Urban Economics Association

Program Overview

All times are Eastern Time (US and Canada)

October 14, 2021
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Session 01
13:00 to 14:00	Virtual Get-Together
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Session 02
16:00 to 17:00	Virtual Get-Together
October 15, 2021
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Session 03
13:00 to 14:00	Virtual Get-Together
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Session 04
16:00 to 17:00	Virtual Get-Together
October 16, 2021
11:00 to 13:00	Parallel Session 05
13:00 to 14:00	Virtual Get-Together and Announcement of Student Prize
14:00 to 16:00	Parallel Session 06
16:00 to 17:00	Virtual Get-Together

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01A. Economic Development

Chair: Federico Haslop (The George Washington University)

• Ulrich J. Eberle, Dominic Rohner, Mathias Thoenig
  Heat and Hate: Climate Security and Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Africa
  Presented by Ulrich J. Eberle (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Bruno Conte (Università di Bologna)
• Bruno Conte
  Climate Change and Migration: The Case of Africa
  Presented by Bruno Conte (Università di Bologna)
  Discussed by Ulrich J. Eberle (Princeton University)
• Xican Xi, Xiaodong Zhu
  Structural Changes across Space and Time
  Presented by Xiaodong Zhu (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Federico Haslop (The George Washington University)
• Federico Haslop, Elena Ianchovichina, Remi Jedwab
  Consumption Cities vs. Production Cities: New Considerations and Evidence
  Presented by Federico Haslop (The George Washington University)
  Discussed by Xiaodong Zhu (University of Toronto)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01B. Traffic Congestion I

Chair: Filippo Tassinari (University Of Barcelona & IEB)

• Jinwon Kim, Jucheol Moon
  Congestion Costs and Scheduling Preferences of Car Commuters in California: Estimates using Big Data
  Presented by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
  Discussed by Filippo Tassinari (University Of Barcelona & IEB)
• Mauricio Arango
  Parking Prices, Cruising, and Congestion
  Presented by Mauricio Arango (University of illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
• Ioulia Ossokina
  Highway Widenings: Traffic, Economic and Welfare Effects
  Presented by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  Discussed by Mauricio Arango (University of illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Filippo Tassinari
  Low Emission Zones and Traffic Congestion: Evidence from Madrid Central
  Presented by Filippo Tassinari (University Of Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01C. Spatial Models Applied to Climate Change and Pollution

Chair: Martin Jégard (Paris School of Economics)

• Gabriel Monteiro, Paula Pereda, Jaqueline Oliveira
  Migration and Crop Change: Evidence from Brazil using a Spatial Equilibrium Model
  Presented by Gabriel Monteiro (University of Sao Paulo)
  Discussed by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)
• Ruixue Jia, Xiao Ma, Victoria Wenxin Xie
  Expecting Floods: Firm Entry, Employment, and Aggregate Implications
  Presented by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)
  Discussed by Gabriel Monteiro (University of Sao Paulo)
• Jose-Luis Cruz, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  The Economic Geography of Global Warming
  Presented by Jose-Luis Cruz (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Martin Jégard (Paris School of Economics)
• Martin Jégard
  An Optimal Distribution of Polluting Activities Across Space: An Application to France
  Presented by Martin Jégard (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jose-Luis Cruz (Princeton University)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01D. Implications of Telecommuting

Chair: Matthew Delventhal (Claremont McKenna College)

• Leah Brooks, Philip Hoxie, Stan Veuger
  Working From Density
  Presented by Leah Brooks (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Matthew Delventhal (Claremont McKenna College)
• Jan K. Brueckner, Matthew Kahn, Gary Lin
  A New Spatial Hedonic Equilibrium in the Emerging Work-from-Home Economy?
  Presented by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Jesse Matheson (University of Sheffield)
• Gianni De Fraja, Jesse Matheson, James Rockey
  Zoomshock: The Geography and Local Labour Market Consequences of Working from Home
  Presented by Jesse Matheson (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Leah Brooks (George Washington University)
• Matthew Delventhal, Andrii Parkhomenko
  Spatial Implications of Telecommuting
  Presented by Matthew Delventhal (Claremont McKenna College)
  Discussed by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01E. Housing Supply I

Chair: Andreas Mense (University Erlangen-Nuremberg)

• Erlend Bø, Stefan Leknes
  Market Rate Housing in Urban Neighborhoods
  Presented by Erlend Bø (Statistics Norway)
  Discussed by Davide Proserpio (University of Southern California)
• Davide Proserpio
  The Effect of Short-Term Rentals on Residential Investment
  Presented by Davide Proserpio (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Andreas Mense (University Erlangen-Nuremberg)
• Andreas Mense
  Secondary Housing Supply
  Presented by Andreas Mense (University Erlangen-Nuremberg)
  Discussed by Erlend Bø (Statistics Norway)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01F. Housing Demand I

Chair: Anna Piil Damm (Aarhus University)

• Eunjee Kwon, Siqi Zheng, Amanda Ang
  The Impacts of Asian Immigrants on Neighborhoods and Housing Markets in the U.S.
  Presented by Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati)
  Discussed by Tom Cusbert (University of Sydney)
• Tom Cusbert
  The Effect of Credit Constraints on House Prices: (Further) Evidence from a Survey Experiment
  Presented by Tom Cusbert (University of Sydney)
  Discussed by Sarah Quincy (Vanderbilt University)
• Sarah Quincy
  Income Shocks and Housing Spillovers: Evidence from the World War I Veterans' Bonus
  Presented by Sarah Quincy (Vanderbilt University)
  Discussed by Anna Piil Damm (Aarhus University)
• Anna Piil Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Anil Kumar, Juan Carlos Parra-Alvarez
  How does Low-Skilled Migration affect House Prices? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
  Presented by Anna Piil Damm (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01G. Firms and Tax Policy

Chair: Nils Wehrhöfer (Deutsche Bundesbank)

• Jiajie Xu
  Do Place-Based Tax Incentives Promote Local Private Investments and Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence from Opportunities Zones
  Presented by Jiajie Xu (Boston College)
  Discussed by Nils Wehrhöfer (Deutsche Bundesbank)
• Kristopher Deming
  Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Birth New Establishments?
  Presented by Kristopher Deming (Colorado State University)
  Discussed by Mee Jung Kim (Sejong University)
• Mee Jung Kim
  Impact of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) on Small Business Employment in Lower-Income Neighborhoods
  Presented by Mee Jung Kim (Sejong University)
  Discussed by Kristopher Deming (Colorado State University)
• Sebastian Siegloch, Nils Wehrhöfer, Tobias Etzel
  Direct, Spillover and Welfare Effects of Regional Firms Subsidies
  Presented by Nils Wehrhöfer (Deutsche Bundesbank)
  Discussed by Jiajie Xu (Boston College)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01H. Policing

Chair: Elisa Facchetti (Queen Mary University of London)

• Roman Rivera
  The Effect of Minority Peers on Future Arrest Quantity and Quality
  Presented by Roman Rivera (Columbia)
  Discussed by Jose Luis Montiel Olea (Columbia University)
• Jose Luis Montiel Olea, Brendan O'Flaherty, Rajiv Sethi
  Empirical Bayes Counterfactuals in Poisson Regression
  Presented by Jose Luis Montiel Olea (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Roman Rivera (Columbia)
• Nayoung Rim, Bocar Ba, Roman Rivera
  Social Frictions, Community Ties, and Officer Performance
  Presented by Nayoung Rim (US Naval Academy)
  Discussed by Elisa Facchetti (Queen Mary University of London)
• Elisa Facchetti
  The Role of Police Infrastructures
  Presented by Elisa Facchetti (Queen Mary University of London)
  Discussed by Nayoung Rim (US Naval Academy)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01I. Firms in Cities

Chair: Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)

• Difei Ouyang
  Local State-owned Enterprise Presence: Growth, Reallocation and Selection
  Presented by Difei Ouyang (University of International Business and Economics)
  Discussed by Seunghoon Lee (MIT)
• Seunghoon Lee, Siqi Zheng
  Industry Adaptation to Climate Change and its Economic Consequences: Evidence from the Retail Sector
  Presented by Seunghoon Lee (MIT)
  Discussed by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
• Filippo Boeri, Riccardo Crescenzi
  Natural Disasters and Business Groups: Propagation through Ownership Networks and Reshoring Dynamics
  Presented by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Difei Ouyang (University of International Business and Economics)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01J. Remote Sensing

Chair: Anthony Thomas (UC San Diego)

• Sandro Provenzano, Hannah Bull
  The Local Economic Impact of Mineral Mining in Africa: Evidence from Four Decades of Satellite Imagery
  Presented by Sandro Provenzano (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Cong Peng (Harvard University)
• Cong Peng
  Evaluate the Impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiatives using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
  Presented by Cong Peng (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Anthony Thomas (UC San Diego)
• Anthony Thomas, Arman Khachiyan, Huye Zhou, Gordon Hanson, Alex Cloninger, Tajana Rosing, Amit Khandelwal
  Using Neural Networks to Predict Micro-Spatial Economic Growth
  Presented by Anthony Thomas (UC San Diego)
  Discussed by Sandro Provenzano (London School of Economics and Political Science)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01K. COVID-19

Chair: Elisa Guglielminetti (Bank of Italy)

• Meghana Ayyagari, Yuxi Cheng, Ariel Weinberger
  Surviving Pandemics: Role of Agglomeration Spillovers
  Presented by Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
• Juan Pablo Chauvin
  Why Does COVID-19 Affect Some Cities More than Others? Evidence from Brazil
  Presented by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Enrico Vanino (University of Sheffield)
• Enrico Vanino, Jesse Matheson, Carlo Corradini
  Disentangling the Role of Population and Employment Density in the Spread of COVID-19
  Presented by Enrico Vanino (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Elisa Guglielminetti (Bank of Italy)
• Elisa Guglielminetti, Michele Loberto, Giordano Zevi, Roberta Zizza
  Living on my Own: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Housing Preferences
  Presented by Elisa Guglielminetti (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)

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October 14, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
01L. Public Goods

Chair: David Schönholzer (IIES)

• Andrea Vallebueno, Yong Suk Lee
  Measuring Urban Quality
  Presented by Andrea Vallebueno (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Maxence Valentin (The Pennsylvania State University)
• Brent Ambrose, Maxence Valentin
  Do We All Want the Same Level of Public Goods? Heterogeneous Preferences for Local Public Goods Induced by Federal Fiscal Policy
  Presented by Maxence Valentin (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Joan Monras (UPF, CREI and BGSE)
• Arthur Guillouzouic, Emeric Henry, Joan Monras
  Local Public Goods and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity
  Presented by Joan Monras (UPF, CREI and BGSE)
  Discussed by David Schönholzer (IIES)
• David Schönholzer
  Measuring Preferences for Local Public Goods
  Presented by David Schönholzer (IIES)
  Discussed by Yong Suk Lee (University of Notre Dame)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02A. Cities in Developing Countries

Chair: Fernanda Rojas-Ampuero (UCLA)

• Meshal Alkhowaiter, Harris Selod, Souleymane Soumahoro
  Unlocking Vacant Land
  Presented by Harris Selod (The World Bank)
  Discussed by Bruno Barsanetti (Fundacao Getulio Vargas)
• Bruno Barsanetti
  Road Endpoints and City Sizes
  Presented by Bruno Barsanetti (Fundacao Getulio Vargas)
  Discussed by Adriano Borges Costa (MIT)
• Adriano Borges Costa, Christopher Zegras Zegras, Siqi Zheng
  Roads, Transit and the Density of São Paulo's Urban Development
  Presented by Adriano Borges Costa (MIT)
  Discussed by Fernanda Rojas-Ampuero (UCLA)
• Fernanda Rojas-Ampuero, Felipe Carrera
  Sent Away: The Long-Term Effects of Slum Clearance on Children and Families
  Presented by Fernanda Rojas-Ampuero (UCLA)
  Discussed by Harris Selod (The World Bank)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02B. Traffic Congestion II

Chair: Ian Herzog (Huron University College)

• Prottoy Akbar, Victor Couture, Gilles Duranton, Adam Storeygard
  Mobility and Congestion in World Cities: Evidence from Google Maps
  Presented by Prottoy Akbar (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Christopher Rick (Syracuse University)
• Christopher Rick
  The Horn on the Bus Goes Beep, Beep, Beep: Can Cities Leverage School Policy to Reduce Urban Congestion?
  Presented by Christopher Rick (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Albert Saiz
  Physical Geography and Traffic Delays: Evidence from a Major Coastal City
  Presented by Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Ian Herzog (Huron University College)
• Ian Herzog
  The Marginal External Cost of Traffic in Greater London
  Presented by Ian Herzog (Huron University College)
  Discussed by Prottoy Akbar (Aalto University)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02C. Impacts of Climate Change on Real Estate

Chair: Rajdeep Chakraborti (IE Business School)

• Ingrid Ellen, Rachel Meltzer
  Heterogeneity in the Recovery of Local Real Estate Markets After Extreme Events: The Case of Hurricane Sandy
  Presented by Rachel Meltzer (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Siqi Zheng (MIT)
• Rogier Holtermans, Dongxiao NIU, Siqi Zheng
  Quantifying the Impacts of Climate Shocks in Commercial Real Estate Markets
  Presented by Siqi Zheng (MIT)
  Discussed by Changwei Zhan (National University of Singapore)
• Sumit Agarwal, Yu Qin, Tien Foo Sing, Changwei Zhan
  Does Climate Change Affect Real Estate Prices? Evidence from Government Announcement
  Presented by Changwei Zhan (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Rajdeep Chakraborti (IE Business School)
• Pedro Gete, Rajdeep Chakraborti
  Climate Risk Beliefs in Housing Markets: Evidence From Spain
  Presented by Rajdeep Chakraborti (IE Business School)
  Discussed by Rachel Meltzer (Harvard University)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02D. Search in Labor Markets

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

• Yudai Higashi
  Urbanization Effects on Job Search Decision
  Presented by Yudai Higashi (Okayama University)
  Discussed by Bei Liao (University of California, Irvine)
• Bei Liao
  Job Search in Local Labor Markets
  Presented by Bei Liao (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Juliette Fournier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Juliette Fournier
  Spatial Mismatch
  Presented by Juliette Fournier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Marie Aurélie Lapierre (GATE & Université Lumière Lyon 2)
• Marie Aurélie Lapierre
  Neighbourhood Effects and Job Search Behaviours
  Presented by Marie Aurélie Lapierre (GATE & Université Lumière Lyon 2)
  Discussed by Yudai Higashi (Okayama University)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02E. Housing Supply II

Chair: Lee Seltzer (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

• Ghizlen Ouasbaa, Albert Sole Olle, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The Power of Developers: Evidence from California
  Presented by Albert Sole Olle (University of Barcelona & Institut d'Eco)
  Discussed by Sophia Chen (International Monetary Fund)
• Sophia Chen, Yangfan Sun
  Do Lenders Make Less-Informed Investments in High-Growth Housing Markets?
  Presented by Yangfan Sun (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Lee Seltzer (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
• Lee Seltzer
  The Effects of Leverage on Investments in Maintenance: Evidence from Apartments
  Presented by Lee Seltzer (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
  Discussed by Albert Sole Olle (University of Barcelona & Institut d'Eco)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02F. Housing Demand II

Chair: Louisa Camille Poco (National University of Singapore)

• Howard Zhang
  Spatial Implications of Differentiated Housing Varieties
  Presented by Howard Zhang (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Oskari Harjunen (Aalto University)
• Heidi Falkenbach, Oskari Harjunen, Erik Mäkelä, Elias Oikarinen
  Housing Markets and Capitalization of Information: Case of Land Leases
  Presented by Oskari Harjunen (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Nicholas Irwin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
• Nicholas Irwin, David Wolf
  Is it Really Bridging the Gap? Fiber Internet’s Impact on Housing Values and Homebuyer Demographics
  Presented by Nicholas Irwin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
  Discussed by Louisa Camille Poco (National University of Singapore)
• Eric Fesselmeyer, Haoming Liu, Louisa Camille Poco
  How Much do Households Dislike Local Density? And do Developers Fully Consider Their Preferences? Evidence from a Policy Change in Singapore
  Presented by Louisa Camille Poco (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Howard Zhang (Columbia University)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02G. Local Public Finance

Chair: Baridhi Malakar (Georgia Tech)

• Oliver Giesecke, Haaris Mateen
  Zombie Cities
  Presented by Oliver Giesecke (Columbia Business School)
  Discussed by Baridhi Malakar (Georgia Tech)
• Reuben Hurst, Michael Ricks, Andrew Simon
  Do Perceptions of Public Good Quality Affect Support? Evidence from Higher Education Appropriations
  Presented by Andrew Simon (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Manpreet Singh (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Sudheer Chava, Baridhi Malakar, Manpreet Singh
  Impact of Corporate Subsidies on Borrowing Costs of Local Governments: Evidence From Municipal Bonds
  Presented by Manpreet Singh (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Andrew Simon (University of Chicago)
• Sudheer Chava, Baridhi Malakar, Manpreet Singh
  Communities as Stakeholders: Impact of Corporate Bankruptcies on Local Governments
  Presented by Baridhi Malakar (Georgia Tech)
  Discussed by Oliver Giesecke (Columbia Business School)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02H. Racial Disparities

Chair: Jamie Chung (Georgia State University)

• Katherine Lim
  The Role of Race in Mortgage Application Rejections
  Presented by Katherine Lim (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
  Discussed by Luke Rodgers (Florida State University)
• Keith Ihlandfeldt, Luke Rodgers
  Explaining Racial Gaps in Property Assessment and Property Taxation
  Presented by Luke Rodgers (Florida State University)
  Discussed by Carter Bryson (Boston College)
• Div BhagiaCarter Bryson
  Understanding the Racial Employment Gap: The Role of Sectoral Shifts
  Presented by Carter Bryson (Boston College)
  Discussed by Jamie Chung (Georgia State University)
• Raphael Bostic, Jamie Chung, Jorge De la Roca, Jessica Dill
  The Long-Term Effects of Atlanta Street Name Changes
  Presented by Jamie Chung (Georgia State University)
  Discussed by Katherine Lim (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02I. Trade and Growth

Chair: András Jagadits (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

• Yuxian Chen, Yannis Ioannides, Ferdinand Rauch
  Asymmetric Trading Costs and Ancient Greek Cities
  Presented by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Tufts University)
  Discussed by Jhorland Ayala-García (Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia)
• Jhorland Ayala-García
  The Impact and Externalities of Extreme Natural Disasters on Local Tax Capacity in Colombia
  Presented by Jhorland Ayala-García (Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia)
  Discussed by Peng Zhang (Simon Fraser University)
• Canfei He, Jing Li, Wenyu Wang, Peng Zhang
  Relatedness of Export Markets and City Resilience: Evidence from the US-China Trade War
  Presented by Peng Zhang (Simon Fraser University)
  Discussed by András Jagadits (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
• András Jagadits
  Emigration and Local Structural Change - Evidence from (Austria)-Hungary in the Age of Mass Migration
  Presented by András Jagadits (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Tufts University)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02J. Remote Sensing & Big Data

Chair: Katarzyna Bilicka (Utah State University)

• Gary Cornwall, Jeremy Moulton, Scott Wentland
  For What It’s Worth: Measuring Land Value in the Era of Big Data and Machine Learning
  Presented by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  Discussed by Arman Khachiyan (UCSD)
• Arman Khachiyan
  Local Inequalities Generated by Fracking, Remote Sensing of Neighborhood Transformation
  Presented by Arman Khachiyan (UCSD)
  Discussed by Katarzyna Bilicka (Utah State University)
• Katarzyna Bilicka, André Seidel
  Measuring Firm Activity from Outer Space
  Presented by Katarzyna Bilicka (Utah State University)
  Discussed by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02K. Industrial Policy

Chair: Jinlin Li (Harvard University)

• Klint Mane, Geunyong Park, Ande Shen
  Place-Based Industrial Policies, Labor Demand, and Inequality: Evidence from Job Postings in China
  Presented by Geunyong Park (University of Rochester)
  Discussed by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
• Cameron LaPoint, Shogo Sakabe
  Place-Based Policies and the Geography of Corporate Investment
  Presented by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
  Discussed by Xuege Zhang (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Xuege Zhang
  Agglomeration, Specialization and Place-based Industrial Policies
  Presented by Xuege Zhang (Carnegie Mellon University)
  Discussed by Jinlin Li (Harvard University)
• Sophie Calder-Wang, Jinlin Li
  Government Venture Capital as a Placed-Based Policy: Risk and Return Across Space and Time
  Presented by Jinlin Li (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Geunyong Park (University of Rochester)

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October 14, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
02L. Residential Land Use Regulation

Chair: Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)

• Fernando Ferreira
  Estimating the Economic Value of Zoning Reform
  Presented by Fernando Ferreira (Wharton)
  Discussed by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
• Nicholas Chiumenti, Amrita Kulka, Aradhya Sood
  How to Build Affordable Housing? The Role of Local Barriers to Building Multi-Unit Housing
  Presented by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Simon Büchler, Maximilian von Ehrlich
  Quantifying Land Use Regulation and its Determinants: Ease of Residential Development across Swiss Municipalities
  Presented by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
• Kentaro Nakajima, Keisuke Takano
  Estimating the Impact of Land Use Regulation on Land Price: At the Kink Point of Building Height Limits in Fukuoka
  Presented by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Fernando Ferreira (Wharton)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03A. Gentrification

Chair: Nicolás González-Pampillón (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth - London School of Economics)

• Adam Scavette, Robert Jump
  Do Neighborhood Renewal Funds Improve Local Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from England
  Presented by Adam Scavette (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)
• Milena Almagro, Eric Chyn, Bryan Stuart
  The Effects of Urban Renewal Programs on Gentrification and Inequality
  Presented by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Tucker Smith (Vanderbilt University)
• Cameron Friday, Tucker Smith
  Turning around Schools (and Neighborhoods?): School Improvement Grants and Gentrification
  Presented by Tucker Smith (Vanderbilt University)
  Discussed by Nicolás González-Pampillón (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth - London School of Economics)
• Fernando Borraz, Felipe Carozzi, Nicolás González-Pampillón, Leandro Zipitria
  Local Retail Prices, Product Varieties and Neighborhood Change
  Presented by Nicolás González-Pampillón (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth - London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Adam Scavette (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03B. Urban Transport Issues

Chair: Liyang Zhou (University of Pittsburgh)

• Ron Yang
  Geographic Specialization and the Spot Market for Trucking Freight
  Presented by Ron Yang (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Andrew Waxman (University of Texas at Austin)
• Antonio Bento, Rajat Kochhar, Ruozi Song, Andrew Waxman
  Using Big Data to Estimate the Environmental Benefits of Congestion Pricing in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Metropolitan Areas
  Presented by Andrew Waxman (University of Texas at Austin)
  Discussed by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
• Cheng Keat Tang
  Do Speed Cameras Saves Lives?
  Presented by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
  Discussed by Liyang Zhou (University of Pittsburgh)
• YUCHENG WANG, Liyang Zhou
  How Do Consumers Respond to Fuel Standard Regulation: Evidence from Gas Stations at City Boundaries
  Presented by Liyang Zhou (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Ron Yang (Harvard University)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03C. Pollution I

Chair: Dennis Verhoeven (Bocconi, KU Leuven, LSE)

• Xiaoou Liu, Tauhidur Rahman, Xiangrui Wang
  Air Pollution, Traffic, and Retail Business
  Presented by Tauhidur Rahman (University of Arizona)
  Discussed by Jeanne Sorin (University of Chicago)
• Vittorio Bassi, Matthew Kahn, Nancy Lozano-Gracia, Tommaso Porzio, Jeanne Sorin
  Pollution in Ugandan Cities: Do Managers Avoid it or Adapt in Place?
  Presented by Jeanne Sorin (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Dennis Verhoeven (Bocconi, KU Leuven, LSE)
• Felix Bracht, Dennis Verhoeven
  Air Pollution and Innovation
  Presented by Dennis Verhoeven (Bocconi, KU Leuven, LSE)
  Discussed by Tauhidur Rahman (University of Arizona)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03D. Migration and Labor Markets

Chair: Junfu Zhang (Clark University)

• Jeremy Lebow
  Immigration and Occupational Downgrading in Colombia
  Presented by Jeremy Lebow (Duke University)
  Discussed by Andre Gröger (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
• Andre Gröger, Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta, Steven Stillman
  Immigration, Labor Markets and Discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú
  Presented by Andre Gröger (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
  Discussed by Susana Peralta (Nova School of Business and Economics )
• Lara Bohnet, Susana Peralta, João Pereira dos Santos
  Cousins From Overseas: The Labour Market Impact of Half a Million Portuguese Repatriates
  Presented by Susana Peralta (Nova School of Business and Economics )
  Discussed by Junfu Zhang (Clark University)
• Chunbing Xing, Xiaoyan Yuan, Junfu Zhang
  City Size, Family Migration, and Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from Rural-Urban Migrants in China
  Presented by Junfu Zhang (Clark University)
  Discussed by Jeremy Lebow (Duke University)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03E. Housing Programs I

Chair: Kwok-Hao Lee (Princeton University)

• Mohammad Saeed Tajrishy
  The Externality of Public Housing Projects: The Case of Mehr Housing Project in Iran
  Presented by Mohammad Saeed Tajrishy (Sharif University of Technology)
  Discussed by Dionissi Aliprantis (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
• Dionissi Aliprantis, Hal Martin, Kristen Tauber
  What Determines the Success of Housing Mobility Programs?
  Presented by Dionissi Aliprantis (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
  Discussed by Canishk Naik (London School of Economics)
• Canishk Naik, Neil Thakral
  A Welfare Analysis of Public Housing Allocation Mechanisms
  Presented by Canishk Naik (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Kwok-Hao Lee (Princeton University)
• Kwok-Hao Lee, Luther Yap, Andrew Ferdowsian
  Market Design, Subsidies and Supply Composition: Interventions for Efficient and Equitable Public Housing
  Presented by Kwok-Hao Lee (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Mohammad Saeed Tajrishy (Sharif University of Technology)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03F. Housing Market Frictions

Chair: Victor Ortego-Marti (University of California Riverside)

• Stephen L Ross, Tingyu Zhou
  Loss Aversion in Housing Sales Prices: Evidence from Focal Point Bias
  Presented by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut)
  Discussed by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
• Sophia Gilbukh
  New Listing Alert: Alternative Theory of Housing Search
  Presented by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
  Discussed by Lu Han (University of Toronto)
• Lu Han, Rachel Ngai, Kevin Sheedy
  To Own or To Rent: The Effects of Transaction Taxes on Housing Markets
  Presented by Lu Han (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Victor Ortego-Marti (University of California Riverside)
• Miroslav Gabrovski, Victor Ortego-Marti
  Efficiency in the Housing Market with Search Frictions
  Presented by Victor Ortego-Marti (University of California Riverside)
  Discussed by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03G. Political Economy

Chair: Michael Hankinson (George Washington University)

• Makoto Fukumoto
  Biting the Hands that Feed Them? Place-Based Policies and Decline of Local Support
  Presented by Makoto Fukumoto (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Gerard Domènech-Arumí (Boston University)
• Gerard Domènech-Arumí
  Neighborhoods, Perceived Inequality, and Preferences for Redistribution: Evidence from Barcelona
  Presented by Gerard Domènech-Arumí (Boston University)
  Discussed by Wagner Oliveira (FGV)
• Wagner Oliveira
  Unpacking the Political Impact of Low-Skilled Immigration
  Presented by Wagner Oliveira (FGV)
  Discussed by Michael Hankinson (George Washington University)
• Michael Hankinson, Asya Magazinnik
  The Supply–Equity Trade-off: The Effect of Spatial Representation on the Local Housing Supply
  Presented by Michael Hankinson (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Makoto Fukumoto (UC Berkeley)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03H. Crime

Chair: Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)

• Stuart Rosenthal, Joaquin Urrego
  Spatial Concentration of Retail Activity, the Cost of Protection, and Crime
  Presented by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Giulia Faggio (City, University of London)
• Giulia Faggio
  The Impact of Business Improvement Districts on Crime
  Presented by Giulia Faggio (City, University of London)
  Discussed by Valentin Bolotnyy (Hoover Institution)
• A. Patrick Behrer, Valentin Bolotnyy
  Heat, Crime, and Punishment
  Presented by Valentin Bolotnyy (Hoover Institution)
  Discussed by Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)
• Yufei Guo, Shimeng Liu, Weizeng Sun
  Special Economic Zones and Crime: The Dark Side of Economic Growth
  Presented by Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)
  Discussed by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03I. Regional and Urban Growth

Chair: Elena Gentili (Bank of Italy)

• Josh Morris-Levenson, Marta Prato
  The Origins of Regional Specialization
  Presented by Josh Morris-Levenson (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)
• Greg Howard, Russell Weinstein, Yuhao Yang
  Do Universities Improve Local Economic Resilience?
  Presented by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by Josh Morris-Levenson (University of Chicago)
• Zibin Huang
  Regional Convergence or Just An Illusion? Place-based Land Policy and Spatial Misallocation
  Presented by Zibin Huang (University of Rochester)
  Discussed by Elena Gentili (Bank of Italy)
• Guglielmo Barone, Guido de Blasio, Elena Gentili
  Politically Connected Cities: Italy 1951-1991
  Presented by Elena Gentili (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Zibin Huang (University of Rochester)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03J. Schooling

Chair: Gustavo A. García (Universidad EAFIT)

• Vasily Rusanov
  Internal Migration and the Diffusion of Schooling in the US
  Presented by Vasily Rusanov (New York University)
  Discussed by Margaux Luflade (University of Pennsylvania)
• Francesco Agostinelli, Margaux Luflade, Paolo Martellini
  School Districts and Educational Access
  Presented by Margaux Luflade (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Vasily Rusanov (New York University)
• Aria Golestani, Yoonjung Kim, Jaclyn Rosenquist
  Policing and Prosecuting Drug Offenses in Nashville: Drug Free School Zones
  Presented by Yoonjung Kim (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Gustavo A. García (Universidad EAFIT)
• Andrés Ramírez Hassan, Gustavo A. García, Estefania Saravia, Juan Fernando Duque, Daniel Londoño
  Getting to Better Schools: Effects of School Transport Subsidies on School Choice
  Presented by Gustavo A. García (Universidad EAFIT)
  Discussed by Yoonjung Kim (University of California Irvine)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03K. ICT and Firms

Chair: Xian Jiang (Duke University)

• Mark Kutzbach, Jonathan Pogach
  Bank Technology and the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Presented by Mark Kutzbach (FDIC)
  Discussed by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
• Abdollah Farhoodi
  Democratizing the Opportunities: Who Benefits from the Airbnb Market?
  Presented by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Mark Kutzbach (FDIC)
• Lindsay Relihan
  Is Online Retail Killing Coffee Shops? Estimating the Winners and Losers of Online Retail using Customer Transaction Microdata
  Presented by Lindsay Relihan (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Xian Jiang (Duke University)
• Xian Jiang
  Information and Communication Technology and Firm Geographic Expansion
  Presented by Xian Jiang (Duke University)
  Discussed by Lindsay Relihan (London School of Economics)

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October 15, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
03L. Externalities

Chair: Daniel Guth (California Institute of Technology)

• Rebecca Fraenkel, Sam Krumholz
  Property Taxation as Compensation for Local Externalities: Evidence from Large Plants
  Presented by Rebecca Fraenkel (University of California San Diego)
  Discussed by Rohan Ganduri (Emory University)
• Rohan Ganduri, Gonzalo Maturana
  Do Property Rehabs Affect Neighboring Property Prices?
  Presented by Rohan Ganduri (Emory University)
  Discussed by Raimundo Undurraga (University of Chile)
• Raimundo Undurraga
  Housing Externalities in Poor Neighborhoods
  Presented by Raimundo Undurraga (University of Chile)
  Discussed by Daniel Guth (California Institute of Technology)
• Daniel Guth, Shiyu Zhang
  Geographic Spillover Effects of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)
  Presented by Daniel Guth (California Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Rebecca Fraenkel (University of California San Diego)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04A. Urban Area Delimitation and Measurement

Chair: Romuald Le Frioux (Thema)

• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Shohei Nakamura, Mark Roberts, Benjamin Stewart
  How to Define a Developing Country City?
  Presented by Pierre-Philippe Combes (Sciences Po, Paris)
  Discussed by Yizhen Gu (Peking University)
• Ting Chen, Yizhen Gu, Ben Zou
  Delineating China's Metropolitan Areas Using Commuting Flow Data
  Presented by Yizhen Gu (Peking University)
  Discussed by Jordan Rappaport (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
• Jordan Rappaport
  The Size of U.S. Metropolitan Areas
  Presented by Jordan Rappaport (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
  Discussed by Romuald Le Frioux (Thema)
• Romuald Le Frioux
  Defining Worldwide Urban Areas : A Shapefile Panel Dataset
  Presented by Romuald Le Frioux (Thema)
  Discussed by Pierre-Philippe Combes (Sciences Po, Paris)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04B. Transportation Infrastructure Effects

Chair: Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille University)

• Brandon Tan
  Urban Transit Infrastructure and Inequality: The Role of Access to Non-Tradable Goods and Services
  Presented by Brandon Tan (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Jorge Perez (Banco de Mexico)
• Jorge Perez, Felipe Vial Lecaros, Roman David Zarate
  Urban Transit Infrastructure: Spatial Mismatch and Labor Market Power
  Presented by Jorge Perez (Banco de Mexico)
  Discussed by Palak Suri (University of Maryland)
• Palak Suri
  Public Transit Infrastructure and Employment Accessibility: The Benefits of the Mumbai Metro
  Presented by Palak Suri (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille University)
• Clement Bosquet, Jade Ponsard
  Education and Employment Responses to Road Access: Evidence from the US Rural Interstate Highway System
  Presented by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille University)
  Discussed by Brandon Tan (Harvard University)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04C. Pollution II

Chair: Ludovica Gazze (University of Warwick)

• Ruochen Dai, Dongmei Guo, Yajie Han, Gang Lu, Yu Qin
  Pollution-Induced Trips: Evidence from Flight and Train Bookings in China
  Presented by Yajie Han (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Jasdeep Mandia (Arizona State University)
• Jasdeep Mandia
  Capitalization of Noise Pollution: Evidence from Quasi-Random Changes to Flight Paths
  Presented by Jasdeep Mandia (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by Ludovica Gazze (University of Warwick)
• Stephen Billings, Ludovica Gazze, Kevin Schnepel
  Environmental Cleanups and Residential Mobility: A National Evaluation of HUD’s Lead Hazard Control Program
  Presented by Ludovica Gazze (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Yajie Han (National University of Singapore)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04D. Effects of Changing Labor Market Conditions

Chair: Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)

• Rodrigo Martinez-Mazza
  "Mom, Dad: I’m Staying"
  Presented by Rodrigo Martinez-Mazza (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Alexander Whalley (University of Calgary)
• Shawn Kantor, Arthur Novaes de Amorim, Alexander Whalley
  Outside Options in the Labor Market: Evidence From Vietnam Draft Avoidance
  Presented by Alexander Whalley (University of Calgary)
  Discussed by Adrian Poignant (Uppsala University)
• Adrian Poignant
  The Social Cost of Industrialization - Evidence from the 19th Century Swedish Iron Industry
  Presented by Adrian Poignant (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)
• Diego Battiston, Stephan Maurer, Andrei Potlogea, Jose V. Rodriguez Mora
  When Opportunity Moves to You: Oil Discoveries and Intergenerational Mobility
  Presented by Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)
  Discussed by Rodrigo Martinez-Mazza (Uppsala University)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04E. Housing Programs II

Chair: David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)

• Hector Blanco, Juliette Fournier
  Redistribution through Housing Assistance
  Presented by Hector Blanco (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Boaz Abramson (Stanford University)
• Boaz Abramson
  Equilibrium Effects of Eviction Policies
  Presented by Boaz Abramson (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Joakim Weill (UC Davis)
• Joakim Weill
  Housing Assistance, Neighborhood Quality, and Source of Income Discrimination
  Presented by Joakim Weill (UC Davis)
  Discussed by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
• Henry Downes, David Phillips, James Sullivan
  The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Healthcare Use
  Presented by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Hector Blanco (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04F. Housing and Inequality

Chair: Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)

• Pengfei Sui, Shuai Ye
  Does the Chinese Housing Boom Exacerbate Wealth Inequality?
  Presented by Shuai Ye (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, She)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
• Andrii Parkhomenko
  Homeownership, Polarization, and Inequality
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by James Graham (University of Sydney)
• Mike Gilraine, James Graham, Angela Zheng
  Intergenerational Wealth Effects of House Price Changes
  Presented by James Graham (University of Sydney)
  Discussed by Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)
• Sumit Agarwal, Yi Fan, Wenlan Qian, Tien Foo Sing
  Like Father Like Son? Social Engineering and Intergenerational Mobility in Housing Consumption
  Presented by Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Shuai Ye (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, She)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04G. Taxation, Spending, and Contributions

Chair: Clemence Tricaud (UCLA Anderson)

• Johannes Fleck, Jonathan Heathcote, Kjetil Storesletten, Gianluca Violante
  Tax and Transfer Progressivity at the US State Level
  Presented by Johannes Fleck (European University Institute)
  Discussed by Rui Yu (Wharton School)
• Rui Yu
  Returns to Political Contribution in Housing Markets
  Presented by Rui Yu (Wharton School)
  Discussed by Sebastian Garmann (German Supreme Audit Institution)
• Sebastian Garmann
  A Race to the Top? Staggered Electoral Cycles and Strategic Interactions in Business Taxes
  Presented by Sebastian Garmann (German Supreme Audit Institution)
  Discussed by Clemence Tricaud (UCLA Anderson)
• Juan Pablo Chauvin, Clemence Tricaud
  Gender, Electoral Incentives, and Crisis Response: Evidence from Brazilian Mayors
  Presented by Clemence Tricaud (UCLA Anderson)
  Discussed by Johannes Fleck (European University Institute)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04H. Gender and Race Issues

Chair: Simone Schüller (German Youth Institute (DJI)

• Malte Borghorst, Ismir Mulalic, Jos van Ommeren
  Commuting, Children and the Gender Wage Gap
  Presented by Malte Borghorst (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Devin Bunten, Ellen Fu, Lyndsey Rolheiser, Christopher Severen
  "The Problem has Existed Over Endless Years": Racialized Difference in Commuting, 1980–2018
  Presented by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Viktor Veterinarov (University College London)
• Viktor Veterinarov
  Public Transport: A Route to Reduce Employment Gap?
  Presented by Viktor Veterinarov (University College London)
  Discussed by Simone Schüller (German Youth Institute (DJI)
• Simone Schüller, Hannah Steinberg
  Parents under Stress – Evaluating Emergency Childcare Policies During the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany
  Presented by Simone Schüller (German Youth Institute (DJI)
  Discussed by Malte Borghorst (University of Duisburg-Essen)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04I. Agglomeration

Chair: Tate Twinam (William & Mary)

• Cory Smith, Amrita Kulka
  Agglomeration Over the Long Run: Evidence from County Seat Wars
  Presented by Amrita Kulka (NYU Furman Center and University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (ESG-Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Florian Mayneris
  The Distribution of Agglomeration Economies - Local Economic Density and the Firm-Level Labor Share
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (ESG-Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Amrita Kulka (NYU Furman Center and University of Warwick)
• Claudio Luccioletti
  Labor Market Power and the City-Size Wage Premium
  Presented by Claudio Luccioletti (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Tate Twinam (William & Mary)
• Tate Twinam
  Trade Shocks and Growth: The Impact of the Quartz Crisis in Switzerland
  Presented by Tate Twinam (William & Mary)
  Discussed by Claudio Luccioletti (CEMFI)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04J. Human Capital

Chair: Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)

• Holger Sieg, Chamna Yoon, Jipeng Zhang
  The Impact of Local Fiscal and Migration Policies on Human Capital Accumulation and Inequality in China
  Presented by Chamna Yoon (KAIST College of Busines)
  Discussed by Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
• Damien Capelle, Charly Porcher, Hannah Rubinton
  The Geography of Higher Education and the Spatial Propagation of Skill-Biased Technical Change
  Presented by Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Ashley Orr (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Ashley Orr
  Examining Family Migration Considering Human Capital Investments in Children
  Presented by Ashley Orr (Carnegie Mellon University)
  Discussed by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
• Felipe Carozzi
  Scars of War: The Local Legacy of Sacrifice Across Generations of British Soldiers
  Presented by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Chamna Yoon (KAIST College of Busines)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04K. Household and Firm Migration Decisions

Chair: Benjamin Ferri (Boston College)

• Raoul van Maarseveen
  The effect of urban migration on educational attainment: evidence from Africa
  Presented by Raoul van Maarseveen (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Jorge Guzman (Columbia University)
• Kevin Bryan, Jorge Guzman
  Entrepreneurial Migration
  Presented by Jorge Guzman (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Benjamin Ferri (Boston College)
• Benjamin Ferri
  Love and Labor: How Women Migrate in Response to Men's Expected Earnings, and Vice Versa
  Presented by Benjamin Ferri (Boston College)
  Discussed by Raoul van Maarseveen (Uppsala University)

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October 15, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
04L. Innovation

Chair: Marta Santagata (Università degli Studi di Genova)

• Lukas Kuld, Sara Mitchell, Christiane Hellmanzik
  Manhattan Transfer: Productivity Effects of Agglomeration in American Authorship
  Presented by Sara Mitchell (TU Dortmund)
  Discussed by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
• Enrico Berkes, Ruben Gaetani, Marti Mestieri
  Cities and Technological Waves
  Presented by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Sara Mitchell (TU Dortmund)
• Yumi Koh, Jing Li, Jianhuan Xu
  Subway, Collaborative Matching, and Innovation
  Presented by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  Discussed by Marta Santagata (Università degli Studi di Genova)
• Anna Bottasso, Maurizio Conti, Simone Robbiano, Marta Santagata
  Roads to Innovation: Evidence from Italy
  Presented by Marta Santagata (Università degli Studi di Genova)
  Discussed by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05A. Urban Theory

Chair: Dante Donati (Pompeu Fabra University)

• Jonathan Hall
  Inframarginal Travelers and Transportation Policy
  Presented by Jonathan Hall (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Charlotte Liotta (CIRED / TU Berlin)
• Charlotte Liotta, Quentin Lepetit, Vincent Viguié
  Is the Monocentric Urban Economic Model still Empirically Relevant ? Assessing Urban Econometric Predictions in 192 Cities of all Five Continents
  Presented by Charlotte Liotta (CIRED / TU Berlin)
  Discussed by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
• Axel Watanabe
  The Size Distribution of Cities with Distance-Bound Households
  Presented by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
  Discussed by Dante Donati (Pompeu Fabra University)
• Dante Donati
  The End of Tourist Traps: A Natural Experiment on the Impact of Tripadvisor on Quality Upgrading
  Presented by Dante Donati (Pompeu Fabra University)
  Discussed by Jonathan Hall (University of Toronto)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05B. Infrastructure

Chair: Elena Perra (University of Florence and University of Trento)

• Jinyan Chang, David Cuberes, Junfu Zhang
  The Impact of Canals on Local Growth in the U.S., 1790-1860
  Presented by Jinyan Chang (Clark University)
  Discussed by Haoluan Wang (University of Maryland, College Park)
• Haoluan Wang
  Flood Your Neighbors: Spillover Effects of Levee Building
  Presented by Haoluan Wang (University of Maryland, College Park)
  Discussed by Paul Gertler (University of California Berkeley)
• Paul Gertler
  Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements
  Presented by Paul Gertler (University of California Berkeley)
  Discussed by Elena Perra (University of Florence and University of Trento)
• Elena Perra
  Roads to Tigrayanisation: Ethnic Favouritism, Road Infrastructure and the Case of Tigray
  Presented by Elena Perra (University of Florence and University of Trento)
  Discussed by Jinyan Chang (Clark University)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05C. Spatial Models

Chair: Horng Chern Wong (Stockholm University)

• Benny Kleinman, Ernest Liu, Stephen Redding
  Sufficient Statistics for Dynamic Spatial Economics
  Presented by Ernest Liu (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Piyush Panigrahi (Yale University)
• Piyush Panigrahi
  Endogenous Spatial Production Networks: Quantitative Implications for Trade and Productivity
  Presented by Piyush Panigrahi (Yale University)
  Discussed by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
• Costas Arkolakis, Federico Huneeus, Yuhei Miyauchi
  Spatial Production Networks
  Presented by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
  Discussed by Horng Chern Wong (Stockholm University)
• Natalie Chen, Dennis Novy, Carlo Perroni, Horng Chern Wong
  Trade and Spatial Structural Change: Evidence from France
  Presented by Horng Chern Wong (Stockholm University)
  Discussed by Ernest Liu (Princeton University)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05D. Labor

Chair: Joanna Venator (University of Rochester)

• Justin Wiltshire
  Walmart Supercenters and Monopsony Power: How a Large, Low-Wage Employer Impacts Local Labor Markets
  Presented by Justin Wiltshire (University of California, Davis)
  Discussed by Iain Bamford (Columbia University)
• Iain Bamford
  Monopsony Power, Spatial Equilibrium, and Minimum Wages
  Presented by Iain Bamford (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Thiago Patto (Insper)
• Thiago Patto
  The Urban Wage Premium Over the Life Cycle
  Presented by Thiago Patto (Insper)
  Discussed by Joanna Venator (University of Rochester)
• Joanna Venator
  Concentrating on His Career or Hers?: Descriptive Evidence on Occupational Co-agglomeration and Spousal Match
  Presented by Joanna Venator (University of Rochester)
  Discussed by Justin Wiltshire (University of California, Davis)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05E. Housing Supply III

Chair: Gabriel Ahlfeldt (LSE)

• Thomas Boogaerts, Geert Goeyvaerts
  Hold Out in Land Assembly for Residential Development
  Presented by Thomas Boogaerts (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by Omer Ali (Duke University)
• Omer Ali, Nicholas Datto, Sarah Raviola, Mona Tong, Pei Yi Zhuo
  The Impact of Community Land Trusts on House Prices and Neighborhood Outcomes
  Presented by Omer Ali (Duke University)
  Discussed by Gabriel Ahlfeldt (LSE)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Jason Barr
  The Economics of Skyscrapers: A Synthesis
  Presented by Gabriel Ahlfeldt (LSE)
  Discussed by Thomas Boogaerts (KU Leuven)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05F. Housing and Credit Markets

Chair: Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Zhanbing Xiao
  Interest Rate Risk, Prepayment Risk and Banks’ Securitization of Mortgages
  Presented by Zhanbing Xiao (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Claes Backman (Aarhus University)
• Claes Backman, Peter van Santen
  The Amortization Elasticity of Mortgage Demand
  Presented by Claes Backman (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Benjamin Collier (Temple University)
• Benjamin Collier, Cameron Ellis, Benjamin Keys
  The Cost of Consumer Collateral: Evidence from Bunching
  Presented by Benjamin Collier (Temple University)
  Discussed by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Jan Rouwendal
  Borrowing constraints, housing tenure choice and buy-to-let
  Presented by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Zhanbing Xiao (University of British Columbia)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05G. Property Taxes

Chair: Dena Lomonosov (University of Michigan)

• Natee Amornsiripanitch
  Why Are Residential Property Tax Rates Regressive?
  Presented by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Ellen Fu (Wharton)
• Ellen Fu
  The Financial Burdens of Property Taxes: Evidence from Philadelphia
  Presented by Ellen Fu (Wharton)
  Discussed by Max Löffler (Maastricht University)
• Max Löffler, Sebastian Siegloch
  Welfare Effects of Property Taxation
  Presented by Max Löffler (Maastricht University)
  Discussed by Dena Lomonosov (University of Michigan)
• Dena Lomonosov
  Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Residential Housing Markets: Evidence from New Jersey
  Presented by Dena Lomonosov (University of Michigan)
  Discussed by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05H. Location Choice

Chair: Roberto Brunetti (Université de Rennes 1)

• Kristina Komissarova
  Location Choices over the Life Cycle: Determinants and Policy Implications
  Presented by Kristina Komissarova (NYU)
  Discussed by Sophie Mathes (FGV)
• Sophie Mathes, John Morehouse
  The Big City Wage Premium: Labor Market Power and Skill Sorting
  Presented by Sophie Mathes (FGV)
  Discussed by Taylor Mackay (University of California-Irvine)
• Taylor Mackay
  Source of Income Laws, Housing Access, and Mobility
  Presented by Taylor Mackay (University of California-Irvine)
  Discussed by Roberto Brunetti (Université de Rennes 1)
• Roberto Brunetti, Carl Gaigné, Fabien Moizeau
  Residential Choice, Credit Market Imperfections and Persistent Inequality
  Presented by Roberto Brunetti (Université de Rennes 1)
  Discussed by Kristina Komissarova (NYU)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05I. Economic Development from a Historical Perspective

Chair: Duc Nguyen (University of Groningen)

• Daniel Oto-Peralías
  Delegating Governmental Authority to Private Actors: Lordships, State Capacity and Development
  Presented by Daniel Oto-Peralías (Pablo de Olavide University)
  Discussed by Mingxi Li (University of California, Davis)
• Mingxi Li
  Firm Foundations: Legal Systems and Land Values in Colonial Shanghai, 1903-1934
  Presented by Mingxi Li (University of California, Davis)
  Discussed by Hale Utar (Grinnell College and CESIfo)
• Simon Janssen, Wolfgang Keller, Hale Utar, Ehsan Vallizadeh
  Technology Hubs or Backwater? Lessons on Structural Change from Germany’s Coal Regions
  Presented by Hale Utar (Grinnell College and CESIfo)
  Discussed by Duc Nguyen (University of Groningen)
• Duc Nguyen, Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Tristan Kohl
  From Bulwarks and Bombs to Boulevards
  Presented by Duc Nguyen (University of Groningen)
  Discussed by Daniel Oto-Peralías (Pablo de Olavide University)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05J. Macroeconomic Issues from an Urban Angle

Chair: Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)

• Hang Lai
  Long-Run Discount Rates: Evidence from the Repeat Sales Housing
  Presented by Hang Lai (University College London)
  Discussed by Daniel Marcel te Kaat (University of Groningen)
• Daniel te Kaat, Chang Ma, Alessandro Rebucci
  Real Effects of the ECB’s Quantitative Easing: A Housing Portfolio Channel
  Presented by Daniel Marcel te Kaat (University of Groningen)
  Discussed by Bilal Islah (Stanford University)
• Bilal Islah
  Household Expense Shocks and Consumption Smoothing—Evidence from Automobile Expenses
  Presented by Bilal Islah (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
• Elliot Anenberg, Tess Scharlemann, Eileen van Straelen
  Borrowing and Spending in the Money: the (un)Importance of the Cash-out Refinance Channel of Monetary Policy
  Presented by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Hang Lai (University College London)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05K. Social Interactions

Chair: Sofoklis Goulas (Stanford University)

• W. Ben McCartney, Avni Shah
  Household Mortgage Refinancing Decisions Are Neighbor Influenced
  Presented by W. Ben McCartney (Krannert School of Management)
  Discussed by Muhammed Yonac (Baruch College, The City University of New York)
• Lin Peng, Sheridan Titman, Muhammed Yonac, Dexin Zhou
  Social Ties and Predictable Returns
  Presented by Muhammed Yonac (Baruch College, The City University of New York)
  Discussed by Pierre Magontier (University of Bern)
• Maximilian v. Ehrlich, Pierre Magontier, Markus Schläpfer
  How do Environmental Shocks Affect Human Interactions in Cities? Evidence from Mobile Phone Data in Singapore
  Presented by Pierre Magontier (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Sofoklis Goulas (Stanford University)
• Sofoklis Goulas, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yi Zhang
  Neighbors, Test Scores, and Careers
  Presented by Sofoklis Goulas (Stanford University)
  Discussed by W. Ben McCartney (Krannert School of Management)

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October 16, 2021 11:00 to 13:00
05L. Spatial Differences in Cost of Living

Chair: Devaki Ghose (University of Virginia)

• Rebecca Diamond, Enrico Moretti
  Where is Standard of Living the Highest? Local Prices and the Geography of Consumption
  Presented by Enrico Moretti (University of California Berkeley)
  Discussed by Nathaniel Harris (The George Washington University)
• Hyung Joon Chung, Nathaniel Harris
  A New Approach to Measuring Intercity Differences in Housing Costs
  Presented by Nathaniel Harris (The George Washington University)
  Discussed by Enrico Moretti (University of California Berkeley)
• Christian Hilber, Andreas Mense
  Why Have House Prices Risen So Much More Than Rents in Superstar Cities
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Devaki Ghose (University of Virginia)
• Devaki Ghose
  Million Dollar Plants and Local Prices
  Presented by Devaki Ghose (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06A. Urban Amenities

Chair: Mariona Segú (CY Cergy Paris Université)

• Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The Role of Amenities in Shaping Cities
  Presented by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Stephan Heblich (University of Toronto)
• Lu Han, Stephan Heblich, Christopher Timmins, Yanos Zylberberg
  Cool Cities: The Value of Urban Trees
  Presented by Stephan Heblich (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & IEB)
• Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Marianna Magagnoli, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  People on Bikes Getting Coffee: The Impact of Cycle Lanes on Cities
  Presented by Marianna Magagnoli (UB, IEB)
  Discussed by Mariona Segú (CY Cergy Paris Université)
• Federica Daniele, Mariona Segú, Youssouf Camara, David Bounie
  Bike-Friendly Cities: An Opportunity for Local Businesses? Evidence from the City of Paris
  Presented by Mariona Segú (CY Cergy Paris Université)
  Discussed by Marianna Magagnoli (UB, IEB)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06B. Transportation Networks

Chair: Yichen Christy Zhou (Clemson University)

• Alexander Klein
  Transportation Costs in the Age of Highways: Evidence from United States 1955-2010
  Presented by Alexander Klein (University of Kent)
  Discussed by Georgios Tsiachtsiras (University of Barcelona)
• Georgios Tsiachtsiras
  Transportation Networks and the Rise of the Knowledge Economy in 19th Century France
  Presented by Georgios Tsiachtsiras (University of Barcelona)
  Discussed by Alexander Klein (University of Kent)
• Kexin Zhang
  The Construction Effect of Transport Infrastructure: Evidence from the Chinese High-Speed Railway System
  Presented by Kexin Zhang (Boston University)
  Discussed by Yichen Christy Zhou (Clemson University)
• Chungsang Lam, Yichen Christy Zhou
  Network Propagation and Air Traffic Congestion Policies
  Presented by Yichen Christy Zhou (Clemson University)
  Discussed by Kexin Zhang (Boston University)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06C. Automobiles and Pollution

Chair: Tingmingke Lu (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

• Wenbo Meng
  The Effect of Driving Restriction Policies on Air Quality in Chinese Cities
  Presented by Wenbo Meng (University of Colorado Boulder)
  Discussed by Shuhei Nishitateno (Kwansei Gakuin University)
• Shuhei Nishitateno
  Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations and Infant Health: Evidence from Japan
  Presented by Shuhei Nishitateno (Kwansei Gakuin University)
  Discussed by Tingmingke Lu (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
• Tingmingke Lu
  Income Elasticity of Driving and Regressivity of Emission Control Taxation Policies: Evidence from Massachusetts New Car Market
  Presented by Tingmingke Lu (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  Discussed by Wenbo Meng (University of Colorado Boulder)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06D. Labor Mobility

Chair: Camile Dumeignil (LEDi)

• Elie Vidal-Naquet
  Commuting Costs and Spatial Job-Search
  Presented by Elie Vidal-Naquet (aix-marseille school of economics)
  Discussed by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• Yichen Su
  The Cost of Commuting For Marginalized Workers
  Presented by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
  Discussed by Joseph Chance (Tufts University)
• Joseph Chance
  Skill Versus Spatial Emigration Effects on Origin Wages: Evidence from Overseas Filipino Workers
  Presented by Joseph Chance (Tufts University)
  Discussed by Camile Dumeignil (LEDi)
• Camile Dumeignil
  The Impact of Free Cross-Border Labour Mobility on the Labour Market for the Country of Origin: A Natural Experiment
  Presented by Camile Dumeignil (LEDi)
  Discussed by Elie Vidal-Naquet (aix-marseille school of economics)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06E. Housing Regulation

Chair: Nitzan Tzur-Ilan ( Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

• Tomomi Miyazaki, Motohiro Sato
  Property tax reform and land use: Evidence from Japan
  Presented by Tomomi Miyazaki (Kobe University)
  Discussed by Chao Ma (Xiamen University)
• Chao Ma
  Housing Purchase Restrictions and Entrepreneurship
  Presented by Chao Ma (Xiamen University)
  Discussed by Maggie Hu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Sumit Agarwal, Kwong Wing Chau, Maggie Hu, Wayne Wan
  Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics
  Presented by Maggie Hu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Nitzan Tzur-Ilan ( Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• Xudong An, Stuart Gabriel, Nitzan Tzur-Ilan
  More Than Shelter: The Effects of Rental Eviction Moratoria on Household Well-Being
  Presented by Nitzan Tzur-Ilan ( Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
  Discussed by Tomomi Miyazaki (Kobe University)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06F. Housing and Credit Markets II

Chair: Judith Ricks (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

• Egle Jakucionyte, Swapnil Singh
  Introduction of Credit Scores and Subprime Lending in Minority Neighborhoods
  Presented by Swapnil Singh (Bank of Lithuania)
  Discussed by Anthony Orlando (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)
• Anthony Orlando, Gerd Welke
  Borrowing on the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Evidence from Mortgage Rate Discontinuities
  Presented by Anthony Orlando (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)
  Discussed by Alin Marius Andries (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi)
• Alin Marius Andries, Anca Copaciu, Radu Popa, Razvan Vlahu
  Recourse and (Strategic) Mortgage Defaults: Evidence from Changes in Housing Market Laws
  Presented by Alin Marius Andries (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi)
  Discussed by Judith Ricks (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Judith Ricks, Nuno Mota
  Gender Differences in Mortgage Bunching
  Presented by Judith Ricks (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
  Discussed by Swapnil Singh (Bank of Lithuania)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06G. Housing Value Dynamics

Chair: Chad Redmer (U.S. Naval Academy)

• Maeve Maloney, Stuart Rosenthal
  Why Do Home Prices Appreciate Faster in Center Cities? The Role of Risk-Return Trade-Offs in Real Estate Markets
  Presented by Maeve Maloney (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Martin Dohmen (University of Bonn)
• Francisco Amaral, Martin Dohmen, Sebastian Kohl, Moritz Schularick
  Superstar Returns
  Presented by Martin Dohmen (University of Bonn)
  Discussed by Jonathan Moreno Medina (Duke University)
• Jonathan Moreno Medina
  Local Crime News Bias: Extent, Causes and Consequences
  Presented by Jonathan Moreno Medina (Duke University)
  Discussed by Chad Redmer (U.S. Naval Academy)
• William Larson, Christos Makridis, Chad Redmer
  Housing Price Expectations and Forbearance: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Presented by Chad Redmer (U.S. Naval Academy)
  Discussed by Maeve Maloney (Syracuse University)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06H. Household Sorting

Chair: Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

• Lorenzo Barisone
  Traffic Exposure and Income Sorting
  Presented by Lorenzo Barisone (Università della Svizzera Italiana)
  Discussed by Giulia Romani (Ca' Foscari University)
• Giulia Romani, Marco Di Cataldo
  Schooling Provision and Residential Choices: Evidence from Italy
  Presented by Giulia Romani (Ca' Foscari University)
  Discussed by Aidi Yu (University of Waterloo)
• Aidi Yu
  Who Lives Where? Spatial Sorting, Commuting and Wage Inequality
  Presented by Aidi Yu (University of Waterloo)
  Discussed by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• Victoria Gregory, Julian Kozlowski, Hannah Rubinton
  Local Spillovers, Segregation, and Racial Gaps in Educational Attainment
  Presented by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
  Discussed by Lorenzo Barisone (Università della Svizzera Italiana)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06I. Historical Evolution of Urban Areas

Chair: James Siodla (Colby College)

• John Brown, David Cuberes
  The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from the Oklahoma’s First Fifty Years of Urban Growth
  Presented by David Cuberes (Clark University)
  Discussed by Alex Trew (University of Glasgow)
• Stephan Heblich, David Krisztian Nagy, Alex Trew, Yanos Zylberberg
  The Death and Life of Great British Cities
  Presented by Alex Trew (University of Glasgow)
  Discussed by Thomas Delemotte (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
• Thomas Delemotte
  The Making of the Suburban Metropolis: Evidence from Paris.
  Presented by Thomas Delemotte (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
  Discussed by James Siodla (Colby College)
• Jason Dunn, James Siodla
  The Long-Run Impact of Historical Mining Districts on Economic Activity
  Presented by James Siodla (Colby College)
  Discussed by David Cuberes (Clark University)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06J. Insurance

Chair: Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara (Louisiana State University)

• Sébastien Box-Couillard
  The Effect of Flood Insurance on Property Values after a Flood
  Presented by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Marcel Henkel (University of Bern)
• Marcel Henkel, Eunjee Kwon, Pierre Magontier
  The Unintended Consequences of Post-Disaster Policies for Spatial Sorting
  Presented by Marcel Henkel (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• Yilan Xu, Sébastien Box-Couillard
  Flood Insurance Decision after Hurricane Harvey: The Social Network Spillover Effect
  Presented by Yilan Xu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai)
  Discussed by Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara (Louisiana State University)
• Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara
  Flooded Social Connections
  Presented by Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara (Louisiana State University)
  Discussed by Yilan Xu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai)

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October 16, 2021 14:00 to 16:00
06K. Import Competition

Chair: Jooyoun Park (Kent State University)

• Ziho Park
  Import Competition and Firms’ Internal Networks
  Presented by Ziho Park (National Taiwan University)
  Discussed by Jooyoun Park (Kent State University)
• Andrea Caragliu, Michiel Gerritse
  Import Competition and the Geographical Shelteredness of Local Labor Markets
  Presented by Andrea Caragliu (Politecnico di Milano)
  Discussed by Javier Quintana (Bank of Spain)
• Javier Quintana
  Import Competition, Regional Divergence, and the Rise of the Skilled City
  Presented by Javier Quintana (Bank of Spain)
  Discussed by Michiel Gerritse (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Jooyoun Park
  Import Competition and Job Polarization in the U.S.: How Plant Location Matters
  Presented by Jooyoun Park (Kent State University)
  Discussed by Ziho Park (National Taiwan University)