10th Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
at the 62nd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
November 11-14, 2015
Portland, OR
Programme Committee: Nathaniel Baum-Snow (Brown, chair), Morris Davis (Rutgers) and Yves Zenou (Stockholm).
Conference Program
01A. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Systems of Cities I (Broadway I)
Chair: Frederic Robert-Nicoud
- Emilson Caputo Delfino Silva, Vander Lucas
Common Labor Market, Attachment and Spillovers in a Large Federation
Presented by: Emilson Caputo Delfino Silva
Discussed by: Frederic Robert-Nicoud
- Kristian Behrens, Yoshitsugu Kanemoto, Yasusada Murata
New trade models, elusive welfare gains
Presented by: Yasusada Murata
Discussed by: Emilson Caputo Delfino Silva
- Kyle Hood
Firm mobility and the impact of labor market policies
Presented by: Kyle Hood
Discussed by: Yasusada Murata
- David Albouy, Kristian Behrens, Frederic Robert-Nicoud
The Optimal Distribution of Population across Cities: Are Cities too Big?
Presented by: Frederic Robert-Nicoud
Discussed by: Kyle Hood
01B. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Taxation and Local Public Finance (Broadway II)
Chair: David R. Agrawal
- Enrico Moretti, Daniel John Wilson
The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists
Presented by: Daniel John Wilson
Discussed by: David R. Agrawal
- Maarten Allers, Wouter Vermeulen
Capitalization of Equalizing Grants and the Flypaper Effect
Presented by: Wouter Vermeulen
Discussed by: Daniel John Wilson
- Florian Chatagny
Tax Effects of Amalgamations: Evidence from Swiss Municipalities
Presented by: Florian Chatagny
Discussed by: Wouter Vermeulen
- David R. Agrawal
The Internet as a Tax Haven? The Effect of the Internet on Tax Competition
Presented by: David R. Agrawal
Discussed by: Florian Chatagny
01C. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Cities and Environmental Policy (Broadway III)
Chair: William Larson
- Zhi Wang, Matthew Kahn, Yu Liu, Zhao Chen
Effects of Environmental Regulation in China: Water Pollution in the Yangtze River and Industrial Relocation
Presented by: Zhi Wang
Discussed by: William Larson
- Karen Clay, Joshua Lewis, Edson Severnini
Canary in a Coal Mine: Impact of Mid-20th Century Air Pollution on Infant Mortality and Property Values
Presented by: Edson Severnini
Discussed by: Zhi Wang
- Yatang Lin
Where does the wind blow? Green preferences and spatial misallocation in renewable energy sector
Presented by: Yatang Lin
Discussed by: Edson Severnini
- William Larson, Weihua Zhao
The Energy and Urban Form Implications of Telework
Presented by: William Larson
Discussed by: Yatang Lin
02A. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Empirics of Agglomeration I (Broadway I)
Chair: Jens Suedekum
- Ferdinando Monte, Stephen James Redding, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
Commuting, Migration and Local Employment Elasticities
Presented by: Ferdinando Monte
Discussed by: Jens Suedekum
- Kristian Behrens, Rachel Guillain
Coagglomeration patterns and functional specialization in Canada
Presented by: Kristian Behrens
Discussed by: Ferdinando Monte
- Henry G Overman, Clement Bosquet
Why does Birthplace Matter so Much? Sorting, Learning and Geography
Presented by: Henry G Overman
Discussed by: Kristian Behrens
- Jens Suedekum, Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen
Adjusting to Globalization: Evidence from Heterogeneous Worker-Establishment Matches in Germany
Presented by: Jens Suedekum
Discussed by: Henry G Overman
02B. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Sorting and Neighborhoods (Broadway II)
Chair: Andrea Craig
- Arthur Acolin, Gary Dean Painter, Raphael Bostic
A Field Study of Rental Market Discrimination across Origins in France
Presented by: Gary Dean Painter
Discussed by: Andrea Craig
- Brian James Asquith
Rent Control and Evictions: Evidence from San Francisco
Presented by: Brian James Asquith
Discussed by: Gary Dean Painter
- Fabien Moizeau
Social Stratification in the City
Presented by: Fabien Moizeau
Discussed by: Brian James Asquith
- Alex Chernoff, Andrea Craig, Huw Lloyd-Ellis
Neighbourhood Sorting and Commuting Choices
Presented by: Andrea Craig
Discussed by: Fabien Moizeau
02C. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Impacts of Local Environments (Broadway III)
Chair: Jessica Burley
- Lina Ahlin
The spatial returns to education: does where you come from and where you go matter?
Presented by: Lina Ahlin
Discussed by: Jessica Burley
- Devin Bunten
Is the Rent Too High? Aggregate Implications of Local Land Use Regulation
Presented by: Devin Bunten
Discussed by: Lina Ahlin
- Mathilde Poulhes
Are Enterprise Zones Benefits Capitalized into Commercial Property Values? The French case.
Presented by: Mathilde Poulhes
Discussed by: Devin Bunten
- Jessica Burley
The Built Environment and Social Interactions: Evidence from Panel Data
Presented by: Jessica Burley
Discussed by: Mathilde Poulhes
03A. Thursday 4:00-6:00. Dynamic Choices and Housing (Broadway I)
Chair: Alex Anas
- Morris Davis, Jesse Gregory, Daniel Hartley, Kegon TK Tan
Family Location Choices and Child Development
Presented by: Morris Davis
Discussed by: Alex Anas
- Kelly Bishop, Alvin Murphy
Valuing Time-Varying Attributes using the Hedonic Model: When is a Dynamic Approach Necessary?
Presented by: Alvin Murphy
Discussed by: Morris Davis
- Anthony DeFusco
Homeowner Borrowing and Housing Collateral: New Evidence from Expiring Price Controls
Presented by: Anthony DeFusco
Discussed by: Alvin Murphy
- Alex Anas, Debarshi Indra
Rationality and exuberance in land prices and the supply of new housing
Presented by: Alex Anas
Discussed by: Anthony DeFusco
03B. Thursday 4:00-6:00. Neighborhood Composition (Broadway II)
Chair: Jenny Schuetz
- Sanghoon Lee, Nathan Mudrick Schiff, Tianran Dai
The Formation and Dynamics of Ethnic Neighborhoods
Presented by: Nathan Mudrick Schiff
Discussed by: Jenny Schuetz
- Allison Shertzer, Randall Phillip Walsh
Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities
Presented by: Randall Phillip Walsh
Discussed by: Nathan Mudrick Schiff
- Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Daniel Hartley
The Causes and Consequences of Gentrification and Neighborhood Change in U.S. Cities 1980-2010
Presented by: Daniel Hartley
Discussed by: Randall Phillip Walsh
- Jeff Larrimore, Jenny Schuetz
Who Thinks "The Rent is Too Damn High"? The relationship between local affordability, housing choices and preferences
Presented by: Jenny Schuetz
Discussed by: Daniel Hartley
03C. Thursday 4:00-6:00. Local Labor Markets I (Broadway III)
Chair: Joerg Rolf Stahl
- Xi Yang
Turnover and churning in thick labor markets
Presented by: Stefan Leknes
Discussed by: Joerg Rolf Stahl
- Frank Neffke, Anne Otto, César Hidalgo
The role of local economies` industrial composition in the careers of displaced workers
Presented by: Frank Neffke
Discussed by: Stefan Leknes
- Grigorios Spanos
The Impact of Market Size on Firm Organization
Presented by: Grigorios Spanos
Discussed by: Frank Neffke
- Joerg Rolf Stahl
Capital Gain: The Returns to Locating in the Capital City
Presented by: Joerg Rolf Stahl
Discussed by: Grigorios Spanos
04A. Friday 8:00-10:00. Systems of Cities II (Broadway I)
Chair: Klaus Desmet
- Yi Niu, Chengri Ding
Market Size and Productivity: Evidence of Chinese Cities
Presented by: Yi Niu
Discussed by: Klaus Desmet
- Jeffrey Lin, Hoyt Bleakley
History and the Sizes of Cities: A Structural, Partial-Identification Approach to Path Dependence
Presented by: Jeffrey Lin
Discussed by: Yi Niu
- David Carson Jinkins, Farid Farrokhi
Trade and Inequality in the Spatial Economy
Presented by: Farid Farrokhi
Discussed by: Jeffrey Lin
- Klaus Desmet, Avner Greif, Stephen L. Parente
The Great Divergence: Guilds and Spatial Competition in England and China
Presented by: Klaus Desmet
Discussed by: David Carson Jinkins
04B. Friday 8:00-10:00. Homeownership I (Broadway II)
Chair: Jonathan Halket
- Harris Selod
Urbanization and Property Rights
Presented by: Harris Selod
Discussed by: Jonathan Halket
- David Albouy
Should We Be Taxed Out of Our Homes? The Optimal Taxation of Housing Consumption
Presented by: David Albouy
Discussed by: Harris Selod
- Xi Yang
The Effect of Home Ownership on Job Matching Quality
Presented by: Xi Yang
Discussed by: David Albouy
- Jonathan Halket
A selection model of hedonic house values and rents
Presented by: Jonathan Halket
Discussed by: Xi Yang
04C. Friday 8:00-10:00. Urban Transportation Empirics (Broadway III)
Chair: Ismir Mulalic
- Raphael Parchet, Stephan Fretz
Is Highway Access Good for your Tax Base?
Presented by: Raphael Parchet
Discussed by: Ismir Mulalic
- Zhigang Li, Hangtian Xu
Estimating the impact of high-speed rail on economic geography: Quasi-experimental evidence from Japan
Presented by: Zhigang Li
Discussed by: Raphael Parchet
- Ismir Mulalic, Jan Rouwendal, Ninette Pilegaard
Public transport and car ownership: evidence from the Copenhagen metropolitan area
Presented by: Ismir Mulalic
Discussed by: Zhigang Li
05A. Friday 10:30-12:30. Housing Supply and Tall Buildings (Broadway I)
Chair: Daniel Paul McMillen
- Thomas Davidoff
Supply Constraints Are Not Valid Instrumental Variables for Home Prices Because They Are Correlated with Many Demand Factors
Presented by: Thomas Davidoff
Discussed by: Daniel Paul McMillen
- Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon
The Production Function for Housing: Evidence from France
Presented by: Laurent Gobillon
Discussed by: Thomas Davidoff
- William Strange, Stuart S Rosenthal, Crocker Liu
The Vertical City: Rent Gradients and Spatial Structure
Presented by: William Strange
Discussed by: Laurent Gobillon
- Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Daniel Paul McMillen
The vertical city: The price of land and the height of buildings in Chicago 1870-2010
Presented by: Daniel Paul McMillen
Discussed by: William Strange
05B. Friday 10:30-12:30. Neighborhood Effects (Broadway II)
Chair: Carlo Del Bello
- Camille HEMET, Clément Malgouyres
Diversity and employment prospects: neighbors matter!
Presented by: Camille HEMET
Discussed by: Carlo Del Bello
- Yannis M. Ioannides
Endogenous Social Networks and Inequality: Spatial Aspects
Presented by: Yannis M. Ioannides
Discussed by: Camille HEMET
- Tatsuhito Kono, Keisuke tanaka
Estimating the willingness to pay for amenities with a difference-in-difference hedonic approach based on an inter-temporal equilibrium model
Presented by: Tatsuhito Kono
Discussed by: Yannis M. Ioannides
- Carlo Del Bello, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou
Neighborhood effects in education
Presented by: Carlo Del Bello
Discussed by: Tatsuhito Kono
05C. Friday 10:30-12:30. Misallocation and Inequality (Broadway III)
Chair: Asha Sundaram
- Jingting Fan, Lixin Tang, Weiming Zhu, Ben Zou
The Alibaba Effect: Spatial Consumption Inequality and the Welfare Gains from e-Commerce
Presented by: Ben Zou
Discussed by: Asha Sundaram
- Colin Joseph Hottman
Retail Markups, Misallocation, and Store Variety in the US
Presented by: Colin Joseph Hottman
Discussed by: Ben Zou
- Gilles Duranton, Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover, William Kerr
The misallocation of land and other factors of production in India
Presented by: Gilles Duranton
Discussed by: Colin Joseph Hottman
- Fariha Kamal, Asha Sundaram
Spatial Concentration of Sourcing in International Trade: The Role of Institutions
Presented by: Asha Sundaram
Discussed by: Gilles Duranton
06A. Friday 1:30-3:30. Homeownership II (Broadway I)
Chair: Edward Coulson
- Lu Han
The Effects of Macroprudential Mortgage Insurance Regulation During a Housing Boom: Evidence from Canada
Presented by: Lu Han
Discussed by: Edward Coulson
- Stuart A Gabriel
Default Option Exercise over the Financial Crisis and Beyond
Presented by: Stuart A Gabriel
Discussed by: Lu Han
- Jan Brueckner, Kangoh Lee
Optimal Sharing of Interest-Rate Risk in Mortgage Contracts: The Effects of Potential Prepayment and Default
Presented by: Jan Brueckner
Discussed by: Stuart A Gabriel
- Edward Coulson, Adele Morris, Helen Neill
Are New Homes Special?
Presented by: Edward Coulson
Discussed by: Jan Brueckner
06B. Friday 1:30-3:30. Empirics of Agglomeration II (Broadway II)
Chair: Amanda Ross
- Stephen Sheppard, Daniel Zhao
Regional Concentration of Industry in China
Presented by: Stephen Sheppard
Discussed by: Amanda Ross
- Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen, Attila Lindner
What Are The Returns To Regional Mobility? Evidence From Mass Layoffs
Presented by: Wolfgang Dauth
Discussed by: Stephen Sheppard
- Shimeng Liu
Agglomeration, Urban Wage Premiums, and College Majors
Presented by: Shimeng Liu
Discussed by: Wolfgang Dauth
- Kaitlyn Harger, Amanda Ross, Heather Stephens
What Matters More for Economic Development, the Amount of Funding or the Number of Projects Funded? Evidence from the Community Development Financial Investment Fund
Presented by: Amanda Ross
Discussed by: Shimeng Liu
06C. Friday 1:30-3:30. Local Labor Markets II (Broadway III)
Chair: Nathalie Picarelli
- Paola L. Montero Ledezma, WEI XIAO, Yves Zenou
Search, labor supply and unemployment of married women in cities
Presented by: Wei Xiao
Discussed by: Nathalie Picarelli
- Takanori Ago, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Tadashi Morita, Takatoshi Tabuchi
Elastic labor supply and agglomeration
Presented by: Kazuhiro Yamamoto
Discussed by: Wei Xiao
- Boris Hirsch, Elke J. Jahn, Michael Oberfichtner
The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets
Presented by: Michael Oberfichtner
Discussed by: Kazuhiro Yamamoto
- Nathalie Picarelli
Estimating the Effect of Subsidized Housing on Labor Supply: Evidence from South Africa
Presented by: Nathalie Picarelli
Discussed by: Michael Oberfichtner
06D. Friday 1:30-3:30. Innovation in Space (Broadway IV)
Chair: Thomas J. Holmes
- John V Winters
Do STEM and Non-STEM College Graduates Increase Innovation? Evidence from U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Presented by: John V Winters
Discussed by: Thomas J. Holmes
- Alex Whalley
Space Race: Learning and Productivity in Cities
Presented by: Alex Whalley
Discussed by: John V Winters
- Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Charles Van Marrewijk
The Location of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions in the USA
Presented by: Steven Brakman
Discussed by: Alex Whalley
- Thomas J. Holmes, Ethan Singer
A Quantitative Analysis of Goods Flow and City Size
Presented by: Thomas J. Holmes
Discussed by: Steven Brakman
07A. Friday 4:00-6:00. Local Labor Markets III (Broadway I)
Chair: Christopher Palmer
- Patrick Coate, Kyle Mangum
Fast Locations and Slowing Labor Mobility
Presented by: Kyle Mangum
Discussed by: Christopher Palmer
- Tyler Ransom
The Effect of Business Cycle Fluctuations on Migration Decisions
Presented by: Tyler Ransom
Discussed by: Kyle Mangum
- Christopher Palmer
IV Quantile Regression for Group-Level Treatments with an Application to the Distributional Effects of Trade
Presented by: Christopher Palmer
Discussed by: Tyler Ransom
07B. Friday 4:00-6:00. Homeownership III (Broadway II)
Chair: Ahmet Ali Taşkın
- Yongheng Deng, Yu Qin, Hongjia Zhu
Housing Prices and Mating Preferences: Evidence from Online Daters
Presented by: Yu Qin
Discussed by: Ahmet Ali Taşkın
- Christian A. L. Hilber, Olivier Schoeni
Regulating Investment Homes: Evidence from Switzerland
Presented by: Christian A. L. Hilber
Discussed by: Yu Qin
- Tom Mayock, Rachel Spritzer
Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in the Financial Returns to Homeownership
Presented by: Tom Mayock
Discussed by: Christian A. L. Hilber
- Ahmet Ali Taşkın, Fırat Yaman
Does Homeownership Prolong the Duration of Unemployment?
Presented by: Ahmet Ali Taşkın
Discussed by: Tom Mayock
07C. Friday 4:00-6:00. Neighborhoods and Education (Broadway III)
Chair: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
- Edward Kung, Ralph Mastromonaco
Measuring Neighborhood Preferences Under Credit Constraints
Presented by: Edward Kung
Discussed by: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
- Stephen Billings, David Deming, Stephen L Ross
Partners in Crime: School, Neighborhoods and the Formation of Criminal Networks
Presented by: Stephen Billings
Discussed by: Edward Kung
- Marco Bertoni, Steve Gibbons, Olmo Silva
SCHOOL AUTONOMY AND PARENTAL PREFERENCES
Presented by: Olmo Silva
Discussed by: Stephen Billings
- Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, Felix Weinhardt
ICT and Education: Evidence from Student Home Addresses
Presented by: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
Discussed by: Olmo Silva
07D. Friday 4:00-6:00. Urban Theory I (Broadway IV)
Chair: Benoit Schmutz
- Shota Fujishima, Daisuke Oyama
Equilibrium Dynamics in a Model of Growth and Spatial Agglomeration
Presented by: Shota Fujishima
Discussed by: Benoit Schmutz
- Marcus Berliant, Takatoshi Tabuchi
Equilibrium Commuting
Presented by: Marcus Berliant
Discussed by: Shota Fujishima
- Kaz Miyagiwa, Yasuhiro Sato
Illegal immigration and multiple destinations
Presented by: Yasuhiro Sato
Discussed by: Marcus Berliant
- Modibo Sidibe, benoit schmutz
Frictional spatial equilibrium
Presented by: Benoit Schmutz
Discussed by: Yasuhiro Sato
08A. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Trade & Welfare (Broadway I)
Chair: Leo Feler
- Oliver Krebs, Michael Paul Pflüger
How Deep is Your Love? A Quantitative Spatial Analysis of the Transatlantic Trade Partnership
Presented by: Michael Paul Pflüger
Discussed by: Leo Feler
- Jingting Fan
Internal Geography, Labor Mobility, and the Distributional Impacts of Trade
Presented by: Jingting Fan
Discussed by: Michael Paul Pflüger
- Leo Feler, Mine Z Senses
Trade Shocks and the Provision of Local Public Goods
Presented by: Mine Senses
Discussed by: Jingting Fan
08B. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Land Use (Broadway II)
Chair: Hans Koster
- Coen N Teulings, Ioulia V Ossokina
The urban economics of retail
Presented by: Ioulia V Ossokina
Discussed by: Hans Koster
- Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Camille HEMET, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
Job decentralization, subcenter formation and public transportation
Presented by: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
Discussed by: Ioulia V Ossokina
- Allison Shertzer, Tate Twinam, Randall Phillip Walsh
Zoning and the Economic Geography of Cities
Presented by: Tate Twinam
Discussed by: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
- Gerard Dericks, Hans Koster
Land use planning, urban spatial structure and the office market: Evidence from Blitz bombings
Presented by: Hans Koster
Discussed by: Tate Twinam
08C. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Local Labor Markets IV (Broadway III)
Chair: Mark van Duijn
- Hildegunn E. Stokke
Regional payroll tax cuts and individual wages: Heterogeneous effects across sectors and education levels
Presented by: Hildegunn E. Stokke
Discussed by: Mark van Duijn
- Maximilian von Ehrlich
Micro-regional Evidence on Financial-Crisis Effects
Presented by: Maximilian von Ehrlich
Discussed by: Hildegunn E. Stokke
- Russell Weinstein
Dynamic Responses to Labor Demand Shocks: Evidence from the Financial Industry in Delaware
Presented by: Russell Weinstein
Discussed by: Maximilian von Ehrlich
- Mark van Duijn
Moving Costs and the Location Choice of Dutch Households
Presented by: Mark van Duijn
Discussed by: Russell Weinstein
09A. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Banking and Broadband (Broadway I)
Chair: Yongqiang Chu
- David Cuberes, Howard Bodenhorn
Finance and Urbanization in Early Nineteenth-Century New York
Presented by: David Cuberes
Discussed by: Yongqiang Chu
- Simone Schueller, Giulia Canzian, Samuele Poy
Broadband Diffusion and Firm Performance in Rural Areas: Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Presented by: Simone Schueller
Discussed by: David Cuberes
- Daniel Da Mata, Guilherme Resende
Changing the Climate for Banking: The Economic Effects of Credit in a Climate-Vulnerable Area
Presented by: Daniel Da Mata
Discussed by: Simone Schueller
- Yongqiang Chu
Bank Competition, Credit Supply, and Risk-Taking: Evidence from the Real Estate Market
Presented by: Yongqiang Chu
Discussed by: Daniel Da Mata
09B. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Urban Theory II (Broadway II)
Chair: Cecile Gaubert
- Jordan Rappaport
The Size of Cities
Presented by: Jordan Rappaport
Discussed by: Cecile Gaubert
- Arthur O`Sullivan
The Emergence of Coagglomeration
Presented by: Arthur O`Sullivan
Discussed by: Jordan Rappaport
- Nathan Seegert
Barriers to Migration in a System of Cities
Presented by: Nathan Seegert
Discussed by: Arthur O`Sullivan
- Benjamin Faber, Cecile Gaubert
Tourism and Economic Development: Evidence from Mexico's Coastline
Presented by: Cecile Gaubert
Discussed by: Nathan Seegert
09C. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Home Prices and Mortgages (Broadway III)
Chair: Jan Rouwendal
- Philippe Bracke
How Much Do UK Buy-To-Let Investors Pay for Houses?
Presented by: Philippe Bracke
Discussed by: Jan Rouwendal
- Elliot Anenberg
The Effect of Mortgage Credit Availability on House Prices and Investment: Evidence from a Frontier Estimation Approach
Presented by: Elliot Anenberg
Discussed by: Philippe Bracke
- Jeffrey Zabel
Local House Price Diffusion
Presented by: Jeffrey Zabel
Discussed by: Elliot Anenberg
- Jan Rouwendal
Measuring diverging house prices
Presented by: Jan Rouwendal
Discussed by: Jeffrey Zabel
09D. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Cities in Developing Countries (Broadway IV)
Chair: Jianfeng Wu
- Jie Xiao, Qinghua Zhang, Brian Knight, Liutang Gong
Political Budget Cycles and Incentives --Evidence from Prefectural Cities in China
Presented by: Jie Xiao
Discussed by: Jianfeng Wu
- Yong Suk Lee
Countering Sanctions: The Unequal Geographic Impact of Economic Sanctions in North Korea
Presented by: Yong Suk Lee
Discussed by: Jie Xiao
- Matthew Kahn, Weizeng Sun, Jianfeng Wu, Siqi Zheng
Picking Winners in Industrial Policy or Playing Politics? New Estimates of the Productivity Impacts of China`s Industrial Parks
Presented by: Jianfeng Wu
Discussed by: Yong Suk Lee
10A. Saturday 2:45-4:45. Urban Structure, Trade and Welfare (Broadway I)
Chair: Daniel Murphy
- Mariaflavia Harari
Cities in Bad Shape: Urban Geometry in India
Presented by: Mariaflavia Harari
Discussed by: Daniel Murphy
- Andrei Victor Potlogea, Wenya Cheng
Local Labor Markets Effects of Trade Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from China`s WTO Accession
Presented by: Andrei Victor Potlogea
Discussed by: Mariaflavia Harari
- Jan Brueckner, Shihe Fu, Yizhen Gu, Junfu Zhang
Measuring the Stringency of Land-Use Regulation and Its Determinants: The Case of China`s Building-Height Limits
Presented by: Junfu Zhang
Discussed by: Andrei Victor Potlogea
- Daniel Murphy
Welfare Consequences of Asymmetric Growth
Presented by: Daniel Murphy
Discussed by: Junfu Zhang
10B. Saturday 2:45-4:45. Transportation (Broadway II)
Chair: Jonathan Hall
- Mogens Fosgerau, Jinwon Kim
Vickrey Meets Alonso: Commute Scheduling and Congestion in a Monocentric City
Presented by: Jinwon Kim
Discussed by: Jonathan Hall
- Nicholas Sheard
Airport Size and Urban Growth
Presented by: Nicholas Sheard
Discussed by: Jinwon Kim
- Kevin D. Roth, Antonio M. Bento, Andrew Waxman
The Value of Urgency: Evidence from Congestion Pricing Experiments
Presented by: Kevin D. Roth
Discussed by: Nicholas Sheard
- Jonathan Hall
When Pricing Fewer Lanes on Congested Highways is Better
Presented by: Jonathan Hall
Discussed by: Kevin D. Roth