Urban Economics Association

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: Hariri 340)
1A. Economic geography: Long-run effects

Chair: Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)

• Philip Hoxie, Beatrice Lee
  The Price of Growth: Urbanization in Texas After the Civil War
  Presented by Philip Hoxie (University of California, San Diego)
  Discussed by Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)
• Tuuli Vanhapelto
  House Prices and Rents in a Dynamic Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Tuuli Vanhapelto (University of Glasgow)
  Discussed by Philip Hoxie (University of California, San Diego)
• Marcel Henkel, Pierre Magontier
  Endogenous Government Formation and Spatial Sorting
  Presented by Pierre Magontier (University Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by Tuuli Vanhapelto (University of Glasgow)
• Daniel Murphy
  Home Size, Residential Density, and Aggregate Demand
  Presented by Daniel Murphy (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by Pierre Magontier (University Pompeu Fabra)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: Hariri 350)
1B. Housing: Rentals & ownership I

Chair: Caitlin Gorback (University of Texas at Austin)

• Brent Ambrose, James N. Conklin, Sophia Gilbukh, Luis Lopez
  How the Source of Financing Discrimination Affects Housing Opportunities for FHA Buyers
  Presented by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
  Discussed by Caitlin Gorback (University of Texas at Austin)
• Valentina Duque, Diana Oquendo, Fabio Sanchez
  The Effects of Free Homes on Health, Wellbeing, and Healthcare Utilization
  Presented by Valentina Duque (American University)
  Discussed by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
• Fernando Ferreira
  Homeownership: The long term impact of receiving a loan modification during the Great Recession
  Presented by Fernando Ferreira (The Wharton School, University of Pennsy)
  Discussed by Valentina Duque (American University)
• Caitlin Gorback, Gregor Schubert
  The Impact of Cultural Norms on Homeownership
  Presented by Caitlin Gorback (University of Texas at Austin)
  Discussed by Fernando Ferreira (The Wharton School, University of Pennsy)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: Hariri 240)
1C. Residential location and segregation: Neighborhoods & suburbs

Chair: Evan Mast (University of Notre Dame)

• Konhee Chang
  Diversifying the suburbs: Rental supply and spatial inequality
  Presented by Konhee Chang (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Evan Mast (University of Notre Dame)
• Kenneth Whaley, Vikram Maheshri
  Boundaries Generate Discontinuities in the Urban Landscape
  Presented by Kenneth Whaley (University of South Florida)
  Discussed by Konhee Chang (UC Berkeley)
• Stephen Billings, Cora Wigger
  Neighborhoods After Busing
  Presented by Cora Wigger (Elon University)
  Discussed by Kenneth Whaley (University of South Florida)
• Evan Mast
  Off the Beaten Tract: Constructing a New Neighborhood Geography from Migration Data
  Presented by Evan Mast (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Cora Wigger (Elon University)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: Hariri 250)
1D. Cities in developing countries: Urbanization

Chair: Tanner Regan (George Washington University)

• Daniel Agness, Tigabu Getahun
  Housing and Human Capital: Condominiums in Ethiopia
  Presented by Daniel Agness (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Tanner Regan (George Washington University)
• Taylor Lathrop, Alexander Rothenberg, Yao Wang
  Urban Sprawl and Residential Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Indonesian Cities
  Presented by Yao Wang (The Ohio State University)
  Discussed by Daniel Agness (UC Berkeley)
• Qing Huang, Victoria Wenxin Xie, Wei You
  Do Resource Rents Drive Urbanization and Structural Transformation? A Global Analysis
  Presented by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)
  Discussed by Yao Wang (The Ohio State University)
• Vernon Henderson, Martina Manara, Guy Michaels, Tanner Regan
  Evaluating Urban Planning: Evidence from Dar es Salaam
  Presented by Tanner Regan (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: Hariri 265)
1E. Housing: Public housing, subsidies, & vouchers

Chair: David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)

• Lizhong Liu
  The Effects of Neighborhood Redevelopment on Housing Markets and Beyond: Evidence from HOPE VI Revitalization Programs
  Presented by Lizhong Liu (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
• Evan Soltas
  Tax Incentives and the Supply of Low-Income Housing
  Presented by Evan Soltas (MIT)
  Discussed by Lizhong Liu (University of Southern California)
• Daniel Da Mata, Lucas Mation
  Housing Policies and Social Mobility
  Presented by Daniel Da Mata (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)
  Discussed by Evan Soltas (MIT)
• Daniel Hungerman, David Phillips, Kevin Rinz, James Sullivan
  The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Employment and Earnings
  Presented by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Daniel Da Mata (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 101)
1F. Local public finance: Public policy

Chair: Baiyun Jing (Harvard University)

• Yu Qiu
  Government Land Sales as a Response to Negative Economic Shocks in China
  Presented by Yu Qiu (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Baiyun Jing (Harvard University)
• Oliver Giesecke
  State Government Debt Structure
  Presented by Oliver Giesecke (Columbia Business School)
  Discussed by Yu Qiu (University of Pittsburgh)
• Damien Capelle, Matthew Tauzer
  The Geography of Local Public Goods
  Presented by Damien Capelle (International Monetary Fund)
  Discussed by Oliver Giesecke (Columbia Business School)
• Erica Xuewei Jiang, Baiyun Jing, Anthony Lee Zhang
  The Pricing of Property Tax Revenues
  Presented by Baiyun Jing (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Damien Capelle (International Monetary Fund)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 103)
1G. Urban and regional policy: Labor markets

Chair: Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)

• Evan Cunningham
  Local Labor Market Effects of Amazon
  Presented by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
  Discussed by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)
• Naijia Guo, Li Zhang, Rongjie Zhang, Ben Zou
  Migration Restrictions and the Migrant-Native Wage Gap: The Role of Wage Setting and Sorting
  Presented by Ben Zou (Purdue University)
  Discussed by Evan Cunningham (University of Minnesota)
• Christina Stacy, Daniel Teles, Brett Theodos
  Place-based Investment and Local Economies: The Impacts of Economic Development Administration Grants
  Presented by Daniel Teles (Urban Institute)
  Discussed by Ben Zou (Purdue University)
• Fabian Bald, Marcel Henkel
  Beyond Geography: Optimal Spatial Policies and Local Labour Supply
  Presented by Fabian Bald (European University Viadrina)
  Discussed by Daniel Teles (Urban Institute)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 105)
1H. Urban and regional policy: Infrastructure & public services

Chair: Timur Abbiasov (MIT)

• Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Rafael Serrano-Quintero, Jevgenijs Steinbuks
  Spatial Misallocation of Complementary Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Brazil
  Presented by Fidel Perez-Sebastian (Universidad de Alicante)
  Discussed by Timur Abbiasov (MIT)
• Fedor Iskhakov, Efthymia Kyriakopoulou, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou
  Location, Social Norms, and Recycling
  Presented by Philip Ushchev (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
  Discussed by Fidel Perez-Sebastian (Universidad de Alicante)
• Stephen L Ross
  Driving Change: Evaluating Connecticut's Collaborative Approach to Reducing Racial Disparities in Policing
  Presented by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
  Discussed by Philip Ushchev (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
• Timur Abbiasov, Iain Bamford, Pablo Warnes
  Pedestrianization and Business Visits: Evidence from NYC Open Streets
  Presented by Timur Abbiasov (MIT)
  Discussed by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 107)
1I. Housing: Zoning

Chair: Edward Kung (California State University, Northridge)

• Kristof Dascher, Alexander Haupt
  Daylight Developers (or the Inexorable Rise of the Chess Block)
  Presented by Kristof Dascher (Regensburg University)
  Discussed by Edward Kung (California State University, Northridge)
• Ryan Gallagher, Allison Shertzer, Tate Twinam
  The Long Run Impacts of Zoning the Suburbs
  Presented by Tate Twinam (William & Mary)
  Discussed by Kristof Dascher (Regensburg University)
• Jason Barr, Remi Jedwab
  The American Dream? U.S. vs. Worldwide Construction Patterns in Global Volume Data
  Presented by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)
  Discussed by Tate Twinam (William & Mary)
• Stuart Gabriel, Edward Kung
  Development Approval Timelines, Approval Uncertainty, and New Housing Supply: Evidence from Los Angeles
  Presented by Edward Kung (California State University, Northridge)
  Discussed by Remi Jedwab (George Washington University)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 108)
1J. Externalities and neighborhood effects: Firms

Chair: Sahil Raina (University of Alberta, Alberta School of)

• Wenchuan Zhao
  The Silicon Divide: High-Technology IPOs and the Widening Socioeconomic Gap
  Presented by Wenchuan Zhao (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Sahil Raina (University of Alberta, Alberta School of)
• Alina Malkova
  Mobile money, entrepreneurship, and tax evasion
  Presented by Alina Malkova (Florida Institute of Technology )
  Discussed by Wenchuan Zhao (University of Oxford)
• Stephen Billings, Shawn Rohlin, Tingyu Zhou
  The Death of Retail and Neighborhood Amenities
  Presented by Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)
  Discussed by Alina Malkova (Florida Institute of Technology )
• sumit agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Sahil Raina, Barry Scholnick, Man Zhang
  Learning About Lemons: Consumption Peer Effects from Hyper-Local Neighbors
  Presented by Sahil Raina (University of Alberta, Alberta School of)
  Discussed by Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 102)
1K. Housing: Mortgages

Chair: Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

• Shize Li, Jialu Shen, Ariel Sun
  Reverse Mortgages, Housing, and Consumption: An Equilibrium Approach
  Presented by Ariel Sun (Imperial College London)
  Discussed by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
• Aditya Aladangady, Jacob Krimmel, Tess Scharlemann
  Locked In: Rate Hikes, Mobility, and Housing Markets
  Presented by Jacob Krimmel (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Ariel Sun (Imperial College London)
• Liu Ee Chia
  From Availability to Affordability: The Role of Small Dollar Mortgage in Cash vs. Mortgage Property Price Disparities
  Presented by Liu Ee Chia (Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Aditya Aladangady (Federal Reserve Board)
• James MacGee, Yuxi Yao
  Trend Inflation Matters: The (very) long term effects of changes in trend inflation on Mortgage Debt
  Presented by Yuxi Yao (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
  Discussed by Liu Ee Chia (Pennsylvania State University)

September 20, 2024 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: ICC 104)
1L. Trade: Internal geography

Chair: Chen Liu (National University of Singapore)

• Luis Baldomero-Quintana
  The Geography of Commodity Booms
  Presented by Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary)
  Discussed by Chen Liu (National University of Singapore)
• Takashi Onoda
  Cities' Demand-Driven Industrial Compositions and Refined Market-Size Effects
  Presented by Takashi Onoda (Japan Bank for International Cooperation)
  Discussed by Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary)
• Chen Liu
  Shift-Share Design Under Imperfect Substitution
  Presented by Chen Liu (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Takashi Onoda (Japan Bank for International Cooperation)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Hariri 340)
2A. Student Prize: Housing

Chair: Jonathan Hall (University of Alabama)

• Joshua Coven
  The Impact of Institutional Investors on Homeownership and Neighborhood Access
  Presented by Joshua Coven (NYU Stern)
• Julius Goedde
  Pricing Houses without Money: Theory and Evidence from Home Exchanges
  Presented by Julius Goedde (Paris School of Economics)
• Benjamin Edelstein
  Impact Fees, Water Use, and Housing Markets: Evidence from Colorado
  Presented by Benjamin Edelstein (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Hariri 350)
2B. Trade: Supply chains

Chair: Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)

• Xiangyu Shi
  The allocative and welfare effects of disrupting supply chains by government interventions: Intranational local content requirement in China
  Presented by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)
  Discussed by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
• Yasutaka Koike-Mori
  Production Networks and R&D Misallocation
  Presented by Yasutaka Koike-Mori (UCLA)
  Discussed by Xiangyu Shi (Yale University)
• Vasily Korovkin, Alexey Makarin, Yuhei Miyauchi
  Supply Chain Disruption and Reorganization: Theory and Evidence from Ukraine's War
  Presented by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
  Discussed by Yasutaka Koike-Mori (UCLA)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Hariri 240)
2C. Empirical analysis of agglomeration: Long run

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Ruoran Cheng
  Location Fundamental and Institutional Settings: Type of Routes and Location of Cities in Past Two Millenniums China
  Presented by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
• Diogo Baerlocher, Diego Firmino, Guilherme Lambais, Eustaquio Reis, Henrique Veras
  Old But Gold: Historical Pathways and Path Dependence
  Presented by Diogo Baerlocher (University of South Florida)
  Discussed by Ruoran Cheng (London School of Economics)
• Matthew Turner, David Weil
  Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Diogo Baerlocher (University of South Florida)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Hariri 250)
2D. Land use: Regulations & externalities

Chair: Daniel Milo (NYU Stern)

• Stephanie Kestelman
  Environmental Externalities of Urban Growth: Evidence from the California Wildfires
  Presented by Stephanie Kestelman (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Daniel Milo (NYU Stern)
• Arnab Dutta, Cynthia Goytia, Eric Heikkila
  Land use regulations and informal land use in cities
  Presented by Arnab Dutta (The University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Stephanie Kestelman (Harvard University)
• Alexander Bartik, Arpit Gupta, Daniel Milo
  The Costs of Housing Regulation: Evidence From Generative Regulatory Measurement
  Presented by Daniel Milo (NYU Stern)
  Discussed by Arnab Dutta (The University of Hong Kong)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: Hariri 265)
2E. Economic geography: Firms

Chair: Benny Kleinman (Stanford University)

• Anand Chopra, Ronit Mukherji
  Automation and Immigrants: Evidence from Local Labour Markets
  Presented by Ronit Mukherji (Ashoka University)
  Discussed by Benny Kleinman (Stanford University)
• Emin Dinlersoz, Timothy Dunne, John Haltiwanger, Veronika Penciakova
  The Local Origins of Business Formation
  Presented by Emin Dinlersoz (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Ronit Mukherji (Ashoka University)
• Craig A. Chikis, Benny Kleinman, Marta Prato
  The Geography of Innovative Firms
  Presented by Benny Kleinman (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Emin Dinlersoz (U.S. Census Bureau)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 101)
2F. Externalities and neighborhood effects: Crime, violence, & natural disasters

Chair: Kristen Tauber (New York University)

• Tatyana Deryugina, Benjamin Marx
  Disparities in Aid for Natural Disasters
  Presented by Benjamin Marx (Georgia State University)
  Discussed by Kristen Tauber (New York University)
• Carlos Diaz Guimaraens, Daniele Durante, Eleonora Patacchini, Gregor Zens
  Uncovering the Latent Dependency Structure of Crime through Matrix-Autoregressive Models and Network Analysis
  Presented by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
  Discussed by Benjamin Marx (Georgia State University)
• Dionissi Aliprantis, Kristen Tauber
  Childhood Exposure to Violence and Nurturing Relationships: The Long-Run Effects on Black Men
  Presented by Kristen Tauber (New York University)
  Discussed by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 103)
2G. Cities in developing countries: Firms

Chair: Niclas Moneke (University of Oxford)

• Carolyn Pelnik
  Microentrepreneurs in Space: Experimental Evidence from Kampala, Uganda
  Presented by Carolyn Pelnik (Tufts University)
  Discussed by Niclas Moneke (University of Oxford)
• Daniel Ramos Menchelli, Diana Sverdlin Lisker
  Fragmented Markets and the Proliferation of Small Firms: Evidence from Mom-and-Pop Shops in Mexico
  Presented by Daniel Ramos Menchelli (Johns Hopkins SAIS)
  Discussed by Carolyn Pelnik (Tufts University)
• Menna Bishop, Niclas Moneke, Celine Zipfel
  Female Wage Labour and Fertility: Evidence from the Cut-Flower Industry in Kenya
  Presented by Niclas Moneke (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Daniel Ramos Menchelli (Johns Hopkins SAIS)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 105)
2H. Quality of life and amenities: Quality of life

Chair: Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)

• David Cuberes, Enrique Moral-Benito
  Urban Accounting and Welfare in Spain
  Presented by David Cuberes (Clark University)
  Discussed by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
• Shuo Zhang
  The Last Stand on Democracy? Effects of the 2019 Hong Kong ANTI-ELAB Protest on District Council Elections
  Presented by Shuo Zhang (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by David Cuberes (Clark University)
• Harrison Wheeler, Enrico Moretti
  Traffic Noise, Housing Demand, and Electric Vehicles
  Presented by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Shuo Zhang (Syracuse University)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 107)
2I. Commuting

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

• Chao Ma, Shuoxun Zhang
  Spatial Competition with Online Platforms: An Empirical Analysis of the Wealth Management Product Market
  Presented by Chao Ma (Xiamen University)
  Discussed by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• Tereza Ranosova
  Commuting and the value of marriage
  Presented by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)
  Discussed by Chao Ma (Xiamen University)
• Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, Karel Mertens, Hannah Rubinton
  Work from Home and Interstate Migration
  Presented by Hannah Rubinton (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
  Discussed by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 108)
2J. Land use: Effects over time

Chair: William Mathews (University of Pittsburgh)

• Chunru Zheng
  Local Land Allocation and Demographic Transitions across Time and Space in China
  Presented by Chunru Zheng (University of Virginia)
  Discussed by William Mathews (University of Pittsburgh)
• Hyunseung Oh, Choongryul Yang, Chamna Yoon
  Land Development and Frictions to Housing Supply over the Business Cycle
  Presented by Choongryul Yang (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Chunru Zheng (University of Virginia)
• William Mathews
  Protecting Empty Land: The Rise of Zoning in America
  Presented by William Mathews (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Choongryul Yang (Federal Reserve Board)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 102)
2K. Quality of life and amenities: Beliefs

Chair: Manuel Hernandez (IFPRI)

• Jooyoung Kim
  Acceptance of Same-sex Couples and Their Location Choices
  Presented by Jooyoung Kim (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Manuel Hernandez (IFPRI)
• Jeffrey Brinkman, Jeffrey Lin, Kyle Mangum
  Expecting an Expressway
  Presented by Jeffrey Brinkman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Jooyoung Kim (Syracuse University)
• Guoying Deng, Li Gan, Manuel Hernandez
  Black-cat markets: Do superstitious beliefs change?
  Presented by Manuel Hernandez (IFPRI)
  Discussed by Jeffrey Brinkman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

September 20, 2024 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: ICC 104)
2L. Trade: FDI, search, & knowledge diffusion

Chair: Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)

• Jose Asturias, Marco Sanfilippo, Asha Sundaram
  Foreign Direct Investment, Geography, and Welfare
  Presented by Jose Asturias (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
• Chan Kim, Daisoon Kim
  Trade Search Frictions: Public Information, Exports, and Concentration
  Presented by Daisoon Kim (North Carolina State University)
  Discussed by Jose Asturias (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Gustavo de Souza, Ruben Gaetani, Marti Mestieri
  More Trade, Less Diffusion: Technology Transfers and the Dynamic Effects of Import Liberalization
  Presented by Ruben Gaetani (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Daisoon Kim (North Carolina State University)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 340)
3A. Residential location and segregation: Discrimination

Chair: Lu Han (University of Wisconsin)

• Stephen Billings, W. Ben McCartney, Calvin Zhang
  Fear in The Neighborhood: The Cost of Racial Integration
  Presented by Stephen Billings (University of Colorado)
  Discussed by Lu Han (University of Wisconsin)
• Milena Almagro, Aradhya Sood
  De Jure versus De Facto Discrimination: Evidence from Racial Covenants
  Presented by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Stephen Billings (University of Colorado)
• Donald Davis, Matthew Easton, Stephan Thies
  Segregation, Spillovers, and the Locus of Racial Change
  Presented by Stephan Thies (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto)
• Danny Gold, Lu Han, Christopher Timmins
  Hidden Biases: Selective Advertising in the Rental Housing Market
  Presented by Lu Han (University of Wisconsin)
  Discussed by Stephan Thies (Columbia University)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 350)
3B. Urban and regional policy: Housing

Chair: Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)

• Raheem Chaudhry
  Public Housing, Neighborhood Quality, and Children’s Long-Term Outcomes
  Presented by Raheem Chaudhry (University of California, Berkeley)
  Discussed by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
• Brent Ambrose, Xun Bian, Ruoyu Chen, Hanchen Jiang
  Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity: Evidence from New York City
  Presented by Ruoyu Chen (University of Windsor)
  Discussed by Raheem Chaudhry (University of California, Berkeley)
• Milena Almagro, Hans Koster, Giorgio Pietrabissa
  The Welfare Effects of Public Housing
  Presented by Giorgio Pietrabissa (LSE)
  Discussed by Ruoyu Chen (University of Windsor)
• Felipe Carozzi
  Voter Preferences for Neighborhood Change and Political Planning Cycles
  Presented by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Giorgio Pietrabissa (LSE)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 240)
3C. Urban economics and the environment

Chair: Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)

• Sanghoon Lee, Seung Hoon Lee
  Cities as Inverted Watersheds
  Presented by Sanghoon Lee (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)
• Myeonghwan Na, Chamna Yoon
  Impact of Urban Sprawl on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  Presented by Chamna Yoon (Seoul National University)
  Discussed by Sanghoon Lee (University of British Columbia)
• Ji Hwan Kim
  The Welfare Implications of Hurricane Risks and Disaster Policies
  Presented by Ji Hwan Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Chamna Yoon (Seoul National University)
• Augusto Ospital
  Urban Policy and Spatial Exposure to Environmental Hazards
  Presented by Augusto Ospital (LMU Munich)
  Discussed by Ji Hwan Kim (University of Pennsylvania)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 250)
3D. Transportation: Impacts

Chair: Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Jeff Zabel, Samantha Trajkovski, Sarah Cordes, Amy Schwartz
  The Consequences of COVID-19 for School Choice and Transportation
  Presented by Jeff Zabel (Tufts University)
  Discussed by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Christopher Dann, Mert Kompil, Yue Li
  Transport Infrastructure and the Nature-Growth Trade-Off: Evidence from Road Projects
  Presented by Yue Li (The World Bank)
  Discussed by Jeff Zabel (Tufts University)
• Cecilia MoreiraSteven Puller, Ini Umosen
  Transportation as a Barrier to Education Access: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools
  Presented by Steven Puller (Texas A&M University)
  Discussed by Yue Li (The World Bank)
• Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Paulina Oliva, Christopher Severen
  Scale Effects of Rapid Transit and Automobile Adoption
  Presented by Christopher Severen (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Steven Puller (Texas A&M University)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 265)
3E. Housing: Vouchers & rent control

Chair: Simon Buechler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Sarah Strochak
  Do longer housing searches lead to better matches? Evidence from the voucher program
  Presented by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
  Discussed by Simon Buechler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Valentin Kaufmann
  Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Policy and Housing Supply: Evidence from Germany
  Presented by Valentin Kaufmann (Technical University of Munich)
  Discussed by Sarah Strochak (New York University)
• Javiera Selman, Pablo Celhay
  Take up barriers in rental voucher programs: Experimental evidence from Chile
  Presented by Javiera Selman (Universidad de Chile)
  Discussed by Valentin Kaufmann (Technical University of Munich)
• Simon Buechler, Lukas Hauck, Nicola Stalder, Maximilian von Ehrlich
  Distributional Consequences of Rent Regulation
  Presented by Simon Buechler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Javiera Selman (Universidad de Chile)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 101)
3F. Housing: Evictions

Chair: Winnie van Dijk (Yale University)

• Edward Coulson, Thao Le, Victor Ortego Marti, Lily Shen
  Tenant Rights, Eviction, and Rent Affordability
  Presented by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
  Discussed by Winnie van Dijk (Yale University)
• Mason Alexander, Matthew Freedman, Stephanie Casey Pierce
  Can Rapid Rental Assistance Avert Evictions?
  Presented by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Edward Coulson (UC Irvine)
• Alina Arefeva, Christopher Timmins
  Discrimination During Eviction Moratoria
  Presented by Alina Arefeva (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wiscons)
  Discussed by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
• Robert Collinson, Deniz Dutz, John Eric Humphries, Nicholas Mader, Daniel Tannenbaum, Winnie van Dijk
  The Effects of Eviction on Children
  Presented by Winnie van Dijk (Yale University)
  Discussed by Alina Arefeva (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wiscons)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 103)
3G. Economic geography: Migration

Chair: Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)

• Marieke Kleemans
  Selection and Heterogeneity in the Returns to Migration,”
  Presented by Marieke Kleemans (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
• Gian Luca Clementi, Daniele Coen-Pirani
  Internal Migration in Italy: Evidence and Policy Analysis
  Presented by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Marieke Kleemans (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• Vittoria Dicandia, Silvia Vannutelli
  Immigrants' Legalization and Firms: Evidence from the 2007 EU Enlargement
  Presented by Vittoria Dicandia (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
  Discussed by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
• Charly Porcher, Eduardo Morales, Thomas Fujiwara
  Measuring Information Frictions in Migration: A Revealed-Preference Approach
  Presented by Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Vittoria Dicandia (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 105)
3H. Local public finance: Political economy

Chair: Arturo Romero Yanez (Georgetown University)

• Christopher Biolsi, Steven Craig, Amrita Dhar
  Tastes for Education or Tastes for Equity: The Motivation for K-12 Education Aid
  Presented by Steven Craig (University of Houston)
  Discussed by Arturo Romero Yanez (Georgetown University)
• Jeffrey Clemens, Julia Payson, Stan Veuger
  Aid for Incumbents: The Electoral Consequences of COVID-19 Relief
  Presented by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute)
  Discussed by Steven Craig (University of Houston)
• Jesse Bruhn, Brian Knight, Nathan Schiff
  Fines, Fees, and Policing for Profit: Evidence from Policy Reforms in Missouri
  Presented by Nathan Schiff (Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics)
  Discussed by Stan Veuger (American Enterprise Institute)
• Arturo Romero Yanez, Neel Sukhatme
  Judges for Sale: The Effect of Campaign Contributions on State Criminal Courts
  Presented by Arturo Romero Yanez (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Nathan Schiff (Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 107)
3I. Housing: Taxes & credits

Chair: Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)

• T. M. Jensen Ahokovi
  Taxation-Induced Tenancy: Evaluating Washington D.C.’s Vacancy Tax
  Presented by T. M. Jensen Ahokovi (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)
  Discussed by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
• Leming Lin
  Fiscal Stimulus Payments, Housing Demand, and House Price Inflation
  Presented by Leming Lin (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by T. M. Jensen Ahokovi (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)
• Deepak Saraswat
  Labor Market Impacts of Exposure to Affordable Housing Supply: Evidence from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program
  Presented by Deepak Saraswat (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
  Discussed by Leming Lin (University of Pittsburgh)
• Aymeric Bellon, Cameron LaPoint, Francesco Mazzola, Guosong Xu
  Picking Up the PACE: Loans for Residential Climate-Proofing
  Presented by Cameron LaPoint (Yale University)
  Discussed by Deepak Saraswat (Meta Platforms, Inc.)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 108)
3J. Housing: Market power

Chair: Rebecca Jorgensen (Baylor University)

• Gi Heung Kim
  Incentive Structure and Competition in the U.S. Real Estate Brokerage Industry
  Presented by Gi Heung Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Rebecca Jorgensen (Baylor University)
• Jeanna Kenney
  Market Concentration, Labor Quality, and Efficiency: Evidence from Barriers in the Real Estate Industry
  Presented by Jeanna Kenney (University of Alabama)
  Discussed by Gi Heung Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
• Borys Grochulski, Zhu Wang
  Two-sided platforms and the 6 percent real estate broker commission
  Presented by Borys Grochulski (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
  Discussed by Jeanna Kenney (University of Alabama)
• Rebecca Jorgensen
  The Economic Consequences of Mergers Between Real Estate Agencies and Mortgage Lenders
  Presented by Rebecca Jorgensen (Baylor University)
  Discussed by Borys Grochulski (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 102)
3K. Externalities and neighborhood effects: Place based policy

Chair: Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)

• Daiji Kawaguchi, Keisuke Kawata, Chigusa Okamoto
  Urban Redevelopment Program and Demand Externality
  Presented by Chigusa Okamoto (Chuo Univeristy)
  Discussed by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
• Celia Estruch-Garcia, Albert Sole Olle, Filippo Tassinari, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The electoral effects of banning cars from the streets: Evidence from Barcelona’s superblocks
  Presented by Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal (Universitat de Barcelona, IEB)
  Discussed by Chigusa Okamoto (Chuo Univeristy)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Gabriel Loumeau, Yanos Zylberberg
  The Rise of Consumer Cities: Evidence from the City of Light
  Presented by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal (Universitat de Barcelona, IEB)

September 20, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 104)
3L. Housing: Housing markets

Chair: Janet Kohlhase (University of Houston)

• Chi-Young Choi, Alexander Chudik, Aaron Smallwood
  Time-Varying Persistence of House Price Growth: The Role of Expectations and Credit Supply
  Presented by Chi-Young Choi (University of Texas Arlington)
  Discussed by Daniela Arlia (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
• Darren Aiello, Jason Kotter, Gregor Schubert
  When Money Moves In: The Consequences of Housing Wealth
  Presented by Jason Kotter (Brigham Young University)
  Discussed by Chi-Young Choi (University of Texas Arlington)
• Daniela Arlia
  Labor Market Shocks across Heterogeneous Housing Markets
  Presented by Daniela Arlia (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jason Kotter (Brigham Young University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Hariri 340)
4A. Student Prize: Infrastructure

Chair: Jonathan Hall (University of Alabama)

• Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere
  Displacement and Infrastructure Provision: Evidence from the Interstate Highway System
  Presented by Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere (Vancouver School of Economics)
• Alice Wang
  Are highways conduits or barriers for urban travelers? A welfare analysis using smartphone data
  Presented by Alice Wang (University of British Columbia)
• Seth Chizeck, Oluchi Mbonu
  The Role of the 'Fare' in Welfare: Public Transportation Subsidies and their Effects on Low-Income Households
  Presented by Seth Chizeck (Carnegie Mellon University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Hariri 350)
4B. Trade: Policy

Chair: David Torun (Harvard Kennedy School)

• Philipp Ludwig
  Can Unilateral Policy Decarbonize Maritime Trade?
  Presented by Philipp Ludwig (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by David Torun (Harvard Kennedy School)
• Matthew Kahn, Wen-Chi Liao, Siqi Zheng
  Tariff Wall Jumping at the China-Vietnam Border
  Presented by Wen-Chi Liao (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Philipp Ludwig (KU Leuven)
• David Torun
  Quantifying the Extensive Margins of Trade and Production
  Presented by David Torun (Harvard Kennedy School)
  Discussed by Wen-Chi Liao (National University of Singapore)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Hariri 240)
4C. Housing: Overcrowding & insecurity

Chair: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)

• Sebastian Kohl, Max Steinhardt, Luca Stella, Simon Voss
  The Determinants of Overcrowding in Germany
  Presented by Simon Voss (Free University Berlin)
  Discussed by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)
• Shari Eli, Laura Salisbury
  Ontario's Housing Crisis in Medium-Run Perspective
  Presented by Laura Salisbury (York University)
  Discussed by Simon Voss (Free University Berlin)
• Boaz Abramson, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  Rent Guarantee Insurance
  Presented by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Laura Salisbury (York University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Hariri 250)
4D. Land use: Density

Chair: Sean McCulloch (Brown University)

• John Reaves
  Out of Bounds: An Examination of Portland, OR's Urban Growth Boundary
  Presented by John Reaves (Michigan State University)
  Discussed by Sean McCulloch (Brown University)
• Hector Blanco, Noémie Sportiche,
  Local Effects of Bypassing Zoning Regulations in High-Income Areas
  Presented by Hector Blanco (Rutgers University)
  Discussed by John Reaves (Michigan State University)
• Sean McCulloch, Joseph Gyourko
  The Distaste for Housing Density
  Presented by Sean McCulloch (Brown University)
  Discussed by Hector Blanco (Rutgers University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: Hariri 265)
4E. Transportation: Railroads & canals

Chair: Ron Yang (University of British Columbia)

• Youwei Xing
  The Erie Canal and the Economic Transformation of Nineteenth-Century New York State
  Presented by Youwei Xing (Clemson University)
  Discussed by Ron Yang (University of British Columbia)
• Matthias Beestermöller, Levke Jessen-Thiesen, Alexander Sandkamp
  Striking Evidence: The Impact of Railway Strikes on Competition from Intercity Bus Services in Germany
  Presented by Levke Jessen-Thiesen (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
  Discussed by Youwei Xing (Clemson University)
• Ron Yang, Pedro Degiovanni
  Economies of Scale and Scope in Railroading
  Presented by Ron Yang (University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Levke Jessen-Thiesen (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 101)
4F. Urban and regional policy: Environment

Chair: Luis Lopez (University of Illinois at Chicago)

• Yuxiao Hu
  Sacrifice for the Greater Good? Welfare and Distributional Impacts of Flood Detention Basins
  Presented by Yuxiao Hu (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Luis Lopez (University of Illinois at Chicago)
• Mengyuan Wang, Zi Wang, Zhengying Xie
  Optimal Spatial Emissions
  Presented by Zi Wang (Hong Kong Baptist University)
  Discussed by Yuxiao Hu (London School of Economics)
• Luis Lopez, Nitzan Tzur
  Air Pollution and Rent Prices: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke Plumes
  Presented by Luis Lopez (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  Discussed by Zi Wang (Hong Kong Baptist University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 103)
4G. Urban theory: Multiplicity, dynamics, & equilibrium distributions

Chair: Brian Greaney (University of Washington)

• Matthew Easton, Patrick Farrell
  Populations in Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Matthew Easton (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
• Amine Ouazad
  Equilibrium Multiplicity: A Systematic Approach using Homotopies, with an Application to Chicago
  Presented by Amine Ouazad (HEC Montreal)
  Discussed by Matthew Easton (Columbia University)
• Brian Greaney, Andrii Parkhomenko, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  Dynamic Urban Economics
  Presented by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
  Discussed by Amine Ouazad (HEC Montreal)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 105)
4H. Empirical analysis of agglomeration: Cities & firms

Chair: Camilo Acosta (Inter-American Development Bank)

• Lukas Makovsky
  Estimating Agglomeration Economies without Wages: Quantitative Spatial Model Approach Exploiting Commuting Patterns
  Presented by Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)
  Discussed by Camilo Acosta (Inter-American Development Bank)
• Jan David Bakker, Clement Mazet-Sonilhac
  Finance and agglomeration
  Presented by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)
• Camilo Acosta, Fabian Eckert, Jack Liang
  Superstar ZIP Codes
  Presented by Camilo Acosta (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 107)
4I. Transportation: Trade

Chair: Brian Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Chunmian Ge, Hanwei Huang, Chang Liu, Wenji Xu
  Price Discrimination, Backhaul Problems, and Trade Costs: Theory and Evidence from E-commerce Delivery
  Presented by Chang Liu (City University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Brian Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Cong Peng, Yao Wang, Wenfan Chen
  From Roads to Development to Urbanization Without Growth
  Presented by Cong Peng (Peking University)
  Discussed by Chang Liu (City University of Hong Kong)
• Brian Fujiy, Gaurav Khanna, Brock Rowberry
  Economies of Scope in Transportation and Domestic Trade
  Presented by Brian Fujiy (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Cong Peng (Peking University)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 108)
4J. Empirical analysis of agglomeration: Innovation

Chair: Zexi Zhou (The University of Hong Kong)

• Paul Pelzl, Federica Coelli
  Local Booms and Innovation
  Presented by Paul Pelzl (NHH Norwegian School of Economics)
  Discussed by Zexi Zhou (The University of Hong Kong)
• Carlos Hurtado, Walter D'Lima, Jaehee Song
  The Impact of Patent-Induced Startup Growth on Local Economies and Housing Markets
  Presented by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
  Discussed by Paul Pelzl (NHH Norwegian School of Economics)
• Zexi Zhou, Hongsong Zhang
  Vertical Industrial Clustering in China: Measurement, Patterns, and Impacts
  Presented by Zexi Zhou (The University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)

September 20, 2024 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: ICC 102)
4K. Quality of life and amenities: Quantitative urban models

Chair: Einar Kjenstad (Singapore-ETH Centre)

• Yixuan Wang
  Urban Redevelopment and Gentrification: Evidence from the Atlanta BeltLine
  Presented by Yixuan Wang (The Ohio State University)
  Discussed by Einar Kjenstad (Singapore-ETH Centre)
• Amanda Ang, Daniel Angel, Andrii Parkhomenko
  Unveiling Dark Matter: Amenities in Quantitative Spatial Models
  Presented by Amanda Ang (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Yixuan Wang (The Ohio State University)
• Siew Ann Cheong, Peter Egger, Einar Kjenstad
  Amenities, residential agglomeration externalities, and efficient city design - Evidence from Singapore
  Presented by Einar Kjenstad (Singapore-ETH Centre)
  Discussed by Amanda Ang (University of Southern California)

September 20, 2024 17:45 to 18:45 (Location: Lorhfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, McDonough Sc)
Keynote: Rebecca Diamond "The UnEqual Effects of UpZoning"

Chair: Treb Allen (Dartmouth)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 340)
5A. Externalities and neighborhood effects: Mobility

Chair: Ben Sprung-Keyser (University of Pennsylvania)

• Lieke Beekers
  Sources of Regional Variation in Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from the Netherlands
  Presented by Lieke Beekers (Tilburg University)
  Discussed by Ben Sprung-Keyser (University of Pennsylvania)
• Anna Ziff
  Beyond the Local Impacts of Place-Based Policies: Spillovers through Latent Housing Markets
  Presented by Anna Ziff (Texas A&M University)
  Discussed by Lieke Beekers (Tilburg University)
• Ben Sprung-Keyser, Sonya Porter
  The Economic Geography of Lifecycle Human Capital Accumulation: The Competing Effects of Labor Markets and Childhood Environments
  Presented by Ben Sprung-Keyser (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Anna Ziff (Texas A&M University)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 350)
5B. Residential location and segregation: Migration & the long-run spatial effects

Chair: Vinicios Sant'Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Michael Neubauer, Jacob Fabian
  Suburban Poverty
  Presented by Michael Neubauer (Brown University)
  Discussed by Vinicios Sant'Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Daniel Hartley, Jonathan Rose
  Blockbusting and the Challenges Faced by Black Families in Building Wealth through Housing in the Postwar United States
  Presented by Daniel Hartley (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
  Discussed by Michael Neubauer (Brown University)
• Greg Howard
  The Dynamics of Internal Migration: A New Fact and its Implications
  Presented by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by Daniel Hartley (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
• Diogo Baerlocher, Gustavo Cortes, Vinicios Sant'Anna
  Finding Home When Disaster Strikes: Dust Bowl Migration and Housing in Los Angeles
  Presented by Vinicios Sant'Anna (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Greg Howard (University of Illinois)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 240)
5C. Transportation: Policy

Chair: Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)

• Cody Nehiba, Justin Tyndall
  Recharged: Used electric vehicles and the clean vehicle tax credit
  Presented by Cody Nehiba (Environmental Protection Agency)
  Discussed by Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)
• Daniel Bjorkegren, Alice Duhaut, Geetika Nagpal, Nick Tsivanidis
  Public and Private Transit: Evidence from Lagos
  Presented by Geetika Nagpal (Brown University)
  Discussed by Cody Nehiba (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Prabhat Barnwal, Jonathan Dingel, Daniil Iurchenko, Pravin Krishna, Eva Van Leemput
  Internal Trade Barriers in India
  Presented by Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Geetika Nagpal (Brown University)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 250)
5D. Urbanization and urban systems

Chair: Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)

• Sotiris Kampanelis, Aldo Elizalde, Yannis Ioannides
  Songlines
  Presented by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
  Discussed by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
• Capucine Riom
  Nowhere Else To Go? How Land Scarcity Drives Urbanisation In Flood Zones
  Presented by Capucine Riom (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yannis Ioannides (Economics Department, Tufts University)
• Albert Saiz
  Fragmented by Nature: Metropolitan Geography, Urban Connectivity, and Environmental Outcomes
  Presented by Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Discussed by Capucine Riom (London School of Economics)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Clément Gorin, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
  Urbanisation and urban divergence: France 1760-2020
  Presented by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
  Discussed by Albert Saiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 265)
5E. Cities in developing countries: Economic geography

Chair: Joel Ferguson (Stanford University)

• Lin Htet Aung, Haosheng Yan, Zebang Zhang
  Economics of Capitals: Evidence from the Relocation of Myanmar’s Capital City
  Presented by Zebang Zhang (Tsinghua University)
  Discussed by Joel Ferguson (Stanford University)
• Jeanne Lafortune, Hugo E. Silva
  Work from home and internal migration in Latin America
  Presented by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
  Discussed by Zebang Zhang (Tsinghua University)
• Alexander Rothenberg, Radine Rafols, Yao Wang, Yi Jiang
  Evaluating the Relocation of Indonesia’s Capital: A Quantitative Spatial Model Approach
  Presented by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Hugo E. Silva (PUC-Chile )
• Joel Ferguson, Trinetta Chong, Jeffrey Clark, Hannah Druckenmiller, Simon Greenhill, Han He, Solomon Hsiang, Taylor Kee, Alex Lecka, Andreas Madestam, Hikari Murayama, Eugenio Noda, Nicklas Nordfors, Cornelia Paulik, Pedro Rosado, Anna Tompsett, Jeanette Tseng, Sherrie Wang
  A High Resolution Look at Long Run Development: Evidence from 1.3 Million Historical Aerial Photographs
  Presented by Joel Ferguson (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Alexander Rothenberg (Syracuse University)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 101)
5F. Housing: Affordability

Chair: Troup Howard (University of Utah)

• Lei Ma
  Build What and Where? The Distributional Impact of Construction
  Presented by Lei Ma (Boston University)
  Discussed by Troup Howard (University of Utah)
• Ashley Bradford, Wei Fu, Shijun You
  The Devastating Dance between Opioid and Housing Crises: Evidence from OxyContin Reformulation
  Presented by Wei Fu (University of Louisville)
  Discussed by Lei Ma (Boston University)
• Erica Moszkowski, Gregor Schubert, Shiyan Wei
  Age Structure and Housing Affordability
  Presented by Erica Moszkowski (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Wei Fu (University of Louisville)
• Troup Howard, Mengqi Wang, Dayin Zhang
  How Do Labor Shortages Affect Residential Construction and Housing Affordability
  Presented by Troup Howard (University of Utah)
  Discussed by Erica Moszkowski (Federal Reserve Board)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 105)
5H. Housing: Market frictions

Chair: Alina Arefeva (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wiscons)

• Nitish Kumar
  A Search and Matching Model of Housing and Rental Market Interactions
  Presented by Nitish Kumar (University of California, Riverside )
  Discussed by Alina Arefeva (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wiscons)
• Ning Jia, Jan Rouwendal
  List price revision and directed buyer search in the housing market
  Presented by Ning Jia (Vrije University Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Nitish Kumar (University of California, Riverside )
• Ping Cheng, Walter D'Lima, Zhenguo Lin, Liuming Yang
  Information Shock and Scale Effect on Digital Platforms: Evidence from the Housing Market
  Presented by Walter D'Lima (Florida International University)
  Discussed by Ning Jia (Vrije University Amsterdam)
• Alina Arefeva, Shengwei Guo, Lu Han, Victor Ortego Marti
  Can Stay-at-Home Orders Create a Pandemic Housing Boom?
  Presented by Alina Arefeva (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wiscons)
  Discussed by Walter D'Lima (Florida International University)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 104)
5I. Urban and regional policy: Structural transformation

Chair: Wenzhang Zhang (University of Oxford)

• Megan Haasbroek
  Land Acquisition and Sectoral Composition: Evidence from India
  Presented by Megan Haasbroek (University of Cambridge)
  Discussed by Wenzhang Zhang (University of Oxford)
• Tomoya Mori, Daisuke Murakami
  Sustainability of cities under declining population and diminishing distance frictions: The case of Japan
  Presented by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
  Discussed by Megan Haasbroek (University of Cambridge)
• Kohei Takeda, Chang Liu
  Universities as Catalysts for Local Structural Transformation
  Presented by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Tomoya Mori (Kyoto University)
• Wenzhang Zhang
  Migration, Urbanisation, and Structural Transformation: Evidence from China
  Presented by Wenzhang Zhang (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 103)
5G. Housing: Housing stock

Chair: Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)

• Efthymia Kyriakopoulou, Tingmingke Lu, Eleonora Patacchini, Jonathan Stråle
  High-Rise Housing and Urban Sustainability
  Presented by Eleonora Patacchini (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
• Ziyang Chen, Rong Hu, Ginger Jin, Qiyao Zhou
  Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing
  Presented by Qiyao Zhou (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Eleonora Patacchini (Cornell University)
• Melanie Krause, Vincent Stegmaier
  With Open Eyes: Valuing Visual Perception of Neighborhood Aesthetics
  Presented by Vincent Stegmaier (Leipzig University)
  Discussed by Qiyao Zhou (University of Maryland)
• Ioulia Ossokina
  Welfare trade-offs of energy-efficient homes: poverty, environment and comfort
  Presented by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  Discussed by Vincent Stegmaier (Leipzig University)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 108)
5J. Commercial real estate: I

Chair: Zipei Zhu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

• David Glancy, Robert Kurtzman, Lara Loewenstein
  On Commercial Construction Activity’s Long and Variable Lags
  Presented by Robert Kurtzman (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
  Discussed by Zipei Zhu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Elliot Anenberg, You Suk Kim, Erica Moszkowski
  Work-From-Home and Commercial Real Estate: Effects on Bank Balance Sheets, Credit Availability, and the Real Economy
  Presented by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Robert Kurtzman (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
• Mitchell Goldberg, Peter Kugler, Fabian Schär
  Land Valuation in the Metaverse: Location Matters
  Presented by Mitchell Goldberg (University of Basel)
  Discussed by Elliot Anenberg (Federal Reserve Board)
• Caitlin Gorback, Franklin Qian, Zipei Zhu
  Impact of Institutional Owners on Housing Markets
  Presented by Zipei Zhu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  Discussed by Mitchell Goldberg (University of Basel)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: ICC 102)
5K. Economic geography: Labor markets

Chair: Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)

• Ruslana Datsenko, Johannes Fleck
  Structural Transformation and the Efficacy of Monetary Policy
  Presented by Johannes Fleck (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
  Discussed by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)
• Richard Mansfield
  Contrasting the Local and National Demographic Incidence of Local Labor Demand Shocks
  Presented by Richard Mansfield (University of Colorado-Boulder)
  Discussed by Johannes Fleck (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
• Stefan Faridani, Paul Niehaus
  Linear Estimation of Global Average Treatment Effects
  Presented by Stefan Faridani (UC San Diego)
  Discussed by Richard Mansfield (University of Colorado-Boulder)
• Simon Fuchs
  Economic Diversity and the Resilience of Cities
  Presented by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)
  Discussed by Stefan Faridani (UC San Diego)

September 21, 2024 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: Hariri 360)
5L. Urban theory: Sorting & work from home

Chair: Jesse Matheson (University of Sheffield)

• Jan K. Brueckner
  Work-from-home and Cities: An Elementary Spatial Model
  Presented by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Katja Gehr (University of Würzburg)
• Katja Gehr, Valérie von Gleichen
  Polarization, Sorting and the Urban Wage Premium
  Presented by Katja Gehr (University of Würzburg)
  Discussed by Jan K. Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)
• Michael Pflüger, Takatoshi Tabuchi
  Green Preferences and Sorting into Cities
  Presented by Michael Pflüger (University of Würzburg)
  Discussed by Jesse Matheson (University of Sheffield)
• Toshitaka Gokan, Sergei Kichko, Jesse Matheson, Jacques Thisse
  How the rise of teleworking will reshape labor markets and cities
  Presented by Jesse Matheson (University of Sheffield)
  Discussed by Michael Pflüger (University of Würzburg)

September 21, 2024 11:30 to 12:30 (Location: Lorhfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, McDonough Sc)
Keynote: Gordon Hanson "How Does Place-Based Policy Work?"

Chair: Jonathan Dingel (University of Chicago)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 340)
6A. Economic geography: Innovation and migration

Chair: Carolyn Stein (UC Berkeley)

• Enrico Berkes, Kristina Manysheva, Marti Mestieri
  Global Innovation Spillovers and Productivity: Evidence from 100 Years of World Patent Data
  Presented by Enrico Berkes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
  Discussed by Carolyn Stein (UC Berkeley)
• Matthew Johnson, Michael Lipsitz, Alison Pei
  Innovation and the Enforceability of Noncompete Agreements
  Presented by Michael Lipsitz (Federal Trade Commission)
  Discussed by Enrico Berkes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
• Rahul Gupta, Xian Jiang, William Kerr
  Frictions for Firms in the New Geography of Innovation
  Presented by Rahul Gupta (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Michael Lipsitz (Federal Trade Commission)
• Josh Lerner, Henry Manley, Carolyn Stein, Heidi Williams
  The Wandering Scholars: Understanding the Heterogeneity of University Commercialization
  Presented by Carolyn Stein (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Rahul Gupta (Georgetown University)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 350)
6B. Housing: Rentals & ownership II

Chair: Adam Soliman (London School of Economics)

• Peleg Samuels
  Local Real Estate Investors and Rent-Price Dispersion
  Presented by Peleg Samuels (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Adam Soliman (London School of Economics)
• Lara Loewenstein, Hugh Montag, Randal Verbrugge
  Sticky Continuing-Tenant Rents
  Presented by Lara Loewenstein (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
  Discussed by Peleg Samuels (Harvard University)
• Leah Brooks, Lu Han, Bryan Stuart
  Perils and Promise of Living Together: Condominiums in the Urban Landscape
  Presented by Bryan Stuart (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Lara Loewenstein (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
• Stephen Billings, Adam Soliman
  Institutional Investors and the Erosion of Homeownership
  Presented by Adam Soliman (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Bryan Stuart (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 240)
6C. Residential location and segregation: Sorting & segregation

Chair: Jacob Wright (University of Minnesota)

• Yuwen Ji
  Unequal Access to Affordability: Exclusionary Condominium and Cooperatives in New York City
  Presented by Yuwen Ji (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
  Discussed by Jacob Wright (University of Minnesota)
• Kristian Behrens, Hans Koster, Maria Kuznetsova, Florian Mayneris
  Green gentrification: Evidence from New York’s High Line
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Yuwen Ji (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
• David Card, Jesse Rothstein, Moises Yi
  Re‐assessing the Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis
  Presented by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Jacob Wright, Angela Zheng
  From Preschool to College: The Impact of Education Policies over the Lifecycle
  Presented by Jacob Wright (University of Minnesota)
  Discussed by Moises Yi (U.S. Census Bureau)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 250)
6D. Cities in developing countries: Transportation & infrastructure

Chair: Fernanda Rojas Ampuero (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

• Joshua Dean, Gabriel Kreindler, Oluchi Mbonu
  Demand for Urban Exploration: Evidence from Nairobi
  Presented by Oluchi Mbonu (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Fernanda Rojas Ampuero (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Sean McCulloch, Matthew Schaelling, Matthew Turner
  Sewers and Urbanization in the Developing World
  Presented by Matthew Schaelling (Brown University)
  Discussed by Oluchi Mbonu (Harvard University)
• Fernanda Rojas Ampuero, Felipe Carrera
  Segregation and Death: The Consequences of Slum Clearance on Mortality
  Presented by Fernanda Rojas Ampuero (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Matthew Schaelling (Brown University)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 265)
6E. Economic geography: Environment

Chair: Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)

• Bruno Barsanetti, Alipio Ferreira
  Historical Occupation and Modern Deforestation: Evidence from Indigenous Extinctions in the Amazon,
  Presented by Bruno Barsanetti (Fundacao Getulio Vargas)
  Discussed by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
• Milan Quentel
  Gone with the Wind: Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Welfare, and Redistribution
  Presented by Milan Quentel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by Bruno Barsanetti (Fundacao Getulio Vargas)
• Filippo Boeri, Riccardo Crescenzi
  Natural disasters, reshoring dynamics and automation
  Presented by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Milan Quentel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 101)
6F. Housing: Housing & rental markets

Chair: Rong HU (Baruch College - The City University of New York)

• Sarah Baker
  Property Tax Pass-Through to Renters: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
  Presented by Sarah Baker (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Rong HU (Baruch College - The City University of New York)
• Natee Amornsiripanitch, Philip Strahan, Song Zhang, Xiang Zheng
  Housing Speculation, GSEs, and Credit Market Spillovers
  Presented by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Sarah Baker (UC Berkeley)
• David Benson, You Suk Kim, Karen Pence
  Nonbank Issuers and Mortgage Credit Supply
  Presented by You Suk Kim (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Rong HU, Xinwei Wan, Ke Xu
  Cross-market Spillovers of Real Estate Speculation
  Presented by Rong HU (Baruch College - The City University of New York)
  Discussed by You Suk Kim (Federal Reserve Board)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 103)
6G. Externalities and neighborhood effects: Environment

Chair: Daniel Rettl (University of Georgia)

• Christine Zhuowei Huang
  Green Neighbors, Greener Neighborhoods
  Presented by Christine Zhuowei Huang (The University of Texas at Dallas)
  Discussed by Daniel Rettl (University of Georgia)
• Yu-Hsiang Lei
  Cross-border Spillover Effects of Dams along International Rivers
  Presented by Yu-Hsiang Lei (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Christine Zhuowei Huang (The University of Texas at Dallas)
• Xudong An, Stuart Gabriel, Nitzan Tzur
  Extreme Wildfires, Distant Air Pollution, and Household Financial Health
  Presented by Nitzan Tzur (Dallas Fed)
  Discussed by Yu-Hsiang Lei (National University of Singapore)
• Steve Malliaris, Rachel Meltzer, Daniel Rettl, Ruchi Singh
  Wildfires and the Resilience of Commercial Activity
  Presented by Daniel Rettl (University of Georgia)
  Discussed by Nitzan Tzur (Dallas Fed)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 108)
6J. Housing: Gentrification

Chair: Robert French (University of Chicago)

• Fabian Brunåker, Matz Dahlberg, Gabriella Kindström, Che-Yuan Liang
  Revitalizing Poor Neighborhoods: Gentrification and Individual Mobility Effects of New Large-Scale Housing Construction
  Presented by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Robert French (University of Chicago)
• Patrick Bayer, David Berger, Seohee Kim
  Teardowns, Renovations, and Housing Affordability
  Presented by Seohee Kim (Indiana University)
  Discussed by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)
• Robert French, Ashvin Gandhi, Valentine Gilbert
  Quantifying the Welfare Effects of Gentrification on Incumbent Low-Income Renters
  Presented by Robert French (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Seohee Kim (Indiana University)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 105)
6H. Housing: Discrimination

Chair: Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)

• Jaclene Begley, Mark Palim
  Measuring Potential Appraisal Disparities in Home Refinancing Applications
  Presented by Jaclene Begley (Fannie Mae)
  Discussed by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)
• Alison Lodermeier
  Racial Discrimination in Eviction Filing
  Presented by Alison Lodermeier (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Discussed by Jaclene Begley (Fannie Mae)
• Hector Blanco, Jaehee Song
  Discrimination Against Housing Vouchers: Evidence from Online Rental Listings
  Presented by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)
  Discussed by Alison Lodermeier (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Alejandro Molnar, Geetika Nagpal, Forhad Shilpi
  The cost of gender on rent for single women in South Asia
  Presented by Alejandro Molnar (World Bank)
  Discussed by Jaehee Song (University of Colorado Boulder)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 140)
6I. Housing: Risk

Chair: Nuno Mota (Fannie Mae)

• Natee Amornsiripanitch, John Heilbron, David Wylie, Kevin Zhao
  Who Bears Climate-Related Physical Risk?
  Presented by David Wylie (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Nuno Mota (Fannie Mae)
• Adam Nowak, Lars Powell, Amanda Ross
  Strategic Behavior in the Homeowners Insurance Market
  Presented by Amanda Ross (The University of Alabama)
  Discussed by David Wylie (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Yilan Luo
  Perceived Risks of Energy Supply Uncertainty in the Housing Market: Evidence from a Large-Scale Electricity Crisis
  Presented by Yilan Luo (University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Amanda Ross (The University of Alabama)
• Nuno Mota, Mark Palim
  Mortgage Performance and Home Sales for Damaged Homes Following Hurricane Harvey
  Presented by Nuno Mota (Fannie Mae)
  Discussed by Yilan Luo (University of Hong Kong)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: ICC 102)
6K. Urban and regional policy: Migration

Chair: Palak Suri (West Virginia University)

• Weizheng Lai, Yu Qiu
  Migration Policy and Labor Unrest: Evidence from China
  Presented by Weizheng Lai (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Palak Suri (West Virginia University)
• Juan Pablo Chauvin
  Local Education Spending and Migration. Evidence from a Large Redistribution Program
  Presented by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Weizheng Lai (University of Maryland)
• Palak Suri
  Location Preferences of Women Police Officers in India
  Presented by Palak Suri (West Virginia University)
  Discussed by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)

September 21, 2024 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: Hariri 360)
6L. Commercial real estate: II

Chair: Soon Hyeok Choi (Rochester Institute of Technology)

• Andra Ghent, Eva Steiner
  The Best Cities for Firms
  Presented by Eva Steiner (Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania)
• Benjamin Collier, Sabrina Howell, Lea Rendell
  After the Storm: How Emergency Liquidity Helps Small Businesses Following Natural Disasters
  Presented by Benjamin Collier (Temple University)
  Discussed by Eva Steiner (Pennsylvania State University)
• Jessie Handbury, Samuel Hughes, Benjamin Keys
  Segmentation and returns on rental housing
  Presented by Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
• Bram van der Kroft, Juan Palacios, Roberto Rigobon, Siqi Zheng
  Timing sustainable engagement in real asset investments
  Presented by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
  Discussed by Benjamin Collier (Temple University)