (Pompeu Fabra University)
  Discussed by Constantin Tielkes (Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• Constantin Tielkes, Marco Schmandt, Felix Weinhardt
  Local Conditions and Integration When Randomly Placed Refugees Can Move Away
  Presented by Constantin Tielkes (Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
  Discussed by Jan Sebastian Nimczik (ESMT Berlin)
• Antonio Ciccone, Jan Sebastian Nimczik
  The Long-Run Effects of Immigration: Evidence Across a Barrier to Refugee Settlement
  Presented by Jan Sebastian Nimczik (ESMT Berlin)
  Discussed by Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu (UChicago)

March 29, 2025 11:30 to 12:30 (Location: 201)
6. Keynote Lecture 2: Nina Pavcnik: "Race to the Bottom or Ladders to Prosperity? Trade, Multinationals, and Workers"

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 21A)
6A. Geography of Education Access

Chair: Giorgio Pietrabissa (LSE)

• Lucienne Disch
  People- or Place-Based Policies to Tackle Disadvantage? Evidence from Matched Family-School-Neighborhood Data
  Presented by Lucienne Disch (University of Pennsylvania )
  Discussed by Sang Min Lee (University of South Carolina)
• Sang Min Lee, Bipul Verma
  Higher Education Policies and Spatial Inequality Across US States
  Presented by Sang Min Lee (University of South Carolina)
  Discussed by Giorgio Pietrabissa (LSE)
• Giorgio Pietrabissa
  School Access and City Structure
  Presented by Giorgio Pietrabissa (LSE)
  Discussed by Lucienne Disch (University of Pennsylvania )

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 21B)
6B. Urban Theory

Chair: José Gaspar (University of Porto)

• Chase AbramJordan Rosenthal-Kay
  Urban Development Dynamics and Zoning
  Presented by Jordan Rosenthal-Kay (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
• Marcus Berliant, Axel Watanabe
  Agglomeration in Purely Neoclassical and Symmetric Economies
  Presented by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
  Discussed by José Gaspar (University of Porto)
• José Gaspar, Kiyohiro Ikeda
  Agglomeration in an Urban Corridor
  Presented by José Gaspar (University of Porto)
  Discussed by Jordan Rosenthal-Kay (University of Chicago)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 22)
6C. Transport Infrastructure and City Structure

Chair: Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )

• Peleg Samuels
  Highways, Land, and the Housing Market
  Presented by Peleg Samuels (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Pol Cosentino (CES, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
• Pol Cosentino
  Circular Railroad: Evidence from the Parisian Petite Ceinture
  Presented by Pol Cosentino (CES, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  Discussed by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
• Kenzo Asahi, Andrea Herrera, Hugo E. Silva
  The Effects of Transport Infrastructure on Housing Supply: The Role of Land-Use Regulation
  Presented by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
  Discussed by Peleg Samuels (Harvard University)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 23)
6D. Competition between Local Governments

Chair: Raphael Parchet (Università della Svizzera italiana)

• Sebastian Blesse, Florian Buhlmann, Philipp Heil, Davud Rostam-Afschar
  How does Competitiveness Over Local Policies Affect Location Decisions? Experimental Evidence from Firm Decision Makers
  Presented by Sebastian Blesse (University of Leipzig)
  Discussed by Yuta Suzuki (Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
• Ming Lu, Yuta Suzuki, Xican Xi, Le Xu, Yuejun Zhong
  Pro-Manufacturing Land Policies of Competing Local Governments: A Quantitative Analysis of China
  Presented by Yuta Suzuki (Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  Discussed by Raphael Parchet (Università della Svizzera italiana)
• David Agrawal, Tidiane Ly, Raphael Parchet
  Policy Competition in a Spatial Economy
  Presented by Raphael Parchet (Università della Svizzera italiana)
  Discussed by Sebastian Blesse (University of Leipzig)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 125)
6E. Valuing Environmental and Neighborhood Amenities

Chair: Sotirios Thanos (University of Manchester)

• Sean McCulloch
  A Unified Approach to Evaluating Neighborhood Amenities
  Presented by Sean McCulloch (Brown University)
  Discussed by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina and Berlin 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 and Berlin School of Economics)
  Discussed by Sotirios Thanos (University of Manchester)
• Sotirios Thanos, Jean Dube
  Noise Valuation through the Shock of Airport Closure: Testing a New Causal Identification Strategy for Hedonic Pricing Based on Comparables
  Presented by Sotirios Thanos (University of Manchester)
  Discussed by Sean McCulloch (Brown University)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 201)
6F. Traffic Congestion

Chair: Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)

• Eiji Yamada, Yi Jiang
  The Impact of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit on the Road Congestion
  Presented by Eiji Yamada (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
  Discussed by Xiao Huang (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Guillaume Monchambert, Jos van Ommeren, Xiao Huang, Yacan Wang
  Mohring and Congestion Effects in Public Transport
  Presented by Xiao Huang (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
• Gilles Duranton, Jonathan Hall, Yi Jiang
  Detecting Traffic Bottlenecks: Evidence from Manila
  Presented by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Eiji Yamada (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 202)
6G. Natural Resources, Diseases, and Development

Chair: Gabriel Loumeau (VU Amsterdam)

• Max Marczinek
  Labour Scarcity and Productivity: Insights from the Last Nordic Plague
  Presented by Max Marczinek (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Kalle Kappner (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München)
• Kalle Kappner
  Public Health for Private Gain: Production Complementarities and Urban Infrastructure
  Presented by Kalle Kappner (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München)
  Discussed by Gabriel Loumeau (VU Amsterdam)
• Gabriel Loumeau, Hans Koster
  The Persistence of Urban Decline: Evidence from France's Largest Coal Basin
  Presented by Gabriel Loumeau (VU Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Max Marczinek (University of Oxford)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 203)
6H. Urban Redevelopment and Upzoning

Chair: Chigusa Okamoto (Chuo Univeristy)

• Jingwen Zheng
  How Real Estate Responds to Regulatory Changes over the Long Run: Evidence from the Closure of Hong Kong’s Downtown Airport
  Presented by Jingwen Zheng (George Washington University )
  Discussed by Idil Tanrisever (UC Irvine)
• Idil Tanrisever
  Upzoning and Neighborhood Change: Evidence from Los Angeles
  Presented by Idil Tanrisever (UC Irvine)
  Discussed by Chigusa Okamoto (Chuo Univeristy)
• Daiji Kawaguchi, Keisuke Kawata, Chigusa Okamoto
  Urban Redevelopment Program and Demand Externality
  Presented by Chigusa Okamoto (Chuo Univeristy)
  Discussed by Jingwen Zheng (George Washington University )

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 220)
6I. Housing and Mobility

Chair: Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona and IEB)

• Risto Hurmeranta, Teemu Lyytikäinen
  Nominal Loss Aversion and Household Mobility
  Presented by Teemu Lyytikäinen (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Lu Han (University of Wisconsin)
• Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Abdollah Farhoodi, Lu Han
  Housing Affordability and the Mobility of Renters
  Presented by Lu Han (University of Wisconsin)
  Discussed by Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona and IEB)
• Nicolas González-Pampillón, Jordi Jofre-Monseny
  How Do Cities Absorb a Large Immigration Shock? The Role of Housing
  Presented by Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona and IEB)
  Discussed by Teemu Lyytikäinen (VATT Institute for Economic Research)

March 29, 2025 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: 112)
6J. International and Internal Migration

Chair: Yujeong Lee (Yonsei University)

• Amrutha Manjunath
  Language Barriers, Internal Migration, and Labor Markets in General Equilibrium
  Presented by Amrutha Manjunath (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Allison Green (Princeton University)
• Allison Green
  Networks and Geographic Mobility: Evidence from World War II Navy Ships
  Presented by Allison Green (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Yujeong Lee (Yonsei University)
• Jongkwan Lee, Yujeong Lee, Hee-Seung Yang
  Stay Longer, Fill the Vacancy: Evidence from South Korea’s New Visa System
  Presented by Yujeong Lee (Yonsei University)
  Discussed by Amrutha Manjunath (The Pennsylvania State University)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 21A)
7A. Wage Growth and Life Cycle across Cities II

Chair: Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)

• Nina Glaeser, Joan Monras, Milan Quentel
  Spousal Sorting, Spatial Misallocation, and the Gender Wage Gap
  Presented by Nina Glaeser (Institute for Employment Research (IAB) )
  Discussed by Caterina Soto Vieira (London School of Economics)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Ismir Mulalic, caterina soto vieira, Daniel Sturm
  The Geography of Life: Evidence from Copenhagen
  Presented by Caterina Soto Vieira (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Felix Wellschmied (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
• Felix Wellschmied
  Geographic Mobility over the Life Cycle
  Presented by Felix Wellschmied (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
  Discussed by Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)
• Rainald Borck, Tadashi Morita, Yasuhiro Sato
  Optimal City Size with Endogenous Fertility
  Presented by Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)
  Discussed by Nina Glaeser (Institute for Employment Research (IAB) )

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 21B)
7B. Networks and Borders

Chair: Ugur Yesilbayraktar (University of Duisburg-Essen)

• Nikolas Kuschnig
  Networks in Space – Spillovers in Amazon Deforestation
  Presented by Nikolas Kuschnig (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  Discussed by Bennet Feld (London School of Economics and Political Science)
• Thiemo Fetzer, Peter Lambert, Bennet Feld, Prashant Garg
  AI-Generated Production Networks: Measurement and Applications to Global Trade
  Presented by Bennet Feld (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Sasha Petrov (University of Chicago)
• Sasha Petrov
  A Framework for Evaluating Border Configurations: Applications to Africa
  Presented by Sasha Petrov (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Doruk Gokalp, Jaume Ventura, Ugur Yesilbayraktar
  Quantifying the Effects of Border Changes in Europe
  Presented by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Nikolas Kuschnig (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 22)
7C. Costs and Impacts of Infrastructure

Chair: Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)

• Lindsey Currier
  Cost and Competition in U.S. Infrastructure
  Presented by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Saeed Tajrishy (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Hans Koster, Saeed Tajrishy, Jos van Ommeren, Mohammad Vesal
  From Flow to Fortune:The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Dams
  Presented by Saeed Tajrishy (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
• Sarah Fritz, Catherine van der List
  Reshaping the Economy? Place-Based Policies and Regional Reallocation
  Presented by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
  Discussed by Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)
• Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, Nikodem Szumilo, Antoine Vernet
  Startup Stations: The Impact of Rail Access on Entrepreneurship (Self-Employment) in England and Wales
  Presented by Nikodem Szumilo (University College London)
  Discussed by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 23)
7D. Place-Based Policies

Chair: Knarik Poghosyan (DIW Berlin)

• Moritz Poll
  Market Day Coordination, Market Size, and Rural Development
  Presented by Moritz Poll (Brown University)
  Discussed by Elsa Amaddeo (University of Bari)
• Elsa Amaddeo, Angela Bergantino, Giulio Fusco
  The Heterogeneous Effect of the Italian Special Economic Zones on Firms: A Regional Analysis
  Presented by Elsa Amaddeo (University of Bari)
  Discussed by Dimitria Freitas (TUD - Dresden University of Technology)
• Dimitria Freitas
  The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany
  Presented by Dimitria Freitas (TUD - Dresden University of Technology)
  Discussed by Knarik Poghosyan (DIW Berlin)
• Knarik Poghosyan
  How Effective Are Cluster Policies? Evidence from Germany
  Presented by Knarik Poghosyan (DIW Berlin)
  Discussed by Moritz Poll (Brown University)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 125)
7E. Place-Based Environmental Policies

Chair: Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)

• Alexander Hempel
  Tightening the Belt: The Impact of Greenbelts on Housing Affordability
  Presented by Alexander Hempel (University of Alberta)
  Discussed by Efthymia Kyriakopoulou (Athens University of Economics and Business)
• Fedor Iskhakov, Efthymia Kyriakopoulou, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou
  Location, Social Norms, and Recycling
  Presented by Efthymia Kyriakopoulou (Athens University of Economics and Business)
  Discussed by Benjamin Edelstein (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
• Benjamin Edelstein
  Water Scarcity Management and Housing Markets: Evidence from Water Impact Fees in Colorado
  Presented by Benjamin Edelstein (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
• Jan David Bakker, Niclas Moneke
  Neutral in Name Only: The Environmental and Housing Market Impacts of UK Water Policy
  Presented by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Alexander Hempel (University of Alberta)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 201)
7F. Urban Transportation in Developing Countries

Chair: Lucas Conwell (University College London)

• Oluchi Mbonu, Christopher Eaglin
  Market Segmentation and Coordination Costs: Evidence from Johannesburg's Minibus Networks
  Presented by Oluchi Mbonu (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Elena Lutz (ETH Zürich)
• Elena Lutz, Samuel Heroy, David Kaufmann, Neave O'Clery
  Riding to Opportunity? The Effect of Bogotá’s Cable Car on Experienced Segregation
  Presented by Elena Lutz (ETH Zürich)
  Discussed by Kangkai Wang (Peking University)
• Yizhen Gu, Kangkai Wang, Zhi Wang, Qinghua Zhang
  Why Are Commutes Short in China? The Roles of Travel Aversion and Location Adaptation
  Presented by Kangkai Wang (Peking University)
  Discussed by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
• Lucas Conwell
  Privatized Provision of Public Transit
  Presented by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
  Discussed by Oluchi Mbonu (Harvard University)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 202)
7G. Agglomeration, Endowments, and City Formation

Chair: Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)

• Luke Heath Milsom
  Doomsday to Today: 1,000 Years of Spatial Inequality.
  Presented by Luke Heath Milsom (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by Olmo Silva (London School of Economics)
• Filippo Boeri, Olmo Silva
  Marshall at the Times of Marshall
  Presented by Olmo Silva (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Sebastian Ellingsen (University of Bristol)
• Sebastian Ellingsen
  Communities of Commerce: The Economic Legacy of Chinese Immigration in Java
  Presented by Sebastian Ellingsen (University of Bristol)
  Discussed by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
• Matthias Hoelzlein
  Of Boom and Ghost Towns: Early City Formation during the California Gold Rush
  Presented by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Luke Heath Milsom (KU Leuven)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 203)
7H. Remote Work II

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

• Olivier Denagiscarde
  Working From Home and the Centrality Premium: Implications for Business Districts
  Presented by Olivier Denagiscarde (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  Discussed by Gabrielle Gambuli (Université Gustave Eiffel)
• Gabrielle Gambuli, Chloe Breton, David Bounie, John Galbraith
  The Impact of Telework on Local Consumption: Evidence from Mobile Phone and Transaction Data
  Presented by Gabrielle Gambuli (Université Gustave Eiffel)
  Discussed by Michael Stops (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
• Sena Coskun, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops, Enzo Weber
  Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances
  Presented by Michael Stops (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  Discussed by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, IEB)
• Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
  Clean Air for Cities? The Effects of Teleworking and E-Commerce on Air Pollution
  Presented by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, IEB)
  Discussed by Olivier Denagiscarde (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 220)
7I. Housing Taxes and Subsidies

Chair: Tsur Somerville (UBC)

• Max Löffler, Jonas Wogh
  Welfare Effects of Subsidizing First-Time Homebuyers
  Presented by Jonas Wogh (Maastricht University)
  Discussed by Jeanne Bomare (Paris School of Economics)
• Jeanne Bomare
  Who Owns London? Round-Tripping in the UK Offshore Real Estate Market
  Presented by Jeanne Bomare (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
• Joaquin Fuenzalida, Harrison Wheeler
  The Effect of a Homebuyer Subsidy on Children
  Presented by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Tsur Somerville (UBC)
• Danny Ben-Shahar, Dana Nayer, Tsur Somerville
  Empty Homes, Vacancy Taxes, and Housing Affordability
  Presented by Tsur Somerville (UBC)
  Discussed by Jonas Wogh (Maastricht University)

March 29, 2025 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: 112)
7J. Intra-Household Implications of Immigration

Chair: Wookun Kim (Southern Methodist University)

• Simone Moriconi
  Syrian Refugees and Gender Inequalities within Households: Evidence from Turkey
  Presented by Simone Moriconi (IESEG School of Management)
  Discussed by Sophie Brochet (Barcelona School of Economics and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
• Sophie Brochet, Prasanthi Ramakrishnan
  Across-District Marriage Migration in India
  Presented by Sophie Brochet (Barcelona School of Economics and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
  Discussed by Brett McCully (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
• Tania Barham, Randall Kuhn, Brett McCully, Patrick Turner
  The Demographic Transition and Structural Transformation
  Presented by Brett McCully (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
  Discussed by Wookun Kim (Southern Methodist University)
• Giulia Briselli, Wookun Kim
  Owing Value to Scarcity? Intra-Household Implications of Immigration Reforms in South Korea
  Presented by Wookun Kim (Southern Methodist University)
  Discussed by Simone Moriconi (IESEG School of Management)