Urban Economics Association

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Ballroom 1)
1A. Agglomeration

Chair: Clémence Berson (ECB)

• Stephen Redding, Daniel Sturm
  Neighborhood Effects: Evidence from Wartime Destruction in London
  Presented by Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Clémence Berson (ECB)
• Maximilian v. Ehrlich, Pierre Magontier
  The Fragility of Urban Social Networks - Mobility as a City Glue
  Presented by Maximilian v. Ehrlich (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)
• Clémence Berson, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Aurélie Sotura
  Productivity and agglomeration economies: A long-run perspective
  Presented by Clémence Berson (ECB)
  Discussed by Maximilian v. Ehrlich (University of Bern)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Ballroom 2)
1B. Rental Markets I

Chair: Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)

• Jan David Bakker, Nikhil Datta
  The effects of housing policy in a two-sided market: Evidence from the Tenant Fee Act
  Presented by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Thomas Bezy (Paris School of Economics)
• Sophie Calder-Wang, Gi Heung Kim
  Coordinated vs Efficient Prices: The Impact of Algorithmic Pricing on Multifamily Rental Markets
  Presented by Gi Heung Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
• Thomas Bezy, Antoine Levy
  Who's your landlord? Assortative matching in rental markets
  Presented by Thomas Bezy (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Gi Heung Kim (University of Pennsylvania)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Ballroom 3)
1C. Housing Assistance

Chair: Juliette Fournier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Robert Collinson, Anthony DeFusco, John Eric Humphries, Benjamin Keys, David Phillips, Vincent Reina, Patrick Turner, Winnie van Dijk
  Emergency Assistance Grants and Household Stability: Evidence from COVID Assistance Lotteries
  Presented by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Erik Hembre (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
• Erik Hembre
  A Rising Tide Lifts All Homes? Housing Quality Improvements for Safety Net Recipients
  Presented by Erik Hembre (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
  Discussed by Juliette Fournier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Juliette Fournier
  Redistribution through Housing Assistance
  Presented by Juliette Fournier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon A)
1D. Student Prize I

Chair: Guangbin Hong (University of Toronto)

• Laura Weiwu
  Unequal Access: Racial Segregation and the Distributional Impacts of Interstate Highways in Cities
  Presented by Laura Weiwu (MIT)
• Ariel Binder, Cody Cook, Pearl Li
  Where to build affordable housing? Effects of siting on take-up, value, and segregation
  Presented by Cody Cook (Stanford)
• Guangbin Hong
  Two-sided Sorting and Spatial Inequality
  Presented by Guangbin Hong (University of Toronto)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon B)
1E. Education

Chair: Faqiang Li (Pennsylvania State University)

• Stephen L Ross
  Learning Loss and Learning Mode during the Pandemic: Evidence from Connecticut Public Schools
  Presented by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
  Discussed by Faqiang Li (Pennsylvania State University)
• Fabiola Alba Vivar
  Opportunity Bound: Transport and Access to College in a Megacity
  Presented by Fabiola Alba Vivar (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
• Faqiang Li
  Capacity Expansion, Educational Effort, and Dynamics of the Public Education Market
  Presented by Faqiang Li (Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Fabiola Alba Vivar (Columbia University)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon C)
1F. Real Estate I

Chair: Paul Carrillo (George Washington University)

• Jaclene Begley, Lara Loewenstein, Paul Willen
  Determinants of the Rent-Price Ratio
  Presented by Lara Loewenstein (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
  Discussed by Paul Carrillo (George Washington University)
• Lily Shen, Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun
  The More, the Merrier: Agent Connectedness in Real Estate Trading Networks
  Presented by Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun (University of Texas at El Paso)
  Discussed by Lara Loewenstein (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
• Paul Carrillo, Marina Gindelsky, Scott Wentland
  When the Price is Right: Assessing Misperceptions in Home Values and their Implications for Macroeconomic Measurement
  Presented by Paul Carrillo (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Xiaojin (Aaron) Sun (University of Texas at El Paso)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon D)
1G. Labor Markets I

Chair: Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)

• Carlianne Patrick, Henry Woodyard
  Skills, Matching, and Skill Specificity Across Space
  Presented by Carlianne Patrick (Georgia State University)
  Discussed by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
• Lucila Berniell, Dolores de la Mata, Federico Juncosa
  Local externalities in labor markets: congestion and information flow among peers
  Presented by Federico Juncosa (CAF development bank)
  Discussed by Carlianne Patrick (Georgia State University)
• Evan Cunningham
  Local Labor Market Effects of Amazon
  Presented by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
  Discussed by Federico Juncosa (CAF development bank)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon E)
1H. Urban Growth

Chair: Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)

• Michael Pflüger, Katja Gehr
  The Worth of Cities in Germany
  Presented by Michael Pflüger (University of Würzburg)
  Discussed by Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)
• David Cuberes, Enrique Moral-Benito
  Urban Accounting and Welfare in Spain
  Presented by David Cuberes (Clark University)
  Discussed by Michael Pflüger (University of Würzburg)
• Dominick Bartelme, Zhimin Li, Daniel Velasquez
  Initial Conditions, Size, and the Biggest Push in US History
  Presented by Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)
  Discussed by David Cuberes (Clark University)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon F)
1I. Urban Agglomeration

Chair: Michael Keenan (International Food Policy Research Institute)

• Alexandra Cermeño, Alexander Klein, Joan Roses
  The long-run unintended consequences of the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’
  Presented by Joan Roses (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Michael Keenan (International Food Policy Research Institute)
• Hoyoung Yoo
  The Welfare Consequences of Incoming Remote Workers on Local Residents: Evidence from a Case Study and Equilibrium Model
  Presented by Hoyoung Yoo (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Joan Roses (London School of Economics)
• Michael Keenan, Luc Christiaensen
  Migration and Urban Agglomeration: How Changing City Characteristics Influence Urban Wages in Uganda
  Presented by Michael Keenan (International Food Policy Research Institute)
  Discussed by Hoyoung Yoo (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

October 6, 2023 9:00 to 10:30 (Location: Salon G)
1J. Amenities and Disamenities I

Chair: Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)

• Shinsuke Tanaka, Tetsuya Matsubayashi
  The Light of Life: The Effects of Sunlight on Suicide
  Presented by Shinsuke Tanaka (University of Connecticut)
  Discussed by Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)
• Thiago Patto
  The Concentration of Economic Activity Within Cities: Evidence from New Commercial Buildings
  Presented by Thiago Patto (Insper)
  Discussed by Shinsuke Tanaka (University of Connecticut)
• Mariko Nakagawa, Kotaro Iizuka
  Heat as a Measure of Living Standards: An Application to the Urban Squatter Agglomeration in Japan
  Presented by Mariko Nakagawa (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Thiago Patto (Insper)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Ballroom 1)
2A. Agglomeration and Innovation

Chair: Jing Xue (Georgia State University)

• Yasusada Murata, Ryo Nakajima
  Marshall meets Bartik: Revisiting the mysteries of the trade
  Presented by Yasusada Murata (Nihon University)
  Discussed by Jing Xue (Georgia State University)
• Manho Kang
  Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from Innovation Cities in South Korea
  Presented by Manho Kang (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Yasusada Murata (Nihon University)
• Jing Xue
  Human Capital Reallocation and Agglomeration of Innovation: Evidence from Technological Breakthroughs
  Presented by Jing Xue (Georgia State University)
  Discussed by Manho Kang (Georgia Institute of Technology)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Ballroom 2)
2B. Migration I

Chair: Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)

• Ziyang Chen, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Sylvie Démurger, Xiuyan Liu
  Housing Costs of Agglomeration and Real Income Gains from Moving to Larger Cities in China
  Presented by Pierre-Philippe Combes (Sciences Po, Paris)
  Discussed by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
• Clement Imbert, Joan Monras, Marlon Seror, Yanos Zylberberg
  Floating population: migration with(out) family and the spatial distribution of economic activity
  Presented by Marlon Seror (UQAM)
  Discussed by Pierre-Philippe Combes (Sciences Po, Paris)
• Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Abdollah Farhoodi, Lu Han
  Housing Affordability and the Mobility of Renters
  Presented by Abdollah Farhoodi (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Marlon Seror (UQAM)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Ballroom 3)
2C. Climate Change I

Chair: Radine Rafols (Cornell University)

• Laura Bakkensen, Toan Phan, Russell Wong
  Leveraging the Disagreement of Climate Change: Theory and Evidence from the U.S. Housing Market
  Presented by Russell Wong (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
  Discussed by Radine Rafols (Cornell University)
• Michael Tueting
  Climate Change, Infrastructure, and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  Presented by Michael Tueting (University of St.Gallen)
  Discussed by Russell Wong (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
• Radine Rafols
  Economic Consequences of Climate Change: Evidence from the Philippines
  Presented by Radine Rafols (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Michael Tueting (University of St.Gallen)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon A)
2D. Student Prize II

Chair: Sebastian Hanson (Stanford University)

• Milan Quentel
  Gone with the Wind: Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Welfare, and Redistribution
  Presented by Milan Quentel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
• Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Daniel O'Connor
  Granular Origins of Agglomeration
  Presented by Daniel O'Connor (MIT)
• Sebastian Hanson
  Institutional investors in the market for single-family housing: Where did they come from, where did they go?
  Presented by Sebastian Hanson (Stanford University)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon B)
2E. Real Estate and Environment

Chair: Katharine Harwood (New York University)

• Dragana Cvijanovic, Lyndsey Rolheiser, Alex Van de Minne
  Commercial Real Estate and Air Pollution
  Presented by Lyndsey Rolheiser (York University)
  Discussed by Katharine Harwood (New York University)
• Vikas Soni
  Sea Level Rise and Commercial Real Estate
  Presented by Vikas Soni (University of South Florida)
  Discussed by Lyndsey Rolheiser (York University)
• Katharine Harwood
  The Impact of Natural Disasters on Rents: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy
  Presented by Katharine Harwood (New York University)
  Discussed by Vikas Soni (University of South Florida)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon C)
2F. Crime and Policing

Chair: Jonathan Moreno-Medina (University of Texas at San Antonio)

• Matthew Ross
  The Effect of Field Training Officers on Police Use of Force
  Presented by Matthew Ross (Northeastern University)
  Discussed by Jonathan Moreno-Medina (University of Texas at San Antonio)
• Sofia F. Franco, Hans Koster
  The Impacts of Drug-Related Harm Reduction on Local Community: Evidence from Dutch Drug Consumption Rooms
  Presented by Sofia F. Franco (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Matthew Ross (Northeastern University)
• Jonathan Moreno-Medina
  Local Crime News Bias: Extent, Causes and Consequences
  Presented by Jonathan Moreno-Medina (University of Texas at San Antonio)
  Discussed by Sofia F. Franco (University of California Irvine)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon D)
2G. Transportation Infrastructure I

Chair: Theodore Papageorgiou (Boston College)

• Giulia Brancaccio, Myrto Kalouptsidi, Theodore Papageorgiou
  Port Technology and Investment in Infrastructure
  Presented by Theodore Papageorgiou (Boston College)
  Discussed by Joschka Flintz (Ruhr University Bochum)
• Alejandro Molnar, Forhad Shilpi
  Urban and infrastructure determinants of freight cost in India
  Presented by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)
  Discussed by Theodore Papageorgiou (Boston College)
• Joschka Flintz
  The Value of Train Network Access
  Presented by Joschka Flintz (Ruhr University Bochum)
  Discussed by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon E)
2H. Rental Markets II

Chair: Keyoung Lee (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Ying Fan, Yuqi Fu, Zan Yang
  Door-in-the-face heuristics: Intermediaries’ diversion in rental markets
  Presented by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  Discussed by Keyoung Lee (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Seongjin Park
  Origin of Rent Stickiness and Its Implications for Income Distribution in the Rental Housing Market
  Presented by Seongjin Park (UNSW)
  Discussed by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Keyoung Lee, David Wylie
  Institutional Investors, Rents, and Neighborhood Change in the Single Family Residential Market
  Presented by Keyoung Lee (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Seongjin Park (UNSW)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon F)
2I. Residential Sorting I

Chair: Sepehr Ekbatani (Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies)

• Pablo Warnes
  Transport Infrastructure Improvements and Spatial Sorting: Evidence from Buenos Aires
  Presented by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Sepehr Ekbatani (Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies)
• Jiangnan Zeng
  Minority Representation, Segregation, and Racial Sorting
  Presented by Jiangnan Zeng (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Pablo Warnes (Aalto University)
• Sepehr Ekbatani, HamidReza Koohian
  Differential Effects of Public and Private Transit Infrastructure on Urban Sorting Dynamics: Evidence from Houston
  Presented by Sepehr Ekbatani (Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies)
  Discussed by Jiangnan Zeng (University of Pittsburgh)

October 6, 2023 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Salon G)
2J. Product Markets

Chair: Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)

• Jay Hyun, Ryan Kim
  Spillovers through Multimarket Firms: The Uniform Product Replacement Channel
  Presented by Jay Hyun (HEC Montréal)
  Discussed by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)
• Guido Matias Cortes, Leyla Gilgen, Jeanne Tschopp
  Product Market Concentration, Wage Inequality and Worker Sorting
  Presented by Leyla Gilgen (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Jay Hyun (HEC Montréal)
• Johannes Böken, Lucie Gadenne, Tushar Nandi, Marta Santamaria
  Community Networks and Trade
  Presented by Marta Santamaria (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Leyla Gilgen (University of Bern)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Ballroom 1)
3A. Trade I

Chair: Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)

• Marcus Berliant, Takatoshi Tabuchi
  Market Size, Trade, and Productivity Reconsidered: Poverty Traps and the Home Market Effect
  Presented by Marcus Berliant (Washington University in St. Louis)
  Discussed by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
• A. Kerem Cosar, Sophie Osotimehin, Latchezar Popov
  Aggregate, Regional and Sectoral Implications of Transportation Costs
  Presented by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Marcus Berliant (Washington University in St. Louis)
• Kohei Takeda, Italo Colantone, Gianmarco Ottaviano
  Trade and Intergenerational Income Mobility: Theory and Evidence from the U.S.
  Presented by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by A. Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Ballroom 2)
3B. Spatial Policies I

Chair: Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)

• Dusan Paredes, Sebastián Cuéllar Carrillo, Alicia Chavez
  Optimum fiscal equalization and welfare in Chile
  Presented by Dusan Paredes (Universidad Catolica del Norte)
  Discussed by Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)
• Sitian Liu, Yichen Su
  Spatial Productivity Differences and Government Rent-Seeking
  Presented by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
  Discussed by Dusan Paredes (Universidad Catolica del Norte)
• Prottoy Akbar, Victor Couture, Gilles Duranton, Adam Storeygard
  Accessibility, city size, and economic development
  Presented by Victor Couture (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Yichen Su (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Ballroom 3)
3C. Real Estate II

Chair: Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)

• Lu Han, Sridhar Moorthy, Ben Sand
  Odd pricing in a high-stakes market
  Presented by Sridhar Moorthy (Rotman School of Management )
  Discussed by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
• Vrinda Mittal, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Arpit Gupta
  Work From Home and the Office Real Estate Apocalypse
  Presented by Vrinda Mittal (Columbia Business School)
  Discussed by Sridhar Moorthy (Rotman School of Management )
• Elliot Anenberg, Daniel Ringo
  Housing Market Congestion
  Presented by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Vrinda Mittal (Columbia Business School)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon A)
3D. Labor Markets II

Chair: Justin Wiltshire (University of Victoria)

• Keren Horn, Henry Pollakowski, Jeffrey Zabel, Joseph Chance
  The Impact of Job Opportunities, Housing Costs, and Mobility Decisions on the Re-employment Experiences of Displaced Workers
  Presented by Keren Horn (University of Massachusetts Boston)
  Discussed by Justin Wiltshire (University of Victoria)
• Santiago Hermo
  Collective Bargaining Networks, Rent-sharing, and the Propagation of Shocks
  Presented by Santiago Hermo (Brown University)
  Discussed by Keren Horn (University of Massachusetts Boston)
• Justin Wiltshire, Carl McPherson, Michael Reich
  Minimum Wage Effects and Monopsony Explanations
  Presented by Justin Wiltshire (University of Victoria)
  Discussed by Santiago Hermo (Brown University)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon B)
3E. Work From Home

Chair: Carla Krolage (University of Regensburg)

• Sean Flynn, Andra Ghent, Vasudha Nair
  Determinants of Return to Office Policies
  Presented by Sean Flynn (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Carla Krolage (University of Regensburg)
• Jesse Matheson, Brendon McConnell, James Rockey, Argyris Sakalis
  Eyes on the Street: Crime and the Rise of Working From Home
  Presented by James Rockey (University of Birmingham)
  Discussed by Sean Flynn (Cornell University)
• Jean-Victor Alipour, Oliver Falck, Simon Krause, Carla Krolage, Sebastian Wichert
  The Future of Work and Consumption in Cities after the Pandemic: Evidence from Germany
  Presented by Carla Krolage (University of Regensburg)
  Discussed by James Rockey (University of Birmingham)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon C)
3F. Pollution

Chair: Cody Nehiba (Environmental Protection Agency)

• Qianyang Zhang
  Equilibrium Effects of Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets
  Presented by Qianyang Zhang (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Cody Nehiba (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Dustin Frye, Gisella Kagy
  Economic Consequences of Childhood Exposure to Urban Environmental Toxins
  Presented by Dustin Frye (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
  Discussed by Qianyang Zhang (Columbia University)
• Cody Nehiba
  Electric vehicle usage, pollution damages, and the electricity price elasticity of driving
  Presented by Cody Nehiba (Environmental Protection Agency)
  Discussed by Dustin Frye (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon D)
3G. Neighborhood Characteristics and Housing Prices

Chair: Rene Crespin (Michigan State University)

• Xiaozhou Ding, Christopher Bollinger, Michael Clark, William Hoyt
  Estimation of Welfare Effects in Hedonic Difference-in-Differences: The Case in School Redistricting
  Presented by Xiaozhou Ding (Dickinson College)
  Discussed by Rene Crespin (Michigan State University)
• Henrik Andersson, Ina Blind, Fabian Brunåker, Matz Dahlberg, Greta Fredriksson, Jakob Granath, Che-Yuan Liang
  What’s in a Label? On Neighbourhood Labelling, Stigma and Housing Prices
  Presented by Greta Fredriksson (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Xiaozhou Ding (Dickinson College)
• Rene Crespin
  Consequences of Place-Based Affirmative Action: Willingness-to-Pay for Public Exam Schools
  Presented by Rene Crespin (Michigan State University)
  Discussed by Greta Fredriksson (Uppsala University)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon E)
3H. Misallocation

Chair: Roman David Zarate (World Bank)

• Min Fang
  Place-based Land Policy and Spatial Misallocation: Theory and Evidence from China
  Presented by Min Fang (University of Florida)
  Discussed by Roman David Zarate (World Bank)
• Xiangyu Shi
  Local leaders' hometown connections and spatial development: The case of intercity investment in China
  Presented by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)
  Discussed by Min Fang (University of Florida)
• Roman David Zarate
  The Gains from Foreign Multinationals in an Economy with Distortions
  Presented by Roman David Zarate (World Bank)
  Discussed by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon F)
3I. Taxation I

Chair: Florian Wozny (German Aerospace Center)

• Jessica Min
  The Effect of Personal Income Taxes on Inflation: Evidence from U.S. States
  Presented by Jessica Min (Princeton)
  Discussed by Florian Wozny (German Aerospace Center)
• Serena Xiao
  Real Estate Investors and Property Taxation
  Presented by Serena Xiao (University of Texas at Dallas)
  Discussed by Jessica Min (Princeton)
• Florian Wozny
  Tax incidence in heterogeneous markets: The pass-through of air passenger taxes on airfares
  Presented by Florian Wozny (German Aerospace Center)
  Discussed by Serena Xiao (University of Texas at Dallas)

October 6, 2023 13:30 to 15:00 (Location: Salon G)
3J. Transportation Infrastructure II

Chair: Meiping Sun (Fordham University)

• Hugo E. Silva
  Efficiency of bus priority infrastructure
  Presented by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
  Discussed by Meiping Sun (Fordham University)
• Simon Fuchs, Woan Foong Wong
  Multimodal Transport Networks
  Presented by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)
  Discussed by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
• Meiping Sun, Slava Mikhed, Jing Wang
  Do Transit Fares Hurt the Poor? The Use of Weekly and Monthly Passes in New York City
  Presented by Meiping Sun (Fordham University)
  Discussed by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Ballroom 1)
4A. Transportation Policy

Chair: Janet Kohlhase (University of Houston)

• Rebecca Brough, Matthew Freedman, David Phillips
  Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic and Social Disparities
  Presented by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Binglin Wang (Cornell University)
• Milena Almagro, Juan Camilo Castillo, Nathaniel Hickok, Felipe Kup, Tobias Salz
  Optimal Urban Transportation Policy: Evidence from Chicago
  Presented by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago )
  Discussed by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
• Binglin Wang
  Optimal Public Transit Provision in Urban Cities
  Presented by Binglin Wang (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago )

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Ballroom 2)
4B. Congestion I

Chair: Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)

• Gilles Duranton, Jonathan Hall, Yi Jiang
  Detecting traffic bottlenecks: Evidence from Manila
  Presented by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
• Natalie Yang
  The Political Economy of Congestion Pricing: Evidence from London Voters
  Presented by Natalie Yang (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
• Jingxuan Du, Alexander Rothenberg
  The Benefits and Costs of Motorization: Evidence from Jakarta
  Presented by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Natalie Yang (Columbia University)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Ballroom 3)
4C. Retail

Chair: Benjamin Klopack (Texas A&M)

• Yue Cao, Judith Chevalier, Jessie Handbury, Hayden Parsley, Kevin Williams
  Distributional Impacts of the Changing Retail Landscape
  Presented by Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Benjamin Klopack (Texas A&M)
• Sujin Lee, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Jaecheol Lee
  Does Restricting Large Retailer Chains Actually Help Independent Retailers?
  Presented by Sujin Lee (Ohio State University)
  Discussed by Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania)
• Benjamin Klopack, Eric Lewis, Fernando Luco
  The Impact of Natural Disasters on Businesses and Consumers
  Presented by Benjamin Klopack (Texas A&M)
  Discussed by Sujin Lee (Ohio State University)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon A)
4D. Trade, Growth, and Diffusion

Chair: Gustavo de Souza (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

• Florian Trouvain
  Technology Adoption, Innovation, and Inequality in a Global World
  Presented by Florian Trouvain (University of Oxford)
• Pamela Medina, Cristina Tello-Trillo
  The Impact of Trade on Managerial Incentives and Productivity
  Presented by Pamela Medina (University of Toronto)
• Kevin Lim
  Looking Backward, Innovating Forward: A Theory of Competitive Cascades
  Presented by Kevin Lim (University of Toronto)
• 
  R&D Subsidy and Import Substitution: Growing on the Shadow of Protection
  Presented by Gustavo de Souza (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon B)
4E. Local Public Finance I

Chair: Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)

• Marko Koethenbuerger, Gabriel Loumeau, Christian Stettler
  Self-determination and Local Fiscal Autonomy
  Presented by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)
• Carlos Hurtado, David Albouy, Kaveh Nafari
  Supply and Demand Responses to Tax Kinks in Rental Housing Consumption: Evidence from Iran
  Presented by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
  Discussed by Marko Koethenbuerger (ETH Zurich)
• Fabian Bald, Marcel Henkel
  The Role of Local Public Goods for Fiscal Policy in the Spatial Economy
  Presented by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)
  Discussed by Steven Craig (University of Houston)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon C)
4F. Housing Supply

Chair: Luis Quintero (Johns Hopkins University)

• Xiaolun Yu
  The Measurement and Impact of Housing Supply Constraints in China
  Presented by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
  Discussed by Luis Quintero (Johns Hopkins University)
• Limin Fang
  Homeowner Politics and Housing Supply
  Presented by Limin Fang (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Xiaolun Yu (University of Reading)
• Luis Quintero
  Fewer Players, Fewer Homes: Concentration and the New Dynamics of Housing Supply
  Presented by Luis Quintero (Johns Hopkins University)
  Discussed by Limin Fang (University of British Columbia)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon D)
4G. Energy and Environment

Chair: Weihua Zhao (University of Louisville)

• Joao Paulo Pessoa
  The Deforestation Effects of Trade and Agricultural Productivity in Brazil
  Presented by Joao Paulo Pessoa (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)
  Discussed by Weihua Zhao (University of Louisville)
• Becka Brolinson, William Larson, Weihua Zhao
  The Urban Equilibrium Effects of Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
  Presented by Weihua Zhao (University of Louisville)
  Discussed by Joao Paulo Pessoa (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon E)
4H. Spatial Equilibrium Theory

Chair: Oliver Krebs (ETH Zürich)

• Takatoshi Tabuchi
  Backward-bending Labor Supply and Urban Location
  Presented by Takatoshi Tabuchi (Chuo University)
  Discussed by Oliver Krebs (ETH Zürich)
• Ryungha Oh
  Understanding the Urban Wage Premium: Spatial Sorting of Workers and Firms
  Presented by Ryungha Oh (Yale University)
  Discussed by Takatoshi Tabuchi (Chuo University)
• Patrizio Bifulco, Jochen Glück, Oliver Krebs, Bohdan Kukharskyy
  Single and Attractive: Uniqueness and Stability of Economic Equilibria under Monotonicity Assumptions
  Presented by Oliver Krebs (ETH Zürich)
  Discussed by Ryungha Oh (Yale University)

October 6, 2023 15:30 to 17:00 (Location: Salon F)
4I. Labor markets IV

Chair: Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)

• Michiel Gerritse, Bas Karreman, Marcus Roesch
  Careers in Multinational Enterprises
  Presented by Marcus Roesch (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
• kanika mahajan, Shekhar Tomar
  Bridging the Miles: Spatial Factors in Job Application and Selection
  Presented by kanika mahajan (Ashoka University)
  Discussed by Marcus Roesch (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Juan Pablo Chauvin, Matias Busso
  Long-term effects of weather-induced migration on urban labor and housing markets
  Presented by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Shekhar Tomar (Indian School of Business)

October 6, 2023 17:45 to 18:45 (Location: Rotman)
5. Keynote Lecture

• Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  The Remote Work Revolution: Implications For Real Estate Values, the Urban Environment, and Beyond
  Presented by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Ballroom 1)
5A. Commercial Real Estate

Chair: Daniel Stackman (Federal Trade Commission)

• Erica Moszkowski, Daniel Stackman
  Option Value and Storefront Vacancy in New York City
  Presented by Erica Moszkowski (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Daniel Stackman (Federal Trade Commission)
• Simon Büchler, Olivier Schöni, Alex Van de Minne
  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 Erica Moszkowski (Federal Reserve Board)
• Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Stephan Heblich, Stuart Rosenthal
  Filtering in Commercial Real Estate
  Presented by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Simon Büchler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Erica Moszkowski, Daniel Stackman
  Bleaker on Broadway: The Contractual Origins of High-Rent Urban Blight
  Presented by Daniel Stackman (Federal Trade Commission)
  Discussed by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Ballroom 2)
5B. Spatial Effects of Grocery Stores

Chair: Lindsay Relihan (Purdue University)

• Franklin Qian, Qianyang Zhang, Xiang Zhang
  Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Grocery Store Openings
  Presented by Franklin Qian (University of North Carolina at Chapel H)
  Discussed by Erik James (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business)
• Lindsay Relihan
  Is Online Retail Killing Coffee Shops? Estimating the Winners and Losers of Online Retail Using Customer Transaction Microdata
  Presented by Lindsay Relihan (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Franklin Qian (University of North Carolina at Chapel H)
• Michael Pollmann
  Causal Inference for Spatial Treatments
  Presented by Michael Pollmann (Duke University)
  Discussed by Lindsay Relihan (Purdue University)
• Anne Byrne, Xiao Dong, Jessie Handbury, Erik James, Katherine Meckel
  Welfare Implications of Increased Retailer Participation in SNAP
  Presented by Erik James (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business)
  Discussed by Michael Pollmann (Duke University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Ballroom 3)
5C. Innovation, Skills and Wages

Chair: Alexander Whalley (University of Calgary)

• Kyle Butts, Taylor JaworskiCarl Kitchens
  The Urban Wage Premium in Historical Perspective
  Presented by Taylor Jaworski (University of Colorado, Boulder)
  Discussed by Alexander Whalley (University of Calgary)
• Jingting Fan, Ben Zou
  The Dual Local Markets: Family, Jobs, and the Spatial Distribution of Skills
  Presented by Ben Zou (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Taylor Jaworski (University of Colorado, Boulder)
• Enrico Berkes, Ruben Gaetani, Marti Mestieri
  Technological Waves and Local Growth
  Presented by Enrico Berkes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
  Discussed by Ben Zou (Purdue University)
• Shawn Kantor, Arthur Novaes de Amorim, Alexander Whalley
  Education and Innovation
  Presented by Alexander Whalley (University of Calgary)
  Discussed by Enrico Berkes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon A)
5D. Gender and Family

Chair: Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)

• Ana Moreno-Maldonado
  Mums and the CIty: Household Labour Supply and Location Choice
  Presented by Ana Moreno-Maldonado (University of Mannheim)
  Discussed by Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)
• Cesar Luis Garro Marin
  The Geography of Women's Opportunity: Evidence from Indonesia
  Presented by Cesar Luis Garro Marin (University of Edinburgh)
  Discussed by Ana Moreno-Maldonado (University of Mannheim)
• Davide Alonzo
  Marrying your job: matching and mobility with geographic heterogeneity
  Presented by Davide Alonzo (Université de Montréal)
  Discussed by Cesar Luis Garro Marin (University of Edinburgh)
• Daniel Velasquez
  Transit Infrastructure, Couples’ Commuting Choices, and Gender Inequality
  Presented by Daniel Velasquez (University of Michigan)
  Discussed by Davide Alonzo (Université de Montréal)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon B)
5E. Migration II

Chair: Nuno Paixao (Bank of Canada)

• Xinyan Liu, Yunjiao Xu, Jian Zou
  Migration Barrier Relaxation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Hukou Reform in China
  Presented by Jian Zou (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Nuno Paixao (Bank of Canada)
• Sunham Kim
  A Dynamic Model of Multidimensional Skill Production and Worker Migration
  Presented by Sunham Kim (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Jian Zou (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Simon Alder, Patrick Farrell, Illenin Kondo, Leonard Wantchekon
  Network Centrality and Internal Migration: The Impact of the Interstate Highway System
  Presented by Patrick Farrell (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Sunham Kim (Purdue University)
• Nuno Paixao
  UNPACKING MOVING: A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Model with Wealth
  Presented by Nuno Paixao (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Patrick Farrell (Columbia University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon C)
5F. Small Area Fair Market Rents

Chair: Sarah Strochak (New York University)

• Ingrid Ellen, Katherine O'Regan, Sarah Strochak
  Does Opportunity Come with Trade-Offs? The Impact of Small Area Fair Market Rents on Search Outcomes
  Presented by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
  Discussed by Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati)
• JoonYup Park
  Paying More to Landlords: Housing Vouchers, Housing Markets, and Residential Equilibrium
  Presented by JoonYup Park (Duke University)
  Discussed by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
• Samuel Dastrup, Ingrid Ellen, Alvin Murphy, Juan Pantano
  Optimal Housing Policy and Neighborhood Choice
  Presented by Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by JoonYup Park (Duke University)
• Michael D Eriksen, Eunjee Kwon, Guoyang Yang
  The Effect of Targeted Subsidies on Poverty Exposure of Housing Voucher Recipients: Evidence from the Small-Area Fair Market Rents
  Presented by Eunjee Kwon (University of Cincinnati)
  Discussed by Alvin Murphy (Arizona State University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon D)
5G. Firm Location

Chair: Gregory Verdugo (Université Paris Saclay, Evry)

• Catherine van der List
  How do Establishments Choose their Location? Taxes, Monopsony, and Productivity
  Presented by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
  Discussed by Gregory Verdugo (Université Paris Saclay, Evry)
• Serena Xiao, Steven Chong Xiao
  Housing Stability and New Business Creation
  Presented by Steven Chong Xiao (The University of Texas at Dallas)
  Discussed by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
• Cong Peng
  Subway Access, Firm Sorting, and Employment: Firm-Level Evidence
  Presented by Cong Peng (Peking University)
  Discussed by Steven Chong Xiao (The University of Texas at Dallas)
• Malak Kandoussi, Gregory Verdugo
  Will You Follow me to the Suburbs? The Consequences of Establishments' Relocation in a Large Metro Area
  Presented by Gregory Verdugo (Université Paris Saclay, Evry)
  Discussed by Cong Peng (Peking University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon E)
5H. Monetary Policy and Stimulus

Chair: Tian Fang Cui (New York University)

• Baiyun Jing, Seongjin Park, Anthony Lee Zhang
  The Credit Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence From the Chonsei System
  Presented by Baiyun Jing (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Tian Fang Cui (New York University)
• Ying Chen, Mingyi Li, Jiaming Mao
  Consumer Heterogeneity and the Stimulus Effect of Digital Coupons
  Presented by Ying Chen (Xiamen University)
  Discussed by Baiyun Jing (Harvard University)
• Eileen van Straelen
  More Tax, Less Refi? The Mortgage Interest Deduction and Monetary Policy Pass-Through
  Presented by Eileen van Straelen (FRB)
  Discussed by Ying Chen (Xiamen University)
• David Berger, Tian Fang Cui, Nick Turner, Eric Zwick
  Stimulating Durable Purchases: Theory and Evidence
  Presented by Tian Fang Cui (New York University)
  Discussed by Eileen van Straelen (FRB)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon F)
5I. Segregation

Chair: Lisa Tarquinio (University of Western Ontario)

• Yuliya Demyanyk, Luis Lopez
  Redlining and Realtor Associations
  Presented by Luis Lopez (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  Discussed by Lisa Tarquinio (University of Western Ontario)
• Sara Bagagli
  The (Express)Way to Segregation: Evidence from Chicago
  Presented by Sara Bagagli (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Yuliya Demyanyk (University of Illinois, Chicago)
• Paul Carrillo, Rujia Li
  The Spatial Distribution of the Homeownership Racial Gap
  Presented by Paul Carrillo (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Sara Bagagli (Harvard University)
• Lisa Tarquinio, Sergio Villar Vallenas
  Segregation and the March Right: Extreme Right Politics in England and Wales
  Presented by Lisa Tarquinio (University of Western Ontario)
  Discussed by Paul Carrillo (George Washington University)

October 7, 2023 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Salon G)
5J. Amenities and Disamenities II

Chair: Viviane Sanfelice (Temple University)

• Ying Chen, Shimeng Liu
  Food Delivery Platforms and Urban Consumption Amenities: Evidence from China
  Presented by Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)
  Discussed by Viviane Sanfelice (Temple University)
• Sadegh Eshaghnia, James Heckman, Goya Razavi
  Pricing Neighborhoods
  Presented by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Shimeng Liu (Jinan University)
• Alex Bell, Sophie Calder-Wang, Shusheng Zhong
  Pricing Neighborhood Amenities: A Proxy Based Approach
  Presented by Sophie Calder-Wang (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
• Hao Fe, Viviane Sanfelice
  The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence: Exploring the Hidden Costs on Urban Businesses
  Presented by Viviane Sanfelice (Temple University)
  Discussed by Sophie Calder-Wang (University of Pennsylvania)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Ballroom 1)
6A. Human Capital

Chair: Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)

• Klaus Desmet, David Krisztian Nagy, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  Human Capital Accumulation across Space
  Presented by David Krisztian Nagy (CREI)
  Discussed by Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)
• Hugo Lhuillier
  Should I Stay or Should I Grow? The Impact of Cities on Learning and Aggregate Productivity
  Presented by Hugo Lhuillier (Princeton University)
  Discussed by David Krisztian Nagy (CREI)
• Jorge De la Roca, Andrii Parkhomenko, Daniel Velasquez
  Skill allocation and urban amenities in the developing world
  Presented by Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)
  Discussed by Hugo Lhuillier (Princeton University)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Ballroom 2)
6B. Taxation II

Chair: David Brasington (University of Cincinnati)

• Daniel Murphy, Nathan Seegert
  Idiosyncratic Land Taxes and Their Effects on the Real Economy
  Presented by Nathan Seegert (University of Utah)
  Discussed by David Brasington (University of Cincinnati)
• Jiacheng Li, Alain Trannoy, Etienne Wasmer
  Land taxation, bequests and capital accumulation. Tax the Chatelains!
  Presented by Etienne Wasmer (NYU ABU DHABI)
  Discussed by Nathan Seegert (University of Utah)
• David Brasington, Evan Carson, Daniel McMillen
  Effect of Local Government Taxes and Spending on the Redevelopment of Commercial Property
  Presented by David Brasington (University of Cincinnati)
  Discussed by Etienne Wasmer (NYU ABU DHABI)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Ballroom 3)
6C. City Size and Growth

Chair: Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)

• Levi Crews
  A Dynamic Spatial Knowledge Economy
  Presented by Levi Crews (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
• Eric Donald, Masao Fukui, Yuhei Miyauchi
  Efficiency and Welfare in a Spatial Economy
  Presented by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
  Discussed by Levi Crews (Princeton University)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Clément Gorin, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
  The emergence, growth, and stagnation of cities: France c. 1760-2020
  Presented by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon A)
6D. Neighborhood Change I

Chair: Bence Boje-Kovacs (Aalborg University)

• Xun Bian, Edward Coulson, Xiaojin Sun
  Warmth of the Welcome: Immigration and Local Housing Returns
  Presented by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
  Discussed by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Aalborg University)
• Jorge Ferreira, Susana Peralta, João Pereira dos Santos
  Touristification and incumbent residents: evidence from personal income tax records
  Presented by Jorge Ferreira (NOVA SBE)
  Discussed by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
• Bence Boje-Kovacs, Ismir Mulalic, Albert Saiz, Vinicios Sant'Anna, Marie Schultz-Nielsen
  Immigrants and Native Flight: Geographic Extent and Heterogeneous Preferences
  Presented by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Aalborg University)
  Discussed by Jorge Ferreira (NOVA SBE)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon B)
6E. Housing Regulation I

Chair: Antoine Levy (Berkeley Haas)

• Lauri Kytömaa
  Regulation and market structure: An investigation of Airbnb’s decline in San Francisco
  Presented by Lauri Kytömaa (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Antoine Levy (Berkeley Haas)
• Jack Favilukis, Jaehee Song
  Why zoning is too restrictive
  Presented by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
  Discussed by Lauri Kytömaa (Cornell University)
• Antoine Levy
  Regulating Housing Quality: Evidence from France
  Presented by Antoine Levy (Berkeley Haas)
  Discussed by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon C)
6F. Real Estate III

Chair: Rebecca Jorgensen (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

• Francisco Amaral
  Idiosyncratic Risk in Returns to Housing
  Presented by Francisco Amaral (University Bonn)
  Discussed by Rebecca Jorgensen (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
• Seohee Kim
  National Homebuilders' Internal Network and Local Housing Outcomes
  Presented by Seohee Kim (Duke University)
  Discussed by Francisco Amaral (University Bonn)
• Rebecca Jorgensen
  The Consequences of Vertical Integration in Residential Real Estate Markets
  Presented by Rebecca Jorgensen (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Seohee Kim (Duke University)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon D)
6G. Health and Environment

Chair: Amit Kumar (Singapore Management University)

• Jules van Binsbergen, Joao Cocco, Marco Grotteria, Lakshmi Naaraayanan
  The effects of environmental health risks on housing values and minorities
  Presented by Jules van Binsbergen (The Wharton School)
  Discussed by Amit Kumar (Singapore Management University)
• Yue Yu, Qianyang Zhang
  The Value of Cleaner Waterways: Evidence from the Black-and-Smelly Water Program in China
  Presented by Yue Yu (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Jules van Binsbergen (The Wharton School)
• Daisy Huang, Amit Kumar
  A Toxic Inheritance: Municipal and Economic Consequences of PFAS Contamination Discovery
  Presented by Amit Kumar (Singapore Management University)
  Discussed by Yue Yu (University of Toronto)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon E)
6H. Trade II

Chair: Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)

• Mattia Albertini, Lorenzo Barisone
  The Residential Integration of Transnational Regional Economies: Evidence from the 2015 Swiss Franc Appreciation
  Presented by Lorenzo Barisone (Office of Urban Statistics, City of Lugano and Università della Svizzera Italiana)
  Discussed by Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)
• Christoph Albert, Torsten Jaccard, Brett McCully
  The Trade-Creating Effect of Immigrants: Evidence from Detailed Consumption Data
  Presented by Torsten Jaccard (Dartmouth College)
  Discussed by Lorenzo Barisone (Office of Urban Statistics, City of Lugano and Università della Svizzera Italiana)
• Shamil Sharapudinov
  Trade in Niches, Variable Markups, and Firm Sorting in General Equilibrium
  Presented by Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Torsten Jaccard (Dartmouth College)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon F)
6I. Spatial Policies II

Chair: Nghiem Huynh (Yale University)

• Matthew Staiger, John Voorheis, Giordano Palloni
  Who Benefits from Neighborhood Revitalization?
  Presented by Matthew Staiger (Opportunity Insights, Harvard University)
  Discussed by Nghiem Huynh (Yale University)
• Guillermo Alves, William Burton, Sebastian Fleitas
  Difference-in-Differences in Equilibrium: Evidence from Placed-Based Policies
  Presented by Guillermo Alves (CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean)
  Discussed by Matthew Staiger (Opportunity Insights, Harvard University)
• Nghiem Huynh
  Moving Firms or Moving People? The Welfare Effects of Place-based Policies
  Presented by Nghiem Huynh (Yale University)
  Discussed by Guillermo Alves (CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean)

October 7, 2023 11:30 to 13:00 (Location: Salon G)
6J. Migration IV

Chair: Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)

• Pin Sun
  Asymmetric Migration Response: An Application to Welfare Analysis in Climate Change
  Presented by Pin Sun (Renmin University of China)
  Discussed by Zibin Huang (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
• Daniele Coen-Pirani
  Tax Progressivity and Barriers to Internal Labor Migration: An Equivalence Result
  Presented by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Pin Sun (Renmin University of China)
• Zibin Huang
  Peer Effects, Parental Migration and Children's Human Capital: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis in China
  Presented by Zibin Huang (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
  Discussed by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Ballroom 1)
7A. Climate Change II

Chair: Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)

• Allan Hsiao
  Sea Level Rise and Urban Adaptation in Jakarta
  Presented by Allan Hsiao (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
• Sylvain Leduc, Daniel Wilson
  Climate Change and the Geography of the U.S. Economy
  Presented by Daniel Wilson (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
  Discussed by Allan Hsiao (Princeton University)
• Seunghoon Lee, Siqi Zheng
  Does market Price See Level Rise Risks? Evidence from High-Tide Flooding
  Presented by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
  Discussed by Daniel Wilson (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Ballroom 2)
7B. Neighborhoods and Gentrification

Chair: Harrison Wheeler (New York University)

• Morris Davis, Jesse Gregory, Daniel Hartley
  Preferences over the Racial Composition of Neighborhoods: Estimates and Implications
  Presented by Morris Davis (Rutgers Business School, Rutgers Univers)
  Discussed by Harrison Wheeler (New York University)
• Matthias Hoelzlein, Sam Miller
  The Gentrification Effect of Premium Stores: Evidence from Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's
  Presented by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Morris Davis (Rutgers Business School, Rutgers Univers)
• Patrick Kennedy, Harrison Wheeler
  High-End Housing and Gentrification: Evidence from a San Francisco Lottery
  Presented by Harrison Wheeler (New York University)
  Discussed by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Ballroom 3)
7C. Inequality

Chair: Eirik Brandsaas (Federal Reserve Board)

• Despoina Balouktsi
  Economic Inequality and Population Density in the Knowledge Economy
  Presented by Despoina Balouktsi (Aix-Marseille University)
  Discussed by Eirik Brandsaas (Federal Reserve Board)
• Alessandra Fogli, Veronica Guerrieri, Mark Ponder, Marta Prato
  Scaling Up the American Dream: A Dynamic Analysis
  Presented by Alessandra Fogli (Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank)
  Discussed by Despoina Balouktsi (Aix-Marseille University)
• Knut Are Aastveit, Eirik Brandsaas, Ragnar Juelsrud, Gisle Natvik, Ella Wold
  The housing channel of intergenerational wealth persistence
  Presented by Eirik Brandsaas (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Alessandra Fogli (Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon A)
7D. Rental Markets III

Chair: Michael Boutros (Bank of Canada)

• Hans Koster, Jos van Ommeren, Zhiling Wang
  Identifying housing preferences in regulated markets: Evidence from waiting lists
  Presented by Jos van Ommeren (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Michael Boutros (Bank of Canada)
• Christian Hilber, Andreas Mense
  Structural Density and Homeownership
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jos van Ommeren (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Michael Boutros
  Backfiring in Bad Times: When Rent Control Keeps Rent Too High
  Presented by Michael Boutros (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon B)
7E. History

Chair: Youn Baek (New York University)

• Stefan Bauernschuster, Michael Grimm, Cathy Hajo
  The Impact of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Clinics on Early 20th Century U.S. Fertility and Mortality
  Presented by Stefan Bauernschuster (University of Passau)
  Discussed by Youn Baek (New York University)
• Matteo Cervellati, Gianandrea Lanzara, Alexander Lehner
  Market Integration and Urban Europe: 1100 - 1800 A.D.
  Presented by Gianandrea Lanzara (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Stefan Bauernschuster (University of Passau)
• Youn Baek
  Beet sugar: Local multiplier in rural America
  Presented by Youn Baek (New York University)
  Discussed by Gianandrea Lanzara (Bocconi University)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon C)
7F. Local Labor Markets III

Chair: Elmer Li (Cornell University)

• Jorge Pérez Pérez, Jorge Meléndez, José Nuño-Ledesma
  Matching and City Size Wage Gaps under the Shadow of Informality: Evidence from Mexico
  Presented by Jorge Pérez Pérez (Banco de México)
  Discussed by Elmer Li (Cornell University)
• Daniel Halvarsson, Martin Korpi
  City Size, Employer Concentration, and Wage Income Inequality
  Presented by Martin Korpi (Ratio Institute)
  Discussed by Jorge Pérez Pérez (Banco de México)
• Elmer Li
  E-commerce and Regional Inequality: A Trade Framework and Evidence from Amazon’s Expansion
  Presented by Elmer Li (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Martin Korpi (Ratio Institute)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon D)
7G. Local Public Finance II

Chair: Yi Hao (University of Iowa)

• Brad Hershbein, Bryan Stuart
  Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions
  Presented by Brad Hershbein (W.E. Upjohn for Employment Research)
  Discussed by Yi Hao (University of Iowa)
• Stephen Gibbons, Christian Hilber
  CHARITY IN THE TIME OF AUSTERITY: IN SEARCH OF THE ‘BIG SOCIETY’
  Presented by Stephen Gibbons (Department of Geography and Environment)
  Discussed by Brad Hershbein (W.E. Upjohn for Employment Research)
• Yi Hao
  Private Sector Earnings and Public Financing Costs
  Presented by Yi Hao (University of Iowa)
  Discussed by Stephen Gibbons (Department of Geography and Environment)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon E)
7H. City Size Distribution

Chair: Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)

• Axel Watanabe
  The Size Distribution of Cities in the Presence of Imperfect Mobility
  Presented by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
  Discussed by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
• Rocco Rante, Federico Trionfetti, Priyam Verma
  The size distribution of Cities: Evidence from a Lab
  Presented by Priyam Verma (Aix-Marseille University)
  Discussed by Axel Watanabe (Concordia University)
• Tomoya Mori, Takashi Akamatsu, Yuki Takayama, Minoru Osawa
  Origin of power laws and their spatial fractal structure for city-size distribution
  Presented by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
  Discussed by Priyam Verma (Aix-Marseille University)

October 7, 2023 14:00 to 15:30 (Location: Salon F)
7I. Housing Regulation II

Chair: Geetika Nagpal (Brown University)

• Lu Han, Derek Stacey, Hong Chen
  Frictional and Speculative Vacancies: The Effects of an Empty Homes Tax
  Presented by Derek Stacey (University of Waterloo)
  Discussed by Geetika Nagpal (Brown University)
• Mike Mei
  The Demographic Determinants of Housing Regulations
  Presented by Mike Mei (Colgate University)
  Discussed by Derek Stacey (University of Waterloo)
• Geetika Nagpal, Sahil Gandhi
  Impact of land-use regulations on housing supply: Evidence from India
  Presented by Geetika Nagpal (Brown University)
  Discussed by Mike Mei (Colgate University)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Ballroom 1)
8A. Urban Informality

Chair: Joaquin Urrego (University of California - Berkeley)

• Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Raimundo Undurraga
  Immigration and Slums
  Presented by Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (University of California-Berkeley)
  Discussed by Joaquin Urrego (University of California - Berkeley)
• Remi Jedwab, Jingwen Zheng
  Slum Clearance and Economic Development: Evidence from the City of Darkness in Hong Kong
  Presented by Jingwen Zheng (George Washington University )
  Discussed by Marco Gonzalez-Navarro (University of California-Berkeley)
• Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Raimundo Undurraga, Joaquin Urrego
  The Lifecycle of Slums
  Presented by Joaquin Urrego (University of California - Berkeley)
  Discussed by Jingwen Zheng (George Washington University )

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Ballroom 2)
8B. Human Capital and Innovation

Chair: Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)

• Conor Walsh
  The Startup Multiplier
  Presented by Conor Walsh (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
• Elio Nimier-David
  Local Human Capital and Firm Creation: Evidence from the Massification of Higher Education in France
  Presented by Elio Nimier-David (Chicago Booth)
  Discussed by Conor Walsh (Columbia University)
• Ruben Gaetani, Naqun Huang, Jing Li, Yanmin Yang
  Are Cities Losing Innovation Advantages? Online versus Face-to-face Interactions
  Presented by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Elio Nimier-David (Chicago Booth)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Ballroom 3)
8C. Transportation Infrastructure III

Chair: Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Paulina Oliva, Christopher Severen
  Vehicles, Transit Access, and Income: Responses to Subways and Bus Rapid Transit in Mexico City
  Presented by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
• Lucas Conwell
  Subways or Minibuses? Privatized Provision of Public Transit
  Presented by Lucas Conwell (University College London)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
• Liming Chen, Rana Hasan, Yi Jiang, Andrii Parkhomenko
  Faster, Taller, Better: Transit Improvements and Land Use Policies
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon A)
8D. Housing

Chair: Allison Shertzer (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Lu Han, Seung-Hyun Hong
  Cash is King? Understanding Financing Risk in Housing Markets
  Presented by Seung-Hyun Hong (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Allison Shertzer (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Gabriella Kindström, Che-Yuan Liang
  Does new housing for the rich benefit the poor? On trickle-down effects of new homes
  Presented by Che-Yuan Liang (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Seung-Hyun Hong (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
• Allison Shertzer
  The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890-2006
  Presented by Allison Shertzer (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Che-Yuan Liang (Uppsala University)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon C)
8F. Mortgage

Chair: Jagdish Tripathy (Bank of England)

• Berrak Bahadir, Inci Gumus, Matthew Schaffer
  Small Business Lending and Household Credit Shocks
  Presented by Berrak Bahadir (Florida International University)
  Discussed by Jagdish Tripathy (Bank of England)
• James MacGee, Yuxi Yao
  Housing and the Welfare Cost of Inflation
  Presented by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
  Discussed by Berrak Bahadir (Florida International University)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Nikodem Szumilo, Jagdish Tripathy
  The consumption channel in mortgage demand
  Presented by Jagdish Tripathy (Bank of England)
  Discussed by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon D)
8G. Local Regulations

Chair: Thomas Davidoff (University of British Columbia)

• Jeanna Kenney
  Costly Entry and Competition: Evidence from Occupational Licensing in the Real Estate Industry
  Presented by Jeanna Kenney (The Wharton School)
  Discussed by Thomas Davidoff (University of British Columbia)
• Benjamin Smith
  Urban Impacts of Liquid Markets: Water and New Housing in Colorado
  Presented by Benjamin Smith (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Jeanna Kenney (The Wharton School)
• Thomas Davidoff, Keling Zheng
  Foreign Buyer Tax Impacts on Submarkets: Evidence from Canada
  Presented by Thomas Davidoff (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Benjamin Smith (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon E)
8H. Growth and Development

Chair: Ian Herzog (Huron University College)

• Ting Chen, Ziyang Chen, Yatang Lin, Jin Wang
  Building Tall, Falling Short: An Empirical Assessment of Chinese Skyscrapers
  Presented by Yatang Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Ian Herzog (Huron University College)
• Moritz Goldbeck, Valentin Lindlacher
  Digital Infrastructure and Local Economic Growth: Early Internet in Sub-Saharan Africa
  Presented by Valentin Lindlacher (TU Dresden)
  Discussed by Yatang Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Ian Herzog, Siyuan Liu, Yue Yu
  National Road Upgrading and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ugandan Households
  Presented by Ian Herzog (Huron University College)
  Discussed by Valentin Lindlacher (TU Dresden)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon F)
8I. Congestion II

Chair: Pearl Li (Stanford University)

• Jinwon Kim, Jucheol Moon, Dongyun Yang
  The deadweight loss of congestion: Estimation for California freeways
  Presented by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
  Discussed by Pearl Li (Stanford University)
• Peter Nilsson, Matthew Tarduno, Sebastian Tebbe
  Road Pricing with Multiple Policy Goals: The Effect on Car Ownership, Driving, and Commuting
  Presented by Sebastian Tebbe (SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY UC San Diego)
  Discussed by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
• Pearl Li, Cody Cook
  Value pricing or Lexus lanes? Winners and losers from dynamic toll pricing
  Presented by Pearl Li (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Sebastian Tebbe (SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY UC San Diego)

October 7, 2023 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Salon G)
8J. Neighborhood Dynamics

Chair: Michael Neubauer (Brown University)

• Andrew Garin, Ethan Jenkins, Evan Mast, Bryan Stuart
  The Individual Churn Underneath Neighborhood Outcomes: Evidence from New Longitudinal Data
  Presented by Evan Mast (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Michael Neubauer (Brown University)
• Wolfgang Dauth, Andreas Mense, Matthias Wrede
  The Labor Market Consequences of Living in Social Housing
  Presented by Andreas Mense (IAB Nuremberg)
  Discussed by Evan Mast (University of Notre Dame)
• Michael Neubauer
  The Changing Geography of American Poverty
  Presented by Michael Neubauer (Brown University)
  Discussed by Andreas Mense (IAB Nuremberg)