Urban Economics Association

11th Meeting of the Urban Economics Association

at the 63rd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
November 9-12, 2016
Minneapolis, MN

Programme Committee: Yves Zenou (Monash, chair), Morris Davis (Rutgers) and Laurent Gobillon (Paris).

Conference Program

01A. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Location, Regional Integration and Regional Policies (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Simon Ray

Gianandrea Lanzara, Gaetano Alfredo Minerva
The welfare impact of tourism in an urban setting
Presented by: Gaetano Alfredo Minerva
Discussed by: Simon Ray
Ted Rosenbaum, Devesh Raval
What Really Drives Spatial Demand? Evidence from Obstetrics
Presented by: Ted Rosenbaum
Discussed by: Yi Niu
Yi Niu
Transport Infrastructure, Regional Integration, and Firm Productivity
Presented by: Yi Niu
Discussed by: Gaetano Alfredo Minerva
Antonin Bergeaud, Simon Ray
Frictions in the corporate real-estate market, firms` relocation and employment dynamics
Presented by: Simon Ray
Discussed by: Ted Rosenbaum

01B. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Transportation I (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Kenzo Asahi

Samira Barzin, Daniel J. Graham, Sabine DCosta
The Geographical Effects of Transportation Infrastructure on Firms` Output and Productivity Patterns across East and West Germany
Presented by: Samira Barzin
Discussed by: Miguel Garzón Ramírez
Miguel Andrés Garzón Ramírez
How City Changes? The Effect of Public Transport in Urban Agglomeration of Bogota
Presented by: Miguel Garzón Ramírez
Discussed by: Kenzo Asahi
Jinwon Kim
Commuting in a city with central and suburban bottlenecks: Theory and evidence
Presented by: Jinwon Kim
Discussed by: Samira Barzin
Kenzo Asahi
Better Public Transport Accessibility Implies Lower High School Test Scores: Evidence from a Subway Expansion
Presented by: Kenzo Asahi
Discussed by: Jinwon Kim

01C. Thursday 8:00-10:00. Housing and Real Estate (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Thom Malone

Zhi Wang, Qinghua Zhang, Ya Tan
Land-Use Constraints and the Intensive Margin of Housing Supply
Presented by: Qinghua Zhang
Discussed by: Elliot Anenberg
Elliot Anenberg, Edward Kung
A Housing Search Model with Mortgage Rates
Presented by: Elliot Anenberg
Discussed by: Thom Malone
Thom Malone
Housing Market Spillovers in a System of Cities
Presented by: Thom Malone
Discussed by: Qinghua Zhang

02A. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Ethnic Minorities, Discrimination and Segregation (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Stephen L Ross

Dafeng Xu
Efforts for Cultural Assimilation and Graduate School Admissions: Academic Pursuits versus Geographic Preferences?
Presented by: Dafeng Xu
Discussed by: Kilian Heilmann
Kilian Heilmann
Transit Access and Neighborhood Segregation. A Study of the Dallas Light Rail System
Presented by: Kilian Heilmann
Discussed by: Eric Theodore Chyn
Eric Theodore Chyn
Moved to Opportunity: The Long-Run Effect of Public Housing Demolition on Labor Market Outcomes of Children
Presented by: Eric Theodore Chyn
Discussed by: Stephen L Ross
Jesse Kalinowski, Matthew Ross, Stephen L Ross
Veil of Darkness Tests for Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops when Minority Motorists Respond to Visibility
Presented by: Stephen L Ross
Discussed by: Dafeng Xu

02B. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Spatial Economic Theory I (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Takatoshi Tabuchi

Antonella Nocco, Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, Matteo Salto
Geography, Technology, and Optimal Trade Policy with Heterogeneous Firms
Presented by: Antonella Nocco
Discussed by: Yasusada Murata
Kristian Behrens, Giordano Mion, Yasusada Murata, Jens Suedekum
Distorted monopolistic competition
Presented by: Yasusada Murata
Discussed by: David Pines
Tatsuhito Kono, David Pines
On the optimal commodity taxation in a spatial setting
Presented by: David Pines
Discussed by: Takatoshi Tabuchi
Takatoshi Tabuchi, Yi-Ling Cheng
Multi-product Oligopoly and Trade
Presented by: Takatoshi Tabuchi
Discussed by: Antonella Nocco

02C. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Housing I (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Stephen Billings

Stephen Billings, Kevin Schnepel
The Value of a Healthy Home: Lead Paint Remediation and Housing Values
Presented by: Stephen Billings
Discussed by: Teemu Lyytikäinen
Teemu Lyytikäinen
Housing allowance and rents: Evidence from a stepwise subsidy scheme
Presented by: Teemu Lyytikäinen
Discussed by: Jacob Cosman
Joseph Williams, Jacob Cosman, Tom Davidoff
Housing Supply and Price Growth in Monocentric Cities with Topography
Presented by: Jacob Cosman
Discussed by: Francesc Ortega
Francesc Ortega
The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the New York City Housing Market
Presented by: Francesc Ortega
Discussed by: Stephen Billings

02D. Thursday 1:30-3:30. Urbanization and Housing (Calhoun)

Chair: Stuart Gabriel

Juan Pablo Chauvin, Edward L Glaeser, Yurean Ma, Kristina Tobio
What is Different About Urbanization in Rich and Poor Countries? Cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States
Presented by: Juan Pablo Chauvin
Discussed by: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
All roads lead to Rome ... and to sprawl? Evidence from European cities
Presented by: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez
Discussed by: Andrea Lamorgese
Andrea Lamorgese, Andrea Petrella
An anatomy of Italian cities: Evidence from firm level data
Presented by: Andrea Lamorgese
Discussed by: Stuart Gabriel
Stuart Gabriel, Matteo Iacoviello, Chandler Lutz
A Crisis of Missed Opportunities?Foreclosure Costs and Mortgage Modication Duringthe Great Recession
Presented by: Stuart Gabriel
Discussed by: Juan Pablo Chauvin

03A. Thursday 4:00-6:00. Transportation and Congestion (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Gilles Duranton

Isabela Manelici
Terrorism and the Value of Proximity to Public Transportation:Evidence from the 2005 London Bombings
Presented by: Isabela Manelici
Discussed by: Antonio Russo
Antonio Russo, Martin Adler, Jos van Ommeren, Federica Liberini
Public transit and road congestion in the Eternal City
Presented by: Antonio Russo
Discussed by: Alex Anas
Alex Anas
The Effects of Congestion and of Congestion Tolling in the Greater Los Angeles Region
Presented by: Alex Anas
Discussed by: Gilles Duranton
Gilles Duranton
Measuring congestion in a highly congested city: Bogota
Presented by: Gilles Duranton
Discussed by: Isabela Manelici

03B. Thursday 4:00-6:00. Crime (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: David C Phillips

Daniel McMillen, Ignacio Martin Sarmiento Barbieri, Ruchi Singh
Do More Eyes on the Street Reduce Crime? Evidence from Chicago`s Safe Passage Program
Presented by: Ignacio Martin Sarmiento Barbieri
Discussed by: Erik B Johnson
Erik B Johnson, Stephen Billings, Sriram Villupuram
Marijuana and Commercial Rents
Presented by: Erik B Johnson
Discussed by: David C Phillips
Stephen Billings, David C Phillips
Why Do Kids Get into Trouble on School Days? Evidence from Teacher Work Days
Presented by: David C Phillips
Discussed by: Ignacio Martin Sarmiento Barbieri

03C. Thursday 4:00-6:00. China (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Wei Xiao

Yi Fan
Does Adversity Affect Long-Term Consumption and Financial Behaviour? Evidence from China`s Rustication Programme
Presented by: Yi Fan
Discussed by: Guozhong Zhu
Bing Han, Lu Han, Guozhong Zhu
Housing Price and Fundamentals in A Transition Economy: The Case of Beijing Market
Presented by: Guozhong Zhu
Discussed by: Shiyu Bo
Shiyu Bo
The Value of Centralization: Evidence from a Political Hierarchy Reform in China
Presented by: Shiyu Bo
Discussed by: Wei Xiao
Wei Xiao
Agricultural Land and Rural-Urban Migration in China: A New Pattern
Presented by: Wei Xiao
Discussed by: Yi Fan

04A. Friday 8:00-10:00. Location and Neighborhoods (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Keren Mertens Horn

Weihua Zhao
Does Minimum Lot Size Zoning Stabilize Neighborhood Redevelopment?
Presented by: Weihua Zhao
Discussed by: Andrew J Cassey
Andrew J Cassey
Is Localization Changing Over Time?
Presented by: Andrew J Cassey
Discussed by: Jungho Lee
Jungho Lee, Jianhuan Xu
Where to locate your business under the borrowing constraint?
Presented by: Jungho Lee
Discussed by: Keren Mertens Horn
Keren Mertens Horn
School Accountability and Residential Location Patterns: Evaluating the Unintended Consequences of No Child Left Behind
Presented by: Keren Mertens Horn
Discussed by: Weihua Zhao

04B. Friday 8:00-10:00. Cities in developing countries (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Qinghua Zhang

Gregor Pfeifer, Fabian Wahl, Martyna Marczak
Illuminating the World Cup Effect: Night Lights Evidence from South Africa
Presented by: Gregor Pfeifer
Discussed by: Matthew Johnston Delventhal
Matthew Johnston Delventhal
The Globe as a Network: Geography and the Origins of the World Income Distribution
Presented by: Matthew Johnston Delventhal
Discussed by: Ying Chen
Ying Chen
The persistency of early Chinese development zones: FDI attraction and urbanization patterns
Presented by: Ying Chen
Discussed by: Qinghua Zhang
Qinghua Zhang
To Build Outward or Upward:City Leaders and Urban Land Development in China
Presented by: Qinghua Zhang
Discussed by: Gregor Pfeifer

04C. Friday 8:00-10:00. Transportation II (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Jeffrey Lin

Jonathan Hall, Craig Paulsson, Joseph Price
Is Uber a substitute or complement to public transit?
Presented by: Jonathan Hall
Discussed by: Justin Tyndall
Justin Tyndall
Generalized Commuter Mobility and Economic Performance in US Cities
Presented by: Justin Tyndall
Discussed by: Wen-Chi Liao
Kecen Jing, Wen-Chi Liao
Public Transport Connectivity and Housing Price Premium: Evidence from Singapore
Presented by: Wen-Chi Liao
Discussed by: Jeffrey Lin
Jeffrey Lin
Freeway revolts! Highways, downtown amenities, and urban growth
Presented by: Jeffrey Lin
Discussed by: Jonathan Hall

05A. Friday 10:30-12:30. Spatial Labor Markets I (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Hans R.A. Koster

Jens Suedekum, Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen
Spatial wage disparities -- Workers, firms, and assortative matching
Presented by: Jens Suedekum
Discussed by: Alexander Whalley
Alexander Whalley, Enrico Moretti
The Long Run Effect of Universities on Local Labor Markets
Presented by: Alexander Whalley
Discussed by: Hans R.A. Koster
Paola L. Montero Ledezma, Wei Xiao, Yves Zenou
Search, labor supply, and unemployment of married women in cities
Presented by: Paola L. Montero Ledezma
Discussed by: Jens Suedekum
Carl Gaigné, Hans R.A. Koster, Fabien Moizeau, Stephane Riou, Jacques-Francois Thisse
Income Sorting, Amenities and the Social Structure of Cities
Presented by: Hans R.A. Koster
Discussed by: Paola L. Montero Ledezma

05B. Friday 10:30-12:30. Networks and Social Interactions (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Maximilian von Ehrlich

Ryo Itoh, Kentaro Nakajima
Does network make firms global? Evidence from firm-to-firm transaction
Presented by: Ryo Itoh
Discussed by: Maximilian von Ehrlich
Dhari S. Aljutaili
The Effect of Neighborhood Design on Social Interaction as Measured by Carpooling
Presented by: Dhari S. Aljutaili
Discussed by: Ryo Itoh
Mike Zabek
Implications of local ties in spatial equilibrium
Presented by: Mike Zabek
Discussed by: Dhari S. Aljutaili
Maximilian von Ehrlich, Konstantin Buechel;
Agglomerations and the Spatial Structure of Social Networks: Evidence from Mobile Phone Data
Presented by: Maximilian von Ehrlich
Discussed by: Mike Zabek

05C. Friday 10:30-12:30. Neighborhood Effects (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Edward Coulson

Stephan Heblich, Alex Trew, Yanos Zylberberg
East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting
Presented by: Stephan Heblich
Discussed by: Sarah A. Cordes
Amine Ouazad, Romain G Rancière
Structural Demand Estimation with Borrowing Constraints
Presented by: Amine Ouazad
Discussed by: Edward Coulson
Sarah A. Cordes, Agustina Laurito
The Effects of Charter Schools on Neighborhood and School SegregationEvidence from New York City
Presented by: Sarah A. Cordes
Discussed by: Stephan Heblich
Edward Coulson, Greg Wommer
Tenure Tipping
Presented by: Edward Coulson
Discussed by: Amine Ouazad

05D. Friday 10:30-12:30. Agglomeration, Growth, Labor and Crime (Calhoun)

Chair: Matthew Freedman

Ilias Pasidis, Hans R.A. Koster, Jos van Ommeren
Shopping externalities and retail concentration: Evidence from the Netherlands.
Presented by: Ilias Pasidis
Discussed by: Michiel Gerritse
Michiel Gerritse, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Does federal contracting spur development?
Presented by: Michiel Gerritse
Discussed by: Wei Long
Cheng Cheng, Wei Long
Does The Public Sector Provide Police Service Inefficiently?Evidence from French Quarter Task Force
Presented by: Wei Long
Discussed by: Matthew Freedman
Matthew Freedman
Persistence in Industrial Policy Impacts: Evidence from Depression-Era Mississippi
Presented by: Matthew Freedman
Discussed by: Ilias Pasidis

06A. Friday 1:30-3:30. Urban Policies (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Amy Ellen Schwartz

Fredrik Andersson, John Haltiwanger, Mark Kutzbach, Giordano Palloni, Henry Pollakowski, Daniel Weinberg
Long-term Earnings Effects of Living in Subsidized Housing While Young: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Using Public Housing Demolitions
Presented by: Mark Kutzbach
Discussed by: Amy Ellen Schwartz
Daniel Hartley
The Short- and Long-Run Effects of the 1930s HOLC "Redlining" Maps
Presented by: Daniel Hartley
Discussed by: Tate Twinam
Tate Twinam
Zoning in the short and long run: Evidence from Seattle
Presented by: Tate Twinam
Discussed by: Mark Kutzbach
Amy Ellen Schwartz, Keren Mertens Horn, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Sarah A. Cordes
Do Housing Vouchers Improve Academic Performance? Evidence from New York City
Presented by: Amy Ellen Schwartz
Discussed by: Daniel Hartley

06B. Friday 1:30-3:30. Spatial Economic Theory II (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Yannis M. Ioannides

Kevin Patrick Hutchinson, Mark Colas
Heterogeneous Workers and Federal Income Taxes in a Spatial Equilibrium
Presented by: Kevin Patrick Hutchinson
Discussed by: Yoon Sang Moon
Yoon Sang Moon
Internal Structure of Consumer Cities: Core and Subcenters
Presented by: Yoon Sang Moon
Discussed by: Santiago M Pinto
Santiago M Pinto
The Urban Transport System Choice in a Duocentric City Model
Presented by: Santiago M Pinto
Discussed by: Yannis M. Ioannides
Jeffrey P Cohen, Yannis M. Ioannides
International Trade, Intercity Trade, and Housing Prices in US Cities
Presented by: Yannis M. Ioannides
Discussed by: Kevin Patrick Hutchinson

06C. Friday 1:30-3:30. Environmental Issues (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: James Siodla

Rainald Borck, Takatoshi Tabuchi
Pollution and city size: can cities be too small?
Presented by: Rainald Borck
Discussed by: Laurent Denant-Boemont
Yatang Lin
Environmental Amenities and the Evolution of Industrial Cities
Presented by: Yatang Lin
Discussed by: James Siodla
Laurent Denant-Boemont, Carl Gaigné
Economic and Ecological Impacts of Compact City Policies: A Laboratory Experiment
Presented by: Laurent Denant-Boemont
Discussed by: Rainald Borck
James Siodla
The 1906 San Francisco Disaster and Industry Localization in the City
Presented by: James Siodla
Discussed by: Yatang Lin

07A. Friday 4:00-6:00. Empirics of Agglomeration (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Stuart Rosenthal

Kristian Behrens, Brahim Boualam
Are clusters resilient? Evidence from Canadian textile industries
Presented by: Brahim Boualam
Discussed by: David Cuberes
David Cuberes
The Birth of Cities: Evidence from the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889
Presented by: David Cuberes
Discussed by: Stuart Rosenthal
William Strange, Crocker Liu, Stuart Rosenthal
Vertical Density and Agglomeration Economies
Presented by: William Strange
Discussed by: Brahim Boualam

07B. Friday 4:00-6:00. Spatial Economic Theory III (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Yasuhiro Sato

David Krisztian Nagy
City location and economic development
Presented by: David Krisztian Nagy
Discussed by: Yasuhiro Sato
Oren Ziv
Geography in Reduced Form
Presented by: Oren Ziv
Discussed by: Jun Oshiro
Jun Oshiro, Yasuhiro Sato
Industrial Structure in Urban Accounting
Presented by: Jun Oshiro
Discussed by: Oren Ziv
Yasuhiro Sato, Kazuhiro Yamamoto
Demographics and tax competition in political economy
Presented by: Yasuhiro Sato
Discussed by: David Krisztian Nagy

07C. Friday 4:00-6:00. Education, Labor and Segregation (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Arthur O`Sullivan

Xirui Zhang
How Do Thin Marriage Markets Affect Labor Market Outcomes for Single Ph.D. Workers?
Presented by: Xirui Zhang
Discussed by: Tom Mayock
Tom Mayock
School Segregation and the Foreclosure Crisis
Presented by: Tom Mayock
Discussed by: Jonathan Dingel
Donald R Davis, Jonathan Dingel, Joan Monras, Eduardo Morales
How Segregated is Urban Consumption?
Presented by: Jonathan Dingel
Discussed by: Arthur O`Sullivan
Arthur O`Sullivan
The Distribution of Jobs Within Cities: Integration, Density, and Accessibility
Presented by: Arthur O`Sullivan
Discussed by: Xirui Zhang

08A. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Taxation and Local Public Finance (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Michael Suher

Ryan Gallagher
The Fiscal Externality of Multifamily Housing and its Impact on the Property Tax: Evidence from Cities and Schools, 1980 -- 2010
Presented by: Ryan Gallagher
Discussed by: Shawn Rohlin
Shawn Rohlin, Jeffrey Thompson
Local Sales Taxes, Employment, and Tax Competition
Presented by: Shawn Rohlin
Discussed by: Tidiane Ly
Tidiane Ly
Sub-metropolitan Tax Competition with Households and Capital Mobility
Presented by: Tidiane Ly
Discussed by: Michael Suher
Michael Suher
Is Anybody Home? The Impact and Taxation of Non-Resident Buyers
Presented by: Michael Suher
Discussed by: Ryan Gallagher

08B. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Housing II (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: John Clapp

Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink
How do workers fare after bankruptcy of the firm? The importance of the housing market
Presented by: Jordy Meekes
Discussed by: Ahmad-Reza Michael Sharifi
Ahmad-Reza Michael Sharifi
Home Price Index Futures and the Household Portfolio
Presented by: Ahmad-Reza Michael Sharifi
Discussed by: Christian Redfearn
Christian Redfearn
Giffen and Veblen Go House Shopping: The Market for Inferior, Normal, and Luxury Locations
Presented by: Christian Redfearn
Discussed by: John Clapp
John Clapp, Ran Lu-Andrews
Anchoring to Purchase Price and Fundamentals: Unobserved Quality and Sample Selection
Presented by: John Clapp
Discussed by: Jordy Meekes

08C. Saturday 8:00-10:00. Tourism, Amenities and Consumption in Cities (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Christian A.L. Hilber

Christopher John Palmer, David Autor, Parag Pathak
Gentrification and Crime: Evidence from Rent Deregulation
Presented by: Christopher John Palmer
Discussed by: Jacob Lawrence Macdonald
Sofia F. Franco, Jacob Lawrence Macdonald
Tree Canopies, Urban Green Amenities and the Residential Real Estate Market: Remote Sensing and Spatial Hedonic Applications to Lisbon, Portugal
Presented by: Jacob Lawrence Macdonald
Discussed by: Nathan Schiff
Jacob Cosman, Nathan Schiff
Welcome! We Have a New Menu: Measuring Product Responses to Competition
Presented by: Nathan Schiff
Discussed by: Christian A.L. Hilber
Christian A.L. Hilber, Charles Palmer, Ted Pinchbeck
Historic preservation and energy consumption: evidence for England
Presented by: Christian A.L. Hilber
Discussed by: Christopher John Palmer

09A. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Gentrification and urban policies (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Henry G. Overman

Kristian Behrens, Brahim Boualam, Julien Martin, Florian Mayneris
Cities in motion: Gentrification and local businesses
Presented by: Julien Martin
Discussed by: Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
High-Cost Cities, Gentrification, and Voucher Use
Presented by: Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
Discussed by: Jordi Jofre-Monseny
Nicolás González Pampillón, Jordi Jofre-Monseny, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
Can Urban Renewal Policies Reverse Neighborhood Ethnic Dynamics?
Presented by: Jordi Jofre-Monseny
Discussed by: Henry G. Overman
Henry G. Overman, Steve Gibbons, Matti Sarvimaki
The Local Economic Impacts of Regeneration Projects
Presented by: Henry G. Overman
Discussed by: Julien Martin

09B. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Spatial Labor Markets II (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Jordan Rappaport

Russell Weinstein
Local Labor Markets and Human Capital Investments
Presented by: Russell Weinstein
Discussed by: Joan Monras
Joan Monras
Minimum Wages and Spatial Equilibrium: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Joan Monras
Discussed by: Jenny Schuetz
Jenny Schuetz, Arturo Gonzalez, Jeff Larrimore, Ellen Merry, Barbara Robles
Income, Race and Geography
Presented by: Jenny Schuetz
Discussed by: Jordan Rappaport
Jason P Brown, Maeve Maloney, Jordan Rappaport, Aaron Smalter Hall
How Centralized is Employment in U.S. Metros?
Presented by: Jordan Rappaport
Discussed by: Russell Weinstein

09C. Saturday 10:30-12:30. Local Public Good and Taxation (Spring Park Bay)

Chair: Kurt Schmidheiny

Kyle D. Mangum
Capitalization as a Two-Part Tariff: The Role of Zoning
Presented by: Kyle D. Mangum
Discussed by: David Albouy
David Albouy, Sebastian Findeisen
Should We Be Taxed Out of Our Homes? The Optimal Taxation of Housing Consumption
Presented by: David Albouy
Discussed by: Daniel M. Sullivan
Daniel M. Sullivan
Residential Sorting and the Incidence of Local Public Goods: Theory and Evidence from Air Pollution
Presented by: Daniel M. Sullivan
Discussed by: Kurt Schmidheiny
Marius Brulhart, Jonathan Gruber, Matthias Krapf, Kurt Schmidheiny
Taxing Wealth: Evidence from Switzerland
Presented by: Kurt Schmidheiny
Discussed by: Kyle D. Mangum

10A. Saturday 2:45-4:45. Homeownership (Excelsior Bay)

Chair: Felipe Carozzi

Boqian Jiang
Why do people vote nationally but not locally? Homeownership, Mobility and Investment in the Community
Presented by: Boqian Jiang
Discussed by: Erik Hembre
Erik Hembre
The Price of Homeowners: An Examination of the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit
Presented by: Erik Hembre
Discussed by: Daniel Ringo
Daniel Ringo, Neil Bhutta
The Effect of Interest Rates on Home Buying: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Mortgage Insurance Premiums
Presented by: Daniel Ringo
Discussed by: Felipe Carozzi
Felipe Carozzi
Credit Constraints and the Composition of Housing Sales. Farewell to First-time Buyers?
Presented by: Felipe Carozzi
Discussed by: Boqian Jiang

10B. Saturday 2:45-4:45. Housing III (Wayzata Bay)

Chair: Stephen Sheppard

Chun "KC" Kuang
Why does the Return to Experience Vary By Worker Type Across Cities? The Role of Life-Cycle Housing Demand
Presented by: Chun "KC" Kuang
Discussed by: Hal Martin
Andrew R Hanson, Zackary Hawley, Hal Martin
Does Differential Treatment Translate to Differential Outcomes for Minority Borrowers? Evidence from Matching a Field Experiment to Loan Level Data
Presented by: Hal Martin
Discussed by: Jing Li
Sumit Agarwal, Jing Li, Ernie Teo, Alan Cheong
Strategic Sequential Bidding for Government Land Auction Sales - Evidence from Singapore
Presented by: Jing Li
Discussed by: Stephen Sheppard
Stephen Sheppard, Andrew K Udell
Do Airbnb properties affect house prices?
Presented by: Stephen Sheppard
Discussed by: Chun "KC" Kuang