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16th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association

September 30 - October 1, 2022
Washington, D.C.

Program Overview

All times are Eastern time.

September 30, 2022
08:30 to 09:00 Registration and breakfast
09:00 to 11:00 Session 1
11:00 to 11:30 "Coffee Break, Front Lobby/ Preston Lounge
11:30 to 13:00 Sessions 2
13:00 to 14:00 Lunch
14:00 to 15:30 Sessions 3
15:30 to 16:00 "Coffee Break, Front Lobby/ Preston Lounge
16:00 to 17:30 Sessions 4
17:30 to 17:45 Short Break
17:45 to 18:45 Keynote 1
19:00 to 22:00 Reception, MC Atrium
October 1, 2022
08:30 to 09:00 Registration and breakfast
09:00 to 11:00 Sessions 5
11:00 to 11:30 "Coffee Break, Front Lobby/ Preston Lounge
11:30 to 13:00 Sessions 6
13:00 to 14:00 Lunch
14:00 to 15:00 Keynote 2
15:00 to 15:30 "Coffee Break, Front Lobby/ Preston Lounge
15:30 to 17:30 Sessions 7

Detailed Program

There may be small changes to the program as venue details are finalized.

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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)

Local Organizers: Girija Borker, Sveta Milusheva, and Arianna Legovini (DIME, World Bank)

Program Committee: Rebecca Diamond (Stanford GSB, Chair), Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (Berkeley, Past Chair), Cecile Gaubert (Berkeley, Vice Chair), Camilo Acosta (EAFIT), Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill), Caitlin Gorback (Austin), Jonathan Hall (Toronto), Naomi Hausman (Hebrew), Ian Herzog (Toronto), Reka Juhaz (Columbia), Charlie Nathanson (Northwestern), Amine Ouazad (Montreal), Jorge Perez (Bank of Mexico), Charly Porcher (Georgetown), Lindsay Relihan (LSE), Shawn Rohlin (Kent State), Stephen Ross (Connecticut), Chris Severen (Philly Fed), Allison Shertzer (Pittsburg), Sebastion Sotelo (Michigan), Adam Storeygard (Tufts), Maria Micaela Sviatschi (Princeton), Lin Tian (INSEAD/Singapore), Philip Ushchev (ECARES, ULB), Roman Zarate (World Bank).

Student Prize Committee: Alvin Murphy (Arizona State, Chair), Nina Harari (Wharton), Dávid Nagy (CREI), Jeff Lin (Philadelphia FRB), Joan Monras (UPF).