Urban Economics Association

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 10-100)
1A. Consequences of Covid I

Chair: Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University)

• Eva Steiner, Alexei Tchistyi
  Did PPP Loans Distort Business Competition? Evidence from the Hotel Industry
  Presented by Eva Steiner (Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University)
• Lei Ding
  Has COVID Reversed Gentrification in Major U.S. Cities?
  Presented by Lei Ding (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Eva Steiner (Pennsylvania State University)
• Fernando Ferreira, Maisy Wong
  Neighborhood Choice After COVID: The Role of Rents, Amenities, and Work-From-Home
  Presented by Maisy Wong (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Lei Ding (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Ferdinando Monte, Charly Porcher, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  Remote Work and City Structure
  Presented by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Maisy Wong (University of Pennsylvania)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 2-800 and livestreamed)
1B. Development I

Chair: Nancy Lozano Gracia (World Bank)

• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Clément Gorin, Shohei Nakamura, Mark Roberts, Benjamin Stewart
  How to Define an African City? Comparing Recently Developed Methods of Defining Urban Areas
  Presented by Mark Roberts (World Bank)
  Discussed by Changwei Zhan (National University of Singapore)
• Gaurav Khanna, Corinne Low
  Cultural Institutions and Structural Change: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate
  Presented by Corinne Low (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Mark Roberts (World Bank)
• Samira Barzin, Paolo Avner, Jun Rentschler, Neave O'Clery
  Where Are All the Jobs? A Machine Learning Approach for High Resolution Urban Employment Prediction in Developing Countries
  Presented by Samira Barzin (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Corinne Low (University of Pennsylvania)
• Wentian Diao, Changwei Zhan
  Clanship in Shadow: Kinship Connections and Land Transfer in China
  Presented by Changwei Zhan (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Samira Barzin (University of Oxford)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 4-300)
1C. Trade I

Chair: Lucas Zavala (World Bank )

• Gaurav Khanna, kevin shih, Ariel Weinberger, Mingzhi Jimmy Xu, Miaojie Yu
  Trade Liberalization and Chinese Students in US Higher Education
  Presented by Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Yizun Yan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Greg Wright, Rowena Gray
  A Rising Tide? The Local Incidence of the Second Wave of Globalization
  Presented by Greg Wright (University of California, Merced)
  Discussed by Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)
• Alejandro Estefan
  The Effects of Export Manufacturing on Local Labor Markets and Demographic Outcomes in Mexico
  Presented by Alejandro Estefan (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Greg Wright (University of California, Merced)
• Shang Xu, Yizun Yan, Hongliang Zhang
  International Trade and Urbanization: Evidence from China
  Presented by Yizun Yan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Alejandro Estefan (University of Notre Dame)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 5-500 )
1D. Real Estate I

Chair: Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

• Simon Büchler, Alex Van de Minne, Olivier Schöni
  On the Value of Information Signals by Peer Investors: Evidence from Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment
  Presented by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Remi Jedwab
  Future Climate Change and Durable Real Estate: Is the World Over-Building in ``Bad'' Locations?
  Presented by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Christopher Cunningham, Kristopher Gerardi, Lily Shen
  The Good, the Bad and the Ordinary: Estimating Agency Value-Added Using Real Estate Transactions
  Presented by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)
  Discussed by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)
• Marina Gindelsky, Jeremy Moulton, Kelly Wentland, Scott Wentland
  When Do Property Taxes Matter? Tax Salience and Heterogeneous Policy Effects
  Presented by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  Discussed by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 7-100)
1E. History

Chair: Hoyt Bleakley (University of Michigan)

• Michael Coury, Toru Kitagawa, Allison Shertzer, Matthew Turner
  The Value of Piped Water and Sewers: Evidence from 19th Century Chicago
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Hoyt Bleakley (University of Michigan)
• Stephan Heblich, Stephen Redding, Hans-Joachim Voth
  Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
  Presented by Stephen Redding (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
• Dongkyu Yang
  The Impact of Dust Bowl Migration on American Industry
  Presented by Dongkyu Yang (University of Colorado)
  Discussed by Stephen Redding (Princeton University)
• Hoyt Bleakley
  The Economic Effects of American Slavery: Tests at the Border
  Presented by Hoyt Bleakley (University of Michigan)
  Discussed by Dongkyu Yang (University of Colorado)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 8-100 and livestreamed)
1F. Transportation I

Chair: Binyam Reja (The World Bank)

• Prottoy Akbar, Victor Couture, Gilles Duranton, Adam Storeygard
  The fast, the slow, and the congested: Urban transportation in rich and poor countries
  Presented by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Yooseon Hwang (University of Virginia)
• Sveta Milusheva, William Violette
  Subsidizing Prices when Consumers Prepay: Evidence from Bus Rapid Transit in Bogota, Colombia
  Presented by William Violette (Federal Trade Commission)
  Discussed by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
• Rhiannon Jerch, Andrea La Nauze
  Real-Time Information & Public Transit Ridership
  Presented by Rhiannon Jerch (Temple University)
  Discussed by William Violette (Federal Trade Commission)
• Yooseon Hwang
  The Welfare Effects of Congestion Pricing: Evidence from High-Occupancy Toll Lanes
  Presented by Yooseon Hwang (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Rhiannon Jerch (Temple University)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 9-100)
1G. The Mortgage Market I

Chair: Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)

• Natee Amornsiripanitch
  The Age Gap in Mortgage Access
  Presented by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
• Ken Brevoort
  Does Giving CRA Credit for Loan Purchases Increase Mortgage Credit in Low-to-Moderate Income Communities?
  Presented by Ken Brevoort (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Egle Jakucionyte, Swapnil Singh
  Emergence of Subprime Lending in Minority Neighborhoods
  Presented by Swapnil Singh (Bank of Lithuania)
  Discussed by Ken Brevoort (Federal Reserve Board)
• Essi Eerola, Teemu Lyytikainen, Sander Ramboer
  The Impact of Mortgage Regulation on Home Ownership and Household Leverage: Evidence from Finland’s LTC reform
  Presented by Sander Ramboer (VATT Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Swapnil Singh (Bank of Lithuania)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC10-300)
1H. Migration

Chair: Greg Howard (University of Illinois)

• Yifan Gong, Todd Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner, Yuxi Yao
  The Role of Non-Pecuniary Considerations: Location Decisions of College Graduates from Low Income Backgrounds
  Presented by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
  Discussed by Youssouf Camara (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
• Yao Wang
  Linguistic Distance, Internal Migration and Welfare: Evidence from Indonesia
  Presented by Yao Wang (Ohio State University)
  Discussed by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
• Greg Howard, Hansen Shao
  Internal Migration and the Microfoundations of Gravity
  Presented by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by Yao Wang (Ohio State University)
• David Bounie, Youssouf Camara, John Galbraith
  Online and On-site Commerce and the Geographic Concentration of Economic Activity: Evidence from Transaction data
  Presented by Youssouf Camara (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
  Discussed by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C1-100 and livestreamed)
1I. New Measurement

Chair: Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)

• Andrea Batch, Benjamin Bridgman, Abe Dunn, Mahsa Gholizadeh
  Consumption Zones
  Presented by Abe Dunn (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
• Eugenia Go, Kentaro Nakajima, Yasuyuki Sawada, Kiyoshi Taniguchi
  On the Use of Satellite-Based Vehicle Flows Data to Assess Local Economic Activity: The Case of Philippine Cities
  Presented by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Abe Dunn (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Brian Adams, Lara Loewenstein, Hugh Montag, Randal Verbrugge
  Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope
  Presented by Hugh Montag (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  Discussed by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
• Seongmoon Cho, Andrii Parkhomenko
  Differences in Time Use across Cities
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Hugh Montag (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C1-200)
1J. Student Prize I

Chair: Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)

• Qiyao Zhou
  Under control? Price ceiling, misallocation, and inequality: Evidence from the housing market in China
  Presented by Qiyao Zhou (University of Maryland)
• Mike Mei
  House Size and Household Size: The Distributional Consequences of the Minimum Lot Size Regulation
  Presented by Mike Mei (University of Michigan)
• Tian Fang Cui
  The Emergence of Exclusionary Zoning Across American Cities
  Presented by Tian Fang Cui (UPenn)
• Howard Zhang
  Housing Availability Differences: Prices, Consumption, and Amenities Across Cities
  Presented by Howard Zhang (Columbia University)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C2-125)
1K. Networks

Chair: Costas Arkolakis (Yale University)

• Michael Bailey, Drew Johnston, Martin Koenen, Theresa Kuchler, Dominic Russel, Johannes Stroebel
  The Social Integration of International Migrants: Evidence from the Networks of Syrians in Germany
  Presented by Drew Johnston (Harvard Unversity)
  Discussed by Matías Braun (Universidad de los Andes)
• Xiangyu Shi
  Local protectionism, regional production networks, and spatial allocation of firms in China
  Presented by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)
  Discussed by Drew Johnston (Harvard Unversity)
• Treb Allen, Costas Arkolakis
  On the Equilibrium Properties of Network Models with Heterogeneous Agents
  Presented by Costas Arkolakis (Yale University)
  Discussed by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)
• Matías Braun, Vicente Corral, Santiago Truffa, Ercos Valdivieso
  The Social Geography of Misconduct
  Presented by Matías Braun (Universidad de los Andes)
  Discussed by Costas Arkolakis (Yale University)

September 30, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C2-370)
1L. Location Choice I

Chair: Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)

• Stan Veuger
  Moving to Density: Half a Century of Housing Costs and Wage Premia from Queens to King Salmon
  Presented by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
  Discussed by Jungsoo Yoo (University of Pennsylvania)
• Timur Abbiasov, Edward Glaeser, Cate Heine, Sadegh Sabouri, Arianna Salazar Miranda, Paolo Santi, Carlo Ratti
  The 15-minute City: Lessons from US Smartphone Data
  Presented by Timur Abbiasov (MIT)
  Discussed by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
• Jungsoo Yoo
  Neighborhood Integration and State Dependence in Residential Location Choice
  Presented by Jungsoo Yoo (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Timur Abbiasov (MIT)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 10-100 )
2A. Firm Location Choice

Chair: Jordan Norris (NYU Abu Dhabi)

• Paul Cheshire, Christian Hilber, Piero Montebruno, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
  (In)convenient Stores? What do Policies to Push Stores to Town Centres actually do?
  Presented by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona)
  Discussed by Harrison Wheeler (UC Berkeley)
• Wifag Adnan, Jordan Norris
  Spatial Wage Inequality within the Firm
  Presented by Jordan Norris (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona)
• Harrison Wheeler
  Locally Optimal Place-Based Policy: Early Evidence from Opportunity Zones
  Presented by Harrison Wheeler (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Jordan Norris (NYU Abu Dhabi)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 2-800)
2B. Industrial Policy

Chair: Junfu Zhang (Clark University)

• Lilac Zihui Zhao
  The State-Owned Enterprise Reform, Labor Markets and Human Capital Accumulation
  Presented by Lilac Zihui Zhao (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Junfu Zhang (Clark University)
• Veda Narasimhan, Jeffrey Weaver
  Decentralization, Rural Development, and Growth: Evidence from India
  Presented by Veda Narasimhan (NYU-Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Lilac Zihui Zhao (Cornell University)
• Wenhua Liu, Wei Xiao, Junfu Zhang
  Directed Urban Expansion and Industrial Land Prices in Chinese Cities
  Presented by Junfu Zhang (Clark University)
  Discussed by Veda Narasimhan (NYU-Abu Dhabi)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 4-300)
2C. Amenities

Chair: Vegard Nygaard (University of Houston)

• Vladimir Avetian, Stefan Pauly
  Urban Amenities and Tourism: Evidence from TripAdvisor
  Presented by Vladimir Avetian (Sciences Po - University Paris-Dauphine)
  Discussed by Vegard Nygaard (University of Houston)
• Pantelis Koutroumpis, Farshad Ravasan, Taheya Tarannum
  The Arrival of Fiber and the Digital Dividend Gap: Evidence from the Asymmetric Homebuyers’ Responses
  Presented by Taheya Tarannum (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Vladimir Avetian (Sciences Po - University Paris-Dauphine)
• Elena Falcettoni, Vegard Nygaard
  A Comparison of Living Standards Across the United States of America
  Presented by Vegard Nygaard (University of Houston)
  Discussed by Taheya Tarannum (University of Oxford)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 5-500 )
2D. Retail Markets

Chair: David Agrawal (University of Kentucky)

• Justin Leung, Zhonglin Li
  Big-box Expansion and Consumer Welfare
  Presented by Zhonglin Li (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by David Agrawal (University of Kentucky)
• Samsun Knight
  Retail Demand Interdependence and the Rise of Online Grocery Delivery
  Presented by Samsun Knight (Brown University)
  Discussed by Zhonglin Li (National University of Singapore)
• David Agrawal, Iuliia Shybalkina
  Online Shopping Can Redistribute Local Tax Revenue from Urban to Rural America
  Presented by David Agrawal (University of Kentucky)
  Discussed by Samsun Knight (Brown University)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 7-100 and livestreamed)
2E. Development II

Chair: Arianna Legovini (World Bank Impact Evaluation )

• Allan Hsiao
  Educational Investment in Spatial Equilibrium: Evidence from Indonesia
  Presented by Allan Hsiao (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Shohei Nakamura (World Bank)
• Per Fredriksson, Satyendra Gupta, Jim Wollscheid, Weihua Zhao
  Legal Heritage and Urban Slums
  Presented by Weihua Zhao (University of Louisville)
  Discussed by Allan Hsiao (Princeton University)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Shohei Nakamura, Mark Roberts, Benjamin Stewart
  Estimating Urban Poverty Consistently across Countries
  Presented by Shohei Nakamura (World Bank)
  Discussed by Weihua Zhao (University of Louisville)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 8-100)
2F. The Rental Market

Chair: Peter Christensen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

• Ruoyu Chen, Hanchen Jiang, Luis Quintero
  Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City
  Presented by Luis Quintero (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by Peter Christensen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• Christopher Watson, Oren Ziv
  Is the Rent Too High? Land Ownership and Monopoly Power
  Presented by Christopher Watson (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
  Discussed by Luis Quintero (Johns Hopkins University)
• Peter Christensen, Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri, Christopher Timmins
  Racial Discrimination and Housing Outcomes in the United States Rental Market
  Presented by Peter Christensen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Christopher Watson (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 9-100)
2G. Police

Chair: Carl Lieberman (US Census Bureau)

• David Brasington
  Blacks Out, Whites In: Changes in Racial Composition Following Votes to Renew Police Funding
  Presented by David Brasington (University of Cincinnati)
  Discussed by Joaquin Urrego (University of California - Berkeley)
• Carl Lieberman
  Variation in Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force
  Presented by Carl Lieberman (US Census Bureau)
  Discussed by David Brasington (University of Cincinnati)
• Joaquin Urrego
  Perceptions of Police Bias and the Location of Minority-Owned Establishments
  Presented by Joaquin Urrego (University of California - Berkeley)
  Discussed by Carl Lieberman (US Census Bureau)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC10-300)
2H. Congestion and Commuting

Chair: Minseon Park (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

• Avralt-Od Purevjav
  The Welfare Effects of Congestion-Reduction Policies
  Presented by Avralt-Od Purevjav (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Minseon Park (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
• Edgar Salgado, Oscar Mitnik
  Spatial and Time Spillovers of Driving Restrictions: Causal Evidence from Lima's Pico y Placa Policy
  Presented by Oscar Mitnik (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Avralt-Od Purevjav (University of Bern)
• Minseon Park
  Location Choice, Commuting, and School Choice
  Presented by Minseon Park (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
  Discussed by Oscar Mitnik (Inter-American Development Bank)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C1-100 and livestreamed)
2I. Infrastructure and Procurement

Chair: Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)

• Dan Rogger
  Local Infrastructure Investment and the Private Sector: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
  Presented by Dan Rogger (World Bank Group)
  Discussed by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)
• Zachary Liscow, William Nober, Cailin Slattery
  Procurement and Infrastructure Costs
  Presented by Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Dan Rogger (World Bank Group)
• Manuel García-Santana, Marta Santamaria
  Understanding Local Bias in Procurement: Evidence from National and Subnational Governments
  Presented by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C1-200)
2J. Taxation I

Chair: Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)

• Mario Leccese
  Do Minorities Pay More for Congestion Taxes? Evidence from a Tax on Ride-sharing
  Presented by Mario Leccese (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)
• Ali Shourideh, Xuege Zhang
  Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Competition
  Presented by Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)
  Discussed by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
• Chun-Che Chi, Cameron LaPoint, Ming-Jen Lin
  Flip or Flop? Tobin Taxes in the Real Estate Market
  Presented by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
  Discussed by Mario Leccese (University of Maryland)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C2-125)
2K. House Prices

Chair: Sylvan Herskowitz (World Bank)

• Santosh Anagol, Vimal Balasubramaniam, Tarun Ramadorai
  A Bad Bunch: Asset Value Under-Reporting in the Mumbai Real Estate Market
  Presented by Santosh Anagol (Wharton)
  Discussed by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
• Nicolas Coeurdacier, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Florian Oswald
  Fertility, Housing Costs and City Growth
  Presented by Florian Oswald (Sciences Po)
  Discussed by Santosh Anagol (Wharton)
• Brent Ambrose, James N. Conklin, Edward Coulson, Moussa Diop, Luis Lopez
  Do Appraiser and Borrower Race Affect Valuation?
  Presented by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
  Discussed by Florian Oswald (Sciences Po)

September 30, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C2-370)
2L. Student Prize II

Chair: Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)

• Idaliya Grigoryeva
  Crime & Education in Rio de Janeiro: The Effect of Neighborhood Shootings on Student Performance in University Entrance Exams
  Presented by Idaliya Grigoryeva (University of California - San Diego)
• Hui Zhou
  Restricting Used Vehicle Imports: Welfare Effects and Strategic Interactions
  Presented by Hui Zhou (Cornell University)
• Leonardo D'Amico
  Place Based Policies with Local Voting. Lessons from the EU Cohesion Policy
  Presented by Leonardo D'Amico (Harvard University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 10-100 )
3A. Home Ownership

Chair: Bruno Cardinale Lagomarsino (Brown University)

• Eva De Francisco, Joaquin Garcia-Cabo
  Home ownership and job dismissals: a surprising mix
  Presented by Eva De Francisco (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  Discussed by Bruno Cardinale Lagomarsino (Brown University)
• Kelly Bishop, Jakob Dowling, Nicolai Kuminoff, Alvin Murphy
  Subsidies and the Cost of Homeownership: The Distributional Impacts of Tax Policy
  Presented by Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by Eva De Francisco (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Bruno Cardinale Lagomarsino, Martin Rossi
  Subsidized Homeownership Programs and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
  Presented by Bruno Cardinale Lagomarsino (Brown University)
  Discussed by Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 2-800)
3B. Discrimination

Chair: Zack Hawley (Texas Christian University)

• Milena Almagro, Aradhya Sood
  Discrimination in Housing Markets: Evidence from Historical Racial Covenants
  Presented by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Alba Miñano Mañero (CEMFI)
• Andrew Hanson, Zack Hawley
  Restricted Access: Real Estate Agent Response to Client Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Side of Market
  Presented by Zack Hawley (Texas Christian University)
  Discussed by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
• Alba Miñano Mañero
  When are D-graded neighborhoods not degraded? Greening the legacy of redlining.
  Presented by Alba Miñano Mañero (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Zack Hawley (Texas Christian University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 4-300)
3C. Bank Competition

Chair: Aurel Hizmo (Federal Reserve Board)

• Taha Ahsin
  Black Box, Greenleaf: Lender Behavior Under Uncertain Collateral Enforcement
  Presented by Taha Ahsin (Duke University)
  Discussed by Aurel Hizmo (Federal Reserve Board)
• Jung Sakong, Alexander Zentefis
  Bank Access Across America
  Presented by Jung Sakong (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
  Discussed by Taha Ahsin (Duke University)
• Andreas Fuster, Aurel Hizmo, Lauren Lambie-Hanson, James Vickery, Paul Willen
  How Resilient is Mortgage Credit Supply? Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Presented by Aurel Hizmo (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Jung Sakong (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 5-500 )
3D. Housing Market Frictions

Chair: Daniel Ringo (Federal Reserve Board)

• Miroslav Gabrovski, Victor Ortego-Marti
  Home Construction Financing and Search Frictions in the Housing Market
  Presented by Victor Ortego-Marti (University of California Riverside)
  Discussed by Daniel Ringo (Federal Reserve Board)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Remi Jedwab
  The Skyscraper Revolution: Global Economic Development and Land Savings
  Presented by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Victor Ortego-Marti (University of California Riverside)
• Elliot Anenberg, Daniel Ringo
  Volatility in Home Sales and Prices: Supply or Demand?
  Presented by Daniel Ringo (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 7-100)
3E. Roads and Highways

Chair: Nancy Vandycke (World Bank)

• Jeffrey Brinkman, Jeffrey Lin, Kyle Mangum
  Expecting an Expressway
  Presented by Kyle Mangum (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Dustin Frye (Vassar College)
• Luke Milsom
  Moving Opportunity. Road Building and Education in Benin, Cameroon, and Mali
  Presented by Luke Milsom (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Kyle Mangum (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Dustin Frye
  Land Development Along National Highway Networks
  Presented by Dustin Frye (Vassar College)
  Discussed by Luke Milsom (University of Oxford)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 8-100)
3F. Climate I

Chair: Vernon Henderson (London School of Economics)

• Paula Bustos
  The Effects of Climate Change on Labor and Capital Reallocation
  Presented by Paula Bustos (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Farid Farrokhi (Purdue University)
• Vernon Henderson
  Climate Change, population growth and population pressure
  Presented by Vernon Henderson (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Paula Bustos (CEMFI)
• Farid Farrokhi
  Can Trade Policy Mitigate Climate Change?
  Presented by Farid Farrokhi (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Vernon Henderson (London School of Economics)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC 9-100)
3G. Taxation II

Chair: Michael Stimmelmayr (ETH Zurich)

• Bruno Conte, Klaus Desmet, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  On the Geographic Implications of Carbon Taxes
  Presented by Klaus Desmet (SMU)
  Discussed by Michael Stimmelmayr (ETH Zurich)
• Cameron LaPoint
  Tax Sales, Private Capital, and Gentrification in the U.S.
  Presented by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
  Discussed by Klaus Desmet (SMU)
• Marko Koethenbuerger, Costanza Naguib, Christian Stettler, Michael Stimmelmayr
  Income Taxes and Mobility of the Rich: Evidence from US and UK Households in Switzerland
  Presented by Michael Stimmelmayr (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC10-300)
3H. Education

Chair: Antoine Deeb (World Bank)

• Valerie Bostwick, Christopher Severen
  Driving, Dropouts, and Drive-Throughs: Mobility Restrictions and Teen Human Capital
  Presented by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Nicolas Duran (UCL)
• Anna Baiardi, Julian Emami Namini, Laura Hering
  Female Admission Caps in Higher Education: the Case of Iran
  Presented by Anna Baiardi (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Nicolas Duran, Piet Eichholtz, Nils Kok, Juan Palacios
  The Effect of School Ventilation on Educational Outcomes: Evidence From A Large Field Study
  Presented by Nicolas Duran (UCL)
  Discussed by Anna Baiardi (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC C1-100)
3I. Foreclosure and Eviction

Chair: Michael Cassidy (Princeton University)

• Ryan Sandler
  Aligning Incentives: The Effect of Mortgage Servicing Rules on Foreclosures and Delinquency
  Presented by Ryan Sandler (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
  Discussed by Michael Cassidy (Princeton University)
• Sebastien Bradley, Nathan Seegert
  Household Asymmetric Risk of Foreclosure From Tax Assessment Limits
  Presented by Sebastien Bradley (Drexel University)
  Discussed by Ryan Sandler (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Michael Cassidy, Janet Currie
  The Effects of Legal Representation on Tenant Outcomes in Housing Court: Evidence from New York City's Universal Access Program
  Presented by Michael Cassidy (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Sebastien Bradley (Drexel University)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC C1-200)
3J. Local Public Finance

Chair: Holger Sieg (University of Pennsylvania)

• Holger Sieg
  Estimating the Benefits of Policy Decentralization
  Presented by Holger Sieg (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Yang Su (University of Chicago)
• Eric Brunner
  The Impact of School Spending on Civic Engagement: Evidence from School Finance Reforms
  Presented by Eric Brunner (University of Connecticut)
  Discussed by Holger Sieg (University of Pennsylvania)
• Zhiguo He, Scott Nelson, Yang Su, Anthony Lee Zhang, Fudong Zhang
  Is There an Industrial Land Discount in China? A Public Finance Perspective
  Presented by Yang Su (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Eric Brunner (University of Connecticut)

September 30, 2022 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: MC C2-125)
3K. Immigration

Chair: Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (UC-Berkeley)

• Mine Senses
  The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States: Evidence at the Local Level
  Presented by Mine Senses (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by Duncan Roth (IAB – Institute for Employment Research)
• Duncan Roth, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Jan Cornelius Peters
  Dynamic Agglomeration Effects of Foreigners and Natives - The Role of Experience in High-Quality Sectors, Tasks and Establishments
  Presented by Duncan Roth (IAB – Institute for Employment Research)
  Discussed by Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (UC-Berkeley)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 10-100 )
4A. Wind and Wildfires

Chair: Rui Du (Oklahoma State University)

• Shinsuke Tanaka
  Blowin' In The Wind: Long-Term Downwind Exposure to Air Pollution from Power Plants and Adult Mortality
  Presented by Shinsuke Tanaka (Tufts University)
  Discussed by Rui Du (Oklahoma State University)
• Carsten Andersen, Timo Hener
  Wind Turbines and the Housing Market
  Presented by Carsten Andersen (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Shinsuke Tanaka (Tufts University)
• Rui Du, Ajkel Mino, Jianghao Wang, Siqi Zheng
  Transboundary Wildfire Smoke and Expressed Sentiment: Evidence from Twitter
  Presented by Rui Du (Oklahoma State University)
  Discussed by Carsten Andersen (Aarhus University)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 2-800)
4B. Agglomeration

Chair: Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)

• Arti Grover, Arti Grover, William F. Maloney
  Proximity without Productivity: Agglomeration Effects with Plant-Level Output and Price Data
  Presented by Arti Grover (World Bank)
  Discussed by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
• Moises Yi, Enrico Moretti
  Size Matters: The Benefits of Large Labor Markets for Job Seekers
  Presented by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Arti Grover (World Bank)
• Crocker Liu, Stuart Rosenthal, William Strange
  Agglomeration Economies and the Built Environment: Evidence from Specialized Buildings and Anchor Tenants
  Presented by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 4-300)
4C. Population Change

Chair: Jeffrey Brinkman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Brian Greaney
  The Distributional Effects of Uneven Regional Growth
  Presented by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
  Discussed by Francesc Ortega (Queens College CUNY)
• Heidi Artigue, Jeffrey Brinkman, Svyatoslav Karnasevych
  The Push of Big City Prices and the Pull of Small Town Amenities
  Presented by Jeffrey Brinkman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
• Agustin Indaco, Francesc Ortega
  Adapting to Climate Risk? Local Population Dynamics in the United States
  Presented by Francesc Ortega (Queens College CUNY)
  Discussed by Jeffrey Brinkman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 5-500 )
4D. Firm Entry/Exit

Chair: Franklin Qian (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

• Abhishek Bharadwaj, Devaki Ghose, Saptarshi Mukherjee, Manpreet Singh
  Million Dollar Plants and Local Prices
  Presented by Manpreet Singh (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Franklin Qian (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Kiminori Matsuyama, Philip Ushchev
  Selection and Sorting of Heterogeneous Firms through Competitive Pressures
  Presented by Philip Ushchev (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
  Discussed by Manpreet Singh (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Franklin Qian, Qianyang Zhang, Xiang Zhang
  The Effects of Agglomeration on Customer Traffic & Commercial Real Estate Values: Evidence from Grocery Store Openings
  Presented by Franklin Qian (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  Discussed by Philip Ushchev (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 7-100)
4E. Public Transit

Chair: Alice Duhaut (World Bank)

• Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Jonathan Hall, Harrison Wheeler
  Uber versus Trains? Worldwide Evidence from Transit Expansions
  Presented by Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (UC-Berkeley)
  Discussed by Alice Duhaut (World Bank)
• Sierra Arnold
  Public Transportation Access and Food Insecurity
  Presented by Sierra Arnold (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Jonathan Hall (University of Toronto)
• Daniel BjorkegrenAlice Duhaut, Geetika Nagpal, Nick Tsivanidis
  Does Public Transit Crowd Out Informal Transit? Evidence from Lagos
  Presented by Alice Duhaut (World Bank)
  Discussed by Sierra Arnold (University of Pittsburgh)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 8-100)
4F. Rural Areas

Chair: Niclas Moneke (Oxford)

• Clément Bosquet, Jade Ponsard
  Roads, Education and Employment: Evidence from the US Rural Highways
  Presented by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
  Discussed by Niclas Moneke (Oxford)
• Elisa Giannone, Yuhei Miyauchi, Nuno Paixao, Xinle Pang, Yuta Suzuki
  Living in a Ghost Town: The Geography of Depopulation and Aging
  Presented by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
  Discussed by Jade Ponsard (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
• Niclas Moneke
  The Heterogeneous Effects of Rural Electrification: Evidence from Zambia
  Presented by Niclas Moneke (Oxford)
  Discussed by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC 9-100)
4G. Spatial Equilibrium

Chair: Roman David Zarate (World Bank)

• Leonardo J. Basso, Raul Pezoa, Hugo E. Silva
  Welfare improving taxes in the urban equilibrium
  Presented by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
  Discussed by Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)
• 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 Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
• Daniel Sturm, Kohei Takeda, Anthony Venables
  How Useful are Quantitative Urban Models for Cities in Developing Countries? Evidence from Dhaka
  Presented by Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Federico Haslop (The George Washington University)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC10-300)
4H. Transportation II

Chair: Sveta Milusheva (World Bank)

• Kevin Duncan, Sher Afghan Asad
  Behavioral Messages Induce Safe Driving: Evidence from Dynamic Message Signs
  Presented by Kevin Duncan (Federal Housing Finance Association)
  Discussed by Lea Bou Sleiman (Ecole Polytechnique - CREST)
• Maarten Bosker, Mark Roberts
  Are ride-hailing services and public transport complements or substitutes? Evidence from the opening of Jakarta’s MRT system
  Presented by Mark Roberts (World Bank)
  Discussed by Kevin Duncan (Federal Housing Finance Association)
• Lea Bou Sleiman
  Displacing Congestion: Evidence from Paris
  Presented by Lea Bou Sleiman (Ecole Polytechnique - CREST)
  Discussed by Mark Roberts (World Bank)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC C1-100)
4I. Neighborhood Change

Chair: Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)

• Fernando Ferreira, Jeanna Kenney, Benjamin Smith
  Household Mobility, Neighborhood Networks, and Gentrification
  Presented by Jeanna Kenney (The Wharton School)
  Discussed by Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)
• Patrick Bayer, Marcus Casey, W. Ben McCartney, John Orellana-Li, Calvin Zhang
  Distinguishing Causes of Neighborhood Racial Change: A Nearest Neighbor Design
  Presented by W. Ben McCartney (UVA)
  Discussed by Jeanna Kenney (The Wharton School)
• Daniel Murphy
  National Housing Cycles, Borrowing Costs, and Gentrification
  Presented by Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by W. Ben McCartney (UVA)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC C1-200)
4J. Consequences of Covid II

Chair: Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)

• Carlos Diaz Guimaraens, Sebastian Fossati, Nico Trajtenberg
  Stay at Home if You Can: COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Guidelines and Local Crime
  Presented by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Católica del Uruguay)
  Discussed by You Suk Kim (Federal Reserve Board)
• David Agrawal, Jan K. Brueckner
  Taxes and Telework: The Incidence of State Income Taxes in a Work-from-Home Economy
  Presented by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Católica del Uruguay)
• You Suk Kim, Donghoon Lee, Tess Scharlemann, James Vickery
  Intermediation Frictions in Debt Relief: Evidence from CARES Act Forbearance
  Presented by You Suk Kim (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)

September 30, 2022 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: MC C2-125)
4K. Climate II

Chair: Harris Selod (The World Bank)

• Philip Mulder
  Mismeasuring Risk: The Welfare Effects of Flood Risk Information
  Presented by Philip Mulder (U.S. Treasury)
  Discussed by Cloé Garnache (Oslo Metropolitan University)
• Yatang Lin, Tom McDermott, Guy Michaels
  Cities and the sea level
  Presented by Tom McDermott (NUI Galway)
  Discussed by Philip Mulder (U.S. Treasury)
• Cloé Garnache
  The Effect of Climate-Related Risks on the Residential Real Estate Market
  Presented by Cloé Garnache (Oslo Metropolitan University)
  Discussed by Tom McDermott (NUI Galway)

September 30, 2022 17:45 to 18:45 (Location: MC Preston Auditorium)
Keynote Lecture I

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Ahmed Mobarak
  Internal Migration in Developing Countries
  Presented by Ahmed Mobarak (Yale University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 10-100 and livestreamed)
5A. Production Externalities

Chair: William F. Maloney (World Bank)

• Simone Lenzu
  Propagation and Amplification of Local Productivity Spillovers
  Presented by Simone Lenzu (New York University)
  Discussed by Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
• Lena Abou El-Komboz, Thomas Fackler
  Productivity Spillovers among Knowledge Workers in Agglomerations: Evidence from GitHub
  Presented by Lena Abou El-Komboz (University of Munich)
  Discussed by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University)
• William Hanlon, Stephan Heblich, Ferdinando Monte, Martin Schmitz
  A Penny for your Thoughts
  Presented by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Lena Abou El-Komboz (University of Munich)
• 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 Simone Lenzu (New York University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 2-800)
5B. Large Firms

Chair: Justin Leung (National University of Singapore)

• Jay Hyun, Ryan Kim
  Spillovers through Multimarket Firms: The Uniform Product Replacement Channel
  Presented by Ryan Kim (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by Claudio Luccioletti (CEMFI)
• Justin Leung, Zhonglin Li
  Rising Retail Concentration: Superstar Firms and Household Demand
  Presented by Justin Leung (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Ryan Kim (Johns Hopkins University)
• Zijian He
  How substitutable are online stores? Evidence from Supreme Court’s Wayfair Decision
  Presented by Zijian He (Yale University)
  Discussed by Justin Leung (National University of Singapore)
• Claudio Luccioletti
  Labor Market Power Across Cities
  Presented by Claudio Luccioletti (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Zijian He (Yale University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 4-100 )
5C. Crime

Chair: Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)

• Jesse Bruhn
  Competition in the Black Market: Estimating the Causal Effect of Gangs in Chicago
  Presented by Jesse Bruhn (Brown University)
  Discussed by Yilin Zhuo (University of California, Los Angeles)
• Umair Khalil, Viviane Sanfelice
  Housing Improvement and Crime
  Presented by Viviane Sanfelice (Temple University)
  Discussed by Jesse Bruhn (Brown University)
• Andrew Bibler, Stephen Billings, Stephen L Ross
  The Implications of School Lotteries for Neighborhood Crime
  Presented by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
  Discussed by Viviane Sanfelice (Temple University)
• Keith Chen, Emily Owens, Yilin Zhuo
  Does Neighborhood Investment Actually Affect Crime? New Evidence from LIHTC and Smartphone-based Measures of Policing
  Presented by Yilin Zhuo (University of California, Los Angeles)
  Discussed by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 4-800)
5D. Working from home

Chair: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)

• Sitian Liu, Yichen Su
  The Effect of Working from Home on the Agglomeration Economies of Cities: Evidence from Advertised Wages
  Presented by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
  Discussed by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)
• Toshitaka Gokan, Sergei Kichko, Jesse Matheson, Jacques Thisse
  How The Rise of Teleworking Will Reshape Labor Markets and Cities
  Presented by Sergei Kichko (University of Trento)
  Discussed by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• Arpit Gupta, Vrinda Mittal, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  Work From Home and the Office Real Estate Apocalypse
  Presented by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Sergei Kichko (University of Trento)
• Pierre Picard
  The Zoom City: Working From Home and Urban Land Use
  Presented by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)
  Discussed by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 7-100 and livestreamed)
5E. Environment

Chair: Mark Roberts (World Bank)

• Farid Farrokhi, Elliot KangHeitor Pellegrina, Sebastian Sotelo
  Deforestation: A Global and Dynamic Perspective
  Presented by Heitor Pellegrina (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Walter Steingress (Bank of Canada)
• Adrien Bilal, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  Capital Climate Risk
  Presented by Adrien Bilal (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Heitor Pellegrina (NYU Abu Dhabi)
• Pierre Magontier, Rodrigo Martinez-Mazza
  Floods and Urban Density
  Presented by Pierre Magontier (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Adrien Bilal (Harvard University)
• Walter Steingress
  Climate Variability and International Trade
  Presented by Walter Steingress (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Pierre Magontier (University of Bern)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 8-100)
5F. Place-based Policy

Chair: Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)

• Manon Garrouste, Miren Lafourcade
  Place-Based Policies: Opportunity for Deprived Schools or Zone-and-Shame Effect?
  Presented by Miren Lafourcade (University Paris-Saclay and PSE)
  Discussed by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
• Xuege Zhang
  External Economies of Scale and Place-Based Industrial Policies
  Presented by Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)
  Discussed by Miren Lafourcade (University Paris-Saclay and PSE)
• Geunyong Park
  Investment Stimulus, Automation, and Skill Demand
  Presented by Geunyong Park (University of Rochester)
  Discussed by Xuege Zhang (International Monetary Fund)
• Samuel Bazzi, Amalavoyal Chari, Shanthi Nataraj, Alexander Rothenberg, Yao Wang
  When Regional Policies Fail: An Evaluation of Indonesia’s Integrated Economic Development Zones
  Presented by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Geunyong Park (University of Rochester)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 9-100)
5G. Labor

Chair: Jingting Fan (Pennsylvania State University)

• Zachary Sauers
  Student Debt and High-Skilled Worker Location Choice
  Presented by Zachary Sauers (University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management)
  Discussed by Tobias Seidel (University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Duncan Roth, Tobias Seidel
  Optimal minimum wages
  Presented by Tobias Seidel (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Zachary Sauers (University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management)
• Jingting Fan, Ben Zou
  The Dual Local Markets: Family, Jobs, and the Spatial Distribution of Skills
  Presented by Jingting Fan (Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Hoyoung Yoo (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Hoyoung Yoo
  Move in and Get Paid? The Welfare Implications of Remote Worker Relocation Programs
  Presented by Hoyoung Yoo (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Jingting Fan (Pennsylvania State University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 5-100)
5H. Segregation

Chair: Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)

• Paolo Martellini
  On the Spatial Determinants of Educational Access
  Presented by Paolo Martellini (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Lucas Shen (National University of Singapore)
• Andreas Diemer, Tanner Regan, Cheng Keat tang
  Rethinking Segregation: The Role of Social Connections in Racial Segregation
  Presented by Andreas Diemer (Stockholm University)
  Discussed by Paolo Martellini (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Victor Couture, Jonathan Dingel, Allison Green, Jessie Handbury
  Quantifying Social Interactions Using Smartphone Data
  Presented by Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Andreas Diemer (Stockholm University)
• Lucas Shen
  Neighborhood Mismatch and Visits in a Small City
  Presented by Lucas Shen (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C1-100)
5I. Technology and Innovation

Chair: Anna Rosso (University of Insubria)

• Trevor Williams
  How local is innovation?
  Presented by Trevor Williams (Yale University)
  Discussed by Xian Jiang (University of California, Davis)
• Xian Jiang
  Information and Communication Technology and Firm Geographic Expansion
  Presented by Xian Jiang (University of California, Davis)
  Discussed by Trevor Williams (Yale University)
• Anna Rosso
  Emigration and Innovation: How industrial policy can affect the decision to emigrate
  Presented by Anna Rosso (University of Insubria)
  Discussed by Jing Xue (University of Maryland)
• Jing Xue
  Identifying the Effects of Entry on Local Innovation
  Presented by Jing Xue (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Anna Rosso (University of Insubria)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C1-200)
5J. Land Use

Chair: Arturo Ardila Gomez (World Bank)

• Simon Büchler, Elena Lutz
  The Local Effects of Relaxing Land-Use Regulation on Housing Supply and Rents
  Presented by Elena Lutz (ETH Zürich)
  Discussed by Lukas Makovsky (London School of Economics)
• Lukas Makovsky
  The Impact of Construction Constraints on Spatial Allocation during Economic Transition
  Presented by Lukas Makovsky (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Elena Lutz (ETH Zürich)
• Hsi-Ling Liao
  The Effect of Rezoning on Local Housing Supply and Demand: Evidence from New York City
  Presented by Hsi-Ling Liao (New York University)
  Discussed by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
• Jack Favilukis, Jaehee Song
  Why Zoning is so Restrictive
  Presented by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
  Discussed by Hsi-Ling Liao (New York University)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC 6-100)
5K. Firm and Regional Adjustment

Chair: Yuan Tian (University of Nottingham)

• Simon Janssen, Wolfgang Keller, Hale Utar, Ehsan Vallizadeh
  Technology Hubs or Backwater? Lessons on Structural Change from Germany’s Coal Regions
  Presented by Ehsan Vallizadeh (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  Discussed by Yuan Tian (University of Nottingham)
• Kohei Takeda
  The Geography of Structural Transformation: Effects on Inequality and Mobility
  Presented by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Ehsan Vallizadeh (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
• Evan Mast, Davin Reed
  The Uneven and Persistent Effects of the Great Recession on Neighborhoods
  Presented by Davin Reed (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
• Alejandro Graziano, Yuan Tian
  Trade Disruptions Along the Global Supply Chain
  Presented by Yuan Tian (University of Nottingham)
  Discussed by Davin Reed (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

October 1, 2022 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: MC C2-370)
5L. Firm Location I

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

• Fabian Eckert
  Combinatorial Discrete Choice: Multinational Companies, Plant Fixed Costs, and Markups
  Presented by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
  Discussed by Johannes Gallé (Ruhr University Bochum)
• Anna Vitali
  Consumer search and firm location: Evidence from the garment sector in Uganda
  Presented by Anna Vitali (University College London)
  Discussed by Fabian Eckert (University of California, San Diego)
• Yige Duan, Oskar Jost, Ramona Jost
  Beyond Lost Earnings: The Long-Term Impact of Job Displacement on Workers' Commuting Behavior
  Presented by Yige Duan (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Anna Vitali (University College London)
• Johannes Gallé, Daniel Overbeck, Nadine Riedel, Tobias Seidel
  Special Economic Zones and local economic development: Evidence from Indian municipalities
  Presented by Johannes Gallé (Ruhr University Bochum)
  Discussed by Yige Duan (University of British Columbia)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 10-100)
6A. Housing Wealth

Chair: Matthijs Korevaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

• Michael Gilraine, James Graham, Angela Zheng
  Intergenerational Wealth Effects of House Price Changes
  Presented by Angela Zheng (McMaster University)
  Discussed by Matthijs Korevaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Aditya Aladangady, David Albouy, Mike Zabek
  Housing Inequality
  Presented by David Albouy (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by Angela Zheng (McMaster University)
• Matthijs Korevaar, Peter Koudijs
  Shocking Wealth: The Long-Term Impact of Housing Wealth Taxation
  Presented by Matthijs Korevaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by David Albouy (University of Illinois)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 2-800)
6B. Political Economy

Chair: Albert Sole Olle (University of Barcelona, IEB)

• Richard Bluhm, Christian Lessmann, Paul Schaudt
  The Political Geography of Cities
  Presented by Paul Schaudt (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Albert Sole Olle (University of Barcelona, IEB)
• Giulia Romani, Tancredi Buscemi
  The Political Economy of Regional Development: Evidence from the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno
  Presented by Giulia Romani (Ca' Foscari University)
  Discussed by Paul Schaudt (University of Bern)
• Ghizlen Ouasbaa, Albert Sole Olle, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The power of developers: evidence from California
  Presented by Albert Sole Olle (University of Barcelona, IEB)
  Discussed by Giulia Romani (Ca' Foscari University)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 4-100 )
6C. Urban Renewal

Chair: Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)

• Hector Blanco, Lorenzo Neri
  Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations
  Presented by Hector Blanco (New York University)
  Discussed by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)
• Francisco Gallego
  Come Out and Play: Public Space Recovery, Social Capital, and Citizen Security
  Presented by Francisco Gallego (Catholic U. of Chile)
  Discussed by Hector Blanco (New York University)
• Milena Almagro, Eric Chyn, Bryan Stuart
  The Effects of Urban Renewal Programs on Gentrification and Inequality: Evidence from Chicago Public Housing Demolitions
  Presented by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Francisco Gallego (Catholic U. of Chile)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 4-800)
6D. Infrastructure

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Frank Pinter, Ron Yang
  Roadside Infrastructure and Electric Trucks
  Presented by Frank Pinter (Federal Trade Commission)
  Discussed by Rowan Isaaks (Vanderbilt University)
• Matthew Turner
  Does the US have an Infrastructure Cost Problem? Evidence from the Interstate Highway System
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Frank Pinter (Federal Trade Commission)
• Rowan Isaaks
  Capitalization of 24-Hour Subway Service: Evidence from London’s Night Tube
  Presented by Rowan Isaaks (Vanderbilt University)
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 7-100)
6E. Environmental Amenities

Chair: Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)

• Tucker Smith
  The Effects of Toxic Air Pollution on Student Outcomes, Household Sorting, and Racial Gaps
  Presented by Tucker Smith (Vanderbilt University)
  Discussed by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
• Deyu Rao
  The Role of Environmental Amenities in the Urban Economy: Evidence From a Spatial General Equilibrium Approach
  Presented by Deyu Rao (HKUST)
  Discussed by Tucker Smith (Vanderbilt University)
• Yi Fan, Cheng Keat Tang
  The Environmental & Health Impacts from Coal Fire Power Plant Closures: Evidence from China
  Presented by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
  Discussed by Deyu Rao (HKUST)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 8-100)
6F. Macro Growth

Chair: David Cuberes (Clark University)

• David Cuberes, Giulio Farolfi
  The Determinants of Capitals' Location
  Presented by David Cuberes (Clark University)
  Discussed by Daniel O'Connor (MIT)
• Shoumitro Chatterjee, Elisa Giannone, Kan Kuno
  Unequal Global Convergence
  Presented by Shoumitro Chatterjee (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by David Cuberes (Clark University)
• Daniel O'Connor
  Unemployed or Out of Town: Optimal Spatial Adjustment to Regional Shocks
  Presented by Daniel O'Connor (MIT)
  Discussed by Shoumitro Chatterjee (Johns Hopkins University)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 9-100)
6G. Public Finance

Chair: Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)

• Oliver Giesecke, Haaris Mateen, Marcelo Sena
  Local Government Debt Valuation
  Presented by Haaris Mateen (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)
• Peter Christensen, Paul Francisco, Erica Myers
  Can Incentive-Based Pay Increase the Marginal Value of Public Spending on Energy Efficiency? Experimental Evidence from the Weatherization Assistance Program
  Presented by Peter Christensen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Haaris Mateen (Columbia University)
• Marko Koethenbuerger, Gabriel Loumeau
  The Flypaper Effect in Local Public Finance: A Regression Kink Design
  Presented by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Peter Christensen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 5-100)
6H. Housing Policy I

Chair: Michael Eriksen (Purdue University)

• Xiaolun Yu
  Low-rise buildings in big cities: theory and evidence from China
  Presented by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
  Discussed by Joel Kaiyuan Han (Loyola university Chicago)
• Michael Eriksen, Guoyang Yang
  Does Affordability Status Matter in Who Wants Multifamily Housing in Their Backyards?
  Presented by Michael Eriksen (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
• Daniel Aaronson, Joel Kaiyuan Han, Daniel Hartley, Bhashkar Mazumder
  The Impact of Redlining on Visit Patterns
  Presented by Joel Kaiyuan Han (Loyola university Chicago)
  Discussed by Michael Eriksen (Purdue University)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C1-100)
6I. Urban Development and Decline

Chair: Ingrid Ellen (New York University)

• Leah Brooks, Jonathan Rose, Stan Veuger
  Destruction, Policy, and the Evolving Consequences of Washington, DC’s 1968 Civil Disturbance
  Presented by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
  Discussed by David Mitre Becerril (University of Pennsylvania)
• Ingrid Ellen, Daniel Hartley, Jeffrey Lin, Wei You
  The Bronx is Burning: Urban Disinvestment Effects of the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements
  Presented by Ingrid Ellen (New York University)
  Discussed by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
• David Mitre Becerril, John MacDonald
  Does Urban Development Influence Crime? Evidence from Philadelphia’s New Zoning Regulations
  Presented by David Mitre Becerril (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Ingrid Ellen (New York University)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC C1-200)
6J. Methods

Chair: William Larson (Federal Housing Finance Agency)

• Yujung Hwang
  Bounding Omitted Variable Bias Using Auxiliary Data with an Application to Estimate Neighborhood Effects
  Presented by Yujung Hwang (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by Oscar Volpe (University of Chicago)
• Justin Contat, William Larson
  A Flexible Method of House Price Index Construction using Repeat-Sales Aggregates
  Presented by William Larson (Federal Housing Finance Agency)
  Discussed by Yujung Hwang (Johns Hopkins University)
• Oscar Volpe
  Discrete Choice with Generalized Social Interactions
  Presented by Oscar Volpe (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by William Larson (Federal Housing Finance Agency)

October 1, 2022 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: MC 6-100)
6K. The Mortgage Market II

Chair: Lu Liu (University of Pennsylvania)

• Knut Are Aastveit, Ragnar Juelsrud, Ella Wold
  The Leverage-Liquidity Trade-Off of Mortgage Regulation
  Presented by Knut Are Aastveit (Norges Bank)
  Discussed by Lu Liu (University of Pennsylvania)
• Nuno Mota, Mark Palim, Susan Woodward
  Mortgages are Still Confusing
  Presented by Nuno Mota (Fannie Mae)
  Discussed by Knut Are Aastveit (Norges Bank)
• Lu Liu
  The Demand for Long-Term Mortgage Contracts and the Role of Collateral
  Presented by Lu Liu (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Nuno Mota (Fannie Mae)

October 1, 2022 14:00 to 15:00 (Location: MC Preston Auditorium)
Keynote Lecture 2

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Patrick Kline
  Place Based Redistribution
  Presented by Patrick Kline (UC Berkeley)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 10-100 )
7A. Floods

Chair: Amine Ouazad (HEC)

• Joakim Weill
  Perilous Flood Risk Assessments
  Presented by Joakim Weill (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Pin Sun (The Pennsylvania State University)
• Pin Sun, Douglas Noonan, Lilliard Richardson
  Flood Zoning Policies and Residential Housing Characteristics in Texas
  Presented by Pin Sun (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Joakim Weill (Federal Reserve Board)
• Xinle Pang, Pin Sun
  Moving into Floodplains: The Spatial Implications of Flood Relief Policies
  Presented by Xinle Pang (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Amine Ouazad (HEC)
• Amine Ouazad, Matthew Kahn
  Triumph of the Leveed City: Long-Run Impacts of Flood Protection Investment
  Presented by Amine Ouazad (HEC)
  Discussed by Xinle Pang (The Pennsylvania State University)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 2-800)
7B. Children

Chair: Stephen Billings (University of Colorado)

• Ercio Munoz
  Does It Matter Where You Grow Up? Childhood Exposure Effects in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Presented by Ercio Munoz (The World Bank)
  Discussed by Ana Moreno-Maldonado (CUNEF Univerisidad)
• Stephen Billings, Mark Hoekstra, Gabriel Rotger
  The Scale and Nature of Neighborhood Effects on Children: Evidence from a Danish Social Housing Experiment
  Presented by Stephen Billings (University of Colorado)
  Discussed by Ercio Munoz (The World Bank)
• Ana Moreno-Maldonado, Clara Santamaria
  Delayed Childbearing and Urban Revival
  Presented by Ana Moreno-Maldonado (CUNEF Univerisidad)
  Discussed by Stephen Billings (University of Colorado)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 4-100 )
7C. Real Estate II

Chair: Jonathan Halket (Mays School of Business - Texas A&M)

• André Anundsen, Arne F. Lyshol, Plamen Nenov, Erling Røed Larsen
  Match Quality and House Price Dispersion: Evidence from Norwegian Housing Auctions
  Presented by Plamen Nenov (Norges Bank)
  Discussed by Jonathan Halket (Mays School of Business - Texas A&M)
• Jeffrey Chen, Gary Cornwall, Scott Wentland
  It’s the Smell: How Resolving Uncertainty about Local Disamenities Affects the Housing Market
  Presented by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
  Discussed by Plamen Nenov (Norges Bank)
• Michael Ball, Paul Cheshire, Christian Hilber, Xiaolun Yu
  Why Delay? Understanding the Construction Lag. AKA the Build Out Rate
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Scott Wentland (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Jonathan Halket, Lara Loewenstein, Paul Willen
  The Cross-Section of Housing Returns
  Presented by Jonathan Halket (Mays School of Business - Texas A&M)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 4-800)
7D. Human Capital

Chair: Junjie Guo (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

• Curtis Simon
  Entrepreneurship, City Size, and Heterogeneous Human Capital
  Presented by Curtis Simon (Clemson University)
  Discussed by Junjie Guo (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
• Victoria Gregory, Julian Kozlowski, Hannah Rubinton
  The Impact of Racial Segregation on College Attainment in Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
  Discussed by Curtis Simon (Clemson University)
• Yuxi Cheng
  Immigration Induced Firm Skill Downgrading: Evidence From DACA
  Presented by Yuxi Cheng (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• Junjie Guo
  Human Capital Externalities and the Geographic Variation in Returns to Experience
  Presented by Junjie Guo (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
  Discussed by Yuxi Cheng (George Washington University)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 7-100)
7E. Regional Growth

Chair: Muneeza Alam (World Bank)

• A. Kerem Cosar, Sophie Osotimehin, Latchezar Popov
  Regional Sectoral and Aggregate Implications of Transportation Costs
  Presented by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Jinlin Wei (University of Warwick)
• Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Rafael Serrano, Jevgenijs Steinbuks
  Public Infrastructure Spatial Complementarities in the Brazilian Structural Transformation
  Presented by Jevgenijs Steinbuks (The World Bank)
  Discussed by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
• Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Tadeja Gracner, Alexander Rothenberg
  Road Maintenance and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Indonesia's Highways
  Presented by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Jevgenijs Steinbuks (The World Bank)
• Jinlin Wei
  Financial development and patents during the First Industrial Revolution: England and Wales
  Presented by Jinlin Wei (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 8-100)
7F. Racial Inequality

Chair: Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

• Lukas Althoff, Hugo Reichardt
  The Geography of Black Economic Progress After Slavery
  Presented by Lukas Althoff (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• Robynn Cox, Jamein Cunningham, Alberto Ortega, Kenneth Whaley, Kenneth Whaley
  Black Lives: The High Cost of Segregation
  Presented by Kenneth Whaley (University of South Florida)
  Discussed by Lukas Althoff (Princeton University)
• Eric Chyn, Kareem Haggag, Bryan Stuart
  The Effects of Racial Segregation on Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from Historical Railroad Placement
  Presented by Bryan Stuart (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Kenneth Whaley (University of Houston)
• Sébastien Box-Couillard, Peter Christensen
  Racial Housing Price Differentials in the U.S. Housing Market
  Presented by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Bryan Stuart (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 9-100)
7G. Housing Policy II

Chair: Janet Kohlhase (University of Houston)

• Ingrid Ellen, Katherine O'Regan, Sarah Strochak
  Race, Space and Take-Up: Explaining Housing Voucher Lease-Up Rates
  Presented by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
  Discussed by Katharine Harwood (New York University)
• Hanchen Jiang, Luis Quintero, Xi Yang
  Does Rent Regulation Affect Tenant Unemployment? Evidence from New York City
  Presented by Xi Yang (University of North Texas)
  Discussed by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
• Ingrid Ellen, Katharine Harwood, Katherine O'Regan
  Equity in the Housing Choice Voucher Program: The Role of Corporate Landlords
  Presented by Katharine Harwood (New York University)
  Discussed by Xi Yang (University of North Texas)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 5-100)
7H. Location Choice II

Chair: Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)

• Aditya Aladangady, Jacob Krimmel
  The Effects of Gentrification on Household Finance and Mobility
  Presented by Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Federico Ricca (University of British Columbia)
• Daniele Coen-Pirani
  Invisible Boundaries: Internal Migration, Commuting and U.S. State Borders
  Presented by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)
• Luis Baldomero-Quintana
  Infrastructures of Race? Colonial Indigenous Zoning and Contemporaneous Urban Segregation
  Presented by Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary)
  Discussed by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
• Federico Ricca, Francesco Trebbi
  Minority Underrepresentation in U.S. Cities
  Presented by Federico Ricca (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC C1-100)
7I. Government Policies

Chair: Henry Overman (London School of Economics)

• Nicolás González Pampillón, Gonzalo Nunez-Chaim, Henry Overman
  The Economic Impacts of the UK’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
  Presented by Henry Overman (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Xiaojin Sun (University of Texas at El Paso)
• David Zhang
  Closing Costs, Refinancing, and Inefficiencies in the Mortgage Market
  Presented by David Zhang (Rice University)
  Discussed by Henry Overman (London School of Economics)
• Daniel Ramos
  Credit Market Frictions and The Spatial Distribution of Skill
  Presented by Daniel Ramos (Harvard)
  Discussed by David Zhang (Rice University)
• Robert Forster, Destan Kirimhan, Xiaojin Sun
  Deepwater Horizon and Mortgage Lending
  Presented by Xiaojin Sun (University of Texas at El Paso)
  Discussed by Daniel Ramos (Harvard)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC C1-200)
7J. Transportation III

Chair: Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)

• Cody Nehiba, Justin Tyndall
  Highways and pedestrian deaths in US neighborhoods
  Presented by Cody Nehiba (Louisiana State University)
  Discussed by Jasdeep Mandia (Arizona State University)
• Patrick Thiel
  Evaluation of Railroad Noise - The Proximity to Railroads and Its Effect on House Prices
  Presented by Patrick Thiel (RWI, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Cody Nehiba (Louisiana State University)
• Arya Gaduh, Tilman Graff, Rema Hanna, Gabriel Kreindler, Benjamin Olken
  Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta
  Presented by Gabriel Kreindler (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Patrick Thiel (RWI, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
• Jasdeep Mandia
  Capitalization of Noise Pollution and Environmental Justice: Evidence from Two Quasi-Random Changes to Flight Paths
  Presented by Jasdeep Mandia (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by Gabriel Kreindler (Harvard University)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC 6-100)
7K. Firm Location II

Chair: Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)

• Jeongwon Jang, Daisoon Kim, Yoonsoo Lee
  Learning from consumer travel distance: Firm expansion, contraction, and exit
  Presented by Yoonsoo Lee (Sogang University)
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Vojislav Maksimovic, Jing Xue, Liu Yang
  Seizing Opportunities: Small Businesses, Social Capital, and Banks
  Presented by Vojislav Maksimovic (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Yoonsoo Lee (Sogang University)
• Benjamin Hyman, Matthew Freedman, David Neumark, Shantanu Khanna
  Firm Responses to State Hiring Incentives: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from a Tax Credit Formula
  Presented by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Vojislav Maksimovic (University of Maryland)
• Kristian Behrens, Florian Mayneris, Théophile Ndjanmou Bieda
  Land for Production: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Establishments
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)

October 1, 2022 15:30 to 17:30 (Location: MC C2-370)
7L. Trade II

Chair: Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)

• Hao Fe, Yang Liang, Mary Lovely
  Follow Thy Neighbor: The Role of First Exporters
  Presented by Yang Liang (San Diego State University)
  Discussed by Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)
• Ruichi Xiong
  Interregional Accessibility and Firm Creation in the Fragmented Economy
  Presented by Ruichi Xiong (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Yang Liang (San Diego State University)
• Barthelemy Bonadio
  Ports vs. Roads: Infrastructure, Market Access and Regional Outcomes
  Presented by Barthelemy Bonadio (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Ruichi Xiong (University of Toronto)
• Jonathan Dingel, Joshua Gottlieb, Maya Lozinski, Pauline Mourot
  Market Size and Trade in Medical Services
  Presented by Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Barthelemy Bonadio (NYU Abu Dhabi)