Urban Economics Association

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: R-M510)
1A. Urban Dynamics

Chair: Calin Arcalean (ESADE Business School)

• Vincent Rollet
  Can We Rebuild a City? The Dynamics of Urban Redevelopment
  Presented by Vincent Rollet (MIT)
  Discussed by Calin Arcalean (ESADE Business School)
• Brian Greaney, Andrii Parkhomenko, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
  Dynamic Urban Economics
  Presented by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Vincent Rollet (MIT)
• Minoru Osawa
  Understanding regional dynamics
  Presented by Minoru Osawa (Kyoto University)
  Discussed by Andrii Parkhomenko (University of Southern California)
• Calin Arcalean
  Urbanization, Productivity Differences and Spatial Frictions
  Presented by Calin Arcalean (ESADE Business School)
  Discussed by Minoru Osawa (Kyoto University)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-R340 )
1B. Housing Market Equilibrium

Chair: Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)

• Sidharth Moktan
  An Empirical Equilibrium Model Of The Markets For Rental And Owner-Occupied Housing
  Presented by Sidharth Moktan (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
• Evan Eastman, Kyeonghee Kim, Tingyu Zhou
  Homeowners Insurance and Housing Prices
  Presented by Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)
  Discussed by Sidharth Moktan (London School of Economics)
• Gabriela Lopez Noria, Rodolfo Oviedo Moguel
  The Effect OF Airbnb On House Prices: Evidence From Mexico
  Presented by Gabriela Lopez Noria (BANXICO)
  Discussed by Tingyu Zhou (Florida State University)
• Jinwon Kim, Jun-hee Kim
  Housing Valued Beyond Consumption Value: Evidence from the Korean Jeonse System
  Presented by Jinwon Kim (Sogang Univerisity)
  Discussed by Gabriela Lopez Noria (BANXICO)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-R345 )
1C. Urban Macroeconomics

Chair: Brian Greaney (University of Washington)

• Clodomiro Ferreira, Julio Galvez, Myroslav Pidkuyko
  Housing Tenure, Consumption and Household Debt: Life-Cycle Dynamics during a Housing Bust in Spain
  Presented by Julio Galvez (CUNEF Universidad)
  Discussed by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
• Gen Li
  Monetary Policy Transmission through Housing Duration: Evidence from Reaching-for-Income Investors
  Presented by Gen Li (University of British Columbia (UBC)
  Discussed by Julio Galvez (CUNEF Universidad)
• Olivia Bordeu, Gustavo Gonzalez, Marcos Sora
  The Spatial Distribution of Bank Branches and Domestic Capital Flows
  Presented by Marcos Sora (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign)
  Discussed by Gen Li (University of British Columbia (UBC)
• Brian Greaney
  The geography of wealth: shocks, mobility, and precautionary savings
  Presented by Brian Greaney (University of Washington)
  Discussed by Marcos Sora (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-M560 )
1D. Local Economic Development

Chair: Justin Gallagher (Montana State University)

• Sarah Fritz, Catherine van der List
  Reshaping the Economy? Place-Based Policies and Regional Reallocation
  Presented by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
  Discussed by Justin Gallagher (Montana State University)
• Julia McGeeRosa Sanchis-Guarner, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  The Impact of Chain Collapses on Retail Agglomeration
  Presented by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona and IEB)
  Discussed by Catherine van der List (University of Essex)
• Carl McPherson
  How Magnetic Can Welfare Be?
  Presented by Carl McPherson (University of California, Berkeley)
  Discussed by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (University of Barcelona and IEB)
• Daniel Bigelow, Justin Gallagher
  Urban Growth Boundaries and Development Density
  Presented by Justin Gallagher (Montana State University)
  Discussed by Carl McPherson (University of California, Berkeley)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: R-R130 )
1E. Public-Transit Policy, Pricing & Equity

Chair: Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)

• Yizhen Gu, Qu Tang, Kai Wu, Ben Zou
  Crowding
  Presented by Ben Zou (Purdue)
  Discussed by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
• Ian Herzog
  Does Demand for Public Transit Reflect Sorting or Substitution?
  Presented by Ian Herzog (University of Guelph)
  Discussed by Ben Zou (Purdue)
• Anya Tarascina
  The Value of Intermediation in Bikeshare
  Presented by Anya Tarascina (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Ian Herzog (University of Guelph)
• Seoyoon Ahn, Matthew Freedman, David Phillips, Atheendar Venkataramani
  Means-Tested Public Transportation Subsidies: Causal Evidence and Implications
  Presented by Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Anya Tarascina (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: R-R150 )
1F. Floods and Groundwater

Chair: Francesc Ortega (Queens College CUNY)

• Lucy Hackett, Carolina Rodriguez-Zamora
  Subsidence: Environmental risk and housing development adaptation Mexico City
  Presented by Lucy Hackett (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Francesc Ortega (Queens College CUNY)
• Sophie Calder-Wang, Weiling Liu
  The Price and Distributional Impact of Flood Risk Disclosure: Examining a Natural Experiment on the U.S. Housing Market
  Presented by Weiling Liu (Northeastern University)
  Discussed by Lucy Hackett (UC Berkeley)
• Francesc Ortega, Ivan Petkov
  To Improve Is to Change? The Effects of Risk Rating 2.0 on Flood Insurance Demand
  Presented by Francesc Ortega (Queens College CUNY)
  Discussed by Weiling Liu (Northeastern University)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: R-R160 )
1G. International Migration

Chair: Gwyneth Miner (BYU)

• Braulio Britos, Mauricio Barbosa-Alves
  Climate Change and International Migration
  Presented by Braulio Britos (International Monetary Fund)
  Discussed by Gwyneth Miner (BYU)
• Jonas Sørensen
  EU Expansions, Immigration and Low-Skilled Employment
  Presented by Jonas Sørensen (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Braulio Britos (International Monetary Fund)
• Tianran Dai, Sai Luo, Nathan Schiff
  Ethnic Neighborhoods and Assimilation: Evidence from Full Count Historical Census Data
  Presented by Tianran Dai (University of Alberta)
  Discussed by Jonas Sørensen (Aarhus University)
• Gwyneth Miner
  Reducing Migration Uncertainty: The Impact of an Income Smoothing Program for Kenyan Migrants
  Presented by Gwyneth Miner (BYU)
  Discussed by Tianran Dai (University of Alberta)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-R520 )
1H. Regulation and Housing Supply

Chair: James Hansen (University of Melbourne)

• Alexander Hempel
  Tightening the Belt: The Impact of Greenbelts on Housing Affordability
  Presented by Alexander Hempel (University of Alberta)
  Discussed by James Hansen (University of Melbourne)
• Daniel Gold
  Regulatory Hurdles and Costly Delay in Housing Development
  Presented by Daniel Gold (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Alexander Hempel (University of Alberta)
• Lei Ma
  Build What and for Whom? The Distributional Effects of Housing Supply
  Presented by Lei Ma (University of Georgia)
  Discussed by Daniel Gold (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• James Hansen, Alicia Rambaldi
  How Do Homes Transfer Across The Income Distribution? The Role of Search and Supply Constraints
  Presented by James Hansen (University of Melbourne)
  Discussed by Lei Ma (University of Georgia)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-M425 )
1I. Political Economy and Spatial Sorting

Chair: Tidiane Ly (Syracuse University)

• Ursina Schaede, Cory Smith
  Two Centuries of Tiebout: Residential Sorting and Fiscal Policy
  Presented by Cory Smith (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Tidiane Ly (Syracuse University)
• Stuart Gabriel, Ben Pirie, Gregor Schubert
  Partisan Migration and Political Segregation
  Presented by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
  Discussed by Cory Smith (University of Maryland)
• David Agrawal, Tidiane Ly, Raphael Parchet
  Policy Competition in a Spatial Economy
  Presented by Tidiane Ly (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: DS-1545)
1J. Internal Structure of Cities

Chair: Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)

• Yilin Hou
  Fiscal Motives and Urban Land Allocation: Evidence from China
  Presented by Yilin Hou (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)
• Oskari Harjunen, Eetu Kauria, Tuukka Saarimaa, Janne Tukiainen
  Does Jurisdictional Fragmentation Cause Sprawl?
  Presented by Oskari Harjunen (Aalto University)
  Discussed by Yilin Hou (Syracuse University)
• Tianfang Cui, Vicki Been
  Are Zoning Borders Color Lines? How Lot Size Requirements Alter Neighborhood Racial Composition
  Presented by Tianfang Cui (Furman Center, New York University)
  Discussed by Oskari Harjunen (Aalto University)
• Pierre Picard
  Land rent discontinuities and taxation in the cross-border commuting region
  Presented by Pierre Picard (University of Luxembourg)
  Discussed by Tianfang Cui (Furman Center, New York University)

October 3, 2025 8:30 to 10:30 (Location: R-M120 )
1K. Firms and the Local Economy I

Chair: Bradley Setzler (Penn State)

• Pauline Carry, Benny Kleinman, Elio Nimier-David
  Location Effects or Sorting? Evidence from Firm Relocation
  Presented by Elio Nimier-David (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Bradley Setzler (Penn State)
• James Sayre
  Farm to Firm: Clustering and Returns to Scale in Agricultural Supply Chains
  Presented by James Sayre (UC Davis)
  Discussed by Elio Nimier-David (Cornell University)
• Ying Bai, Ruixue Jia, Xian Jiang, Runnan Wang, Daniel Xu
  Market Distortions Under Weak State: Evidence from China's Millennia-Long Salt Administration
  Presented by Xian Jiang (University of California, Davis)
  Discussed by James Sayre (UC Davis)
• Bradley Setzler
  Labor and Product Market Power, Quality of Care, and the Consolidation of the US Hospital Industry
  Presented by Bradley Setzler (Penn State)
  Discussed by Xian Jiang (University of California, Davis)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: R-M510)
2A. Student Prize I

Chair: Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)

• Natalie Yang
  When Do Voters Change Their Minds? The Case of Congestion Pricing in New York City
  Presented by Natalie Yang (Columbia University)
• Emiliano Harris
  The First Era of American Public Housing (1940-1960) — Effects on Neighborhoods
  Presented by Emiliano Harris (Cornell University)
• So Hye Yoon
  Selling Fast or Selling Junk: Is iBuying Sustainable?
  Presented by So Hye Yoon (Princeton University)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: DS-R340 )
2B. Mortgage Markets I

Chair: Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

• Fabian Brunåker
  Home ownership and mortgage design: inattention and optimal borrowing decisions with hidden debt
  Presented by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
• Jack Liebersohn, Vikram Jambulapati, Michael Fitzpatrick
  Understanding Excess Repayment
  Presented by Michael Fitzpatrick (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Fabian Brunåker (Uppsala University)
• Lara Loewenstein, Paul Willen, Yuxi Yao, David Zhang
  Is there a Puzzle in Underwater Mortgage Default
  Presented by Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
  Discussed by Michael Fitzpatrick (University of California, Irvine)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: DS-M560 )
2D. Welfare Analysis for Place-Based Policy

Chair: Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)

• Eric Donald, Masao Fukui, Yuhei Miyauchi
  Optimal Dynamic Spatial Policy
  Presented by Eric Donald (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
• David Albouy, Jason Faberman
  The Role of Household Heterogeneity for Local Productivity and the Valuation of Urban Amenities
  Presented by Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
  Discussed by Eric Donald (University of Pittsburgh)
• Jan David Bakker, Nikhil Datta, Simon Fuchs, Amrita Kulka
  Correlated Preferences in Spatial Equilibrium: Evidence from the Elizabeth Line
  Presented by Jan David Bakker (Bocconi University)
  Discussed by Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: R-R130 )
2E. Congestion Pricing and Traffic Externalities

Chair: Brad Ross (National Bureau of Economic Research)

• Cong Peng
  From Digital Carts to Cleaner Air: The Role of E-commerce in Reducing Urban Air Pollution
  Presented by Cong Peng (Peking University)
  Discussed by Brad Ross (National Bureau of Economic Research)
• Yikuan Ji
  Distributional Impacts of Congestion Charge Policy in New York City
  Presented by Yikuan Ji (University of Maryland, College Park)
  Discussed by Cong Peng (Peking University)
• Zane Kashner, Brad Ross
  Measuring and Mitigating Traffic Externalities
  Presented by Brad Ross (National Bureau of Economic Research)
  Discussed by Yikuan Ji (University of Maryland, College Park)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: R-R150 )
2F. Carbon Policies

Chair: Isis Durrmeyer (Toulouse School of Economics)

• Tatsuhito Kono, Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Kei Miyagawa
  How Do Tolls and Carbon Taxes Impact Welfare and CO2 Emissions? A Nonhomothetic CES Approach
  Presented by Tatsuhito Kono (Tohoku University)
  Discussed by Isis Durrmeyer (Toulouse School of Economics)
• Cheolhwan Kim
  The Spatial Expansion of Environmental Policies: Local Pollutant Cap-and-Trade Systems in South Korea
  Presented by Cheolhwan Kim (Yale University)
  Discussed by Tatsuhito Kono (Tohoku University)
• Isis Durrmeyer, Giulia Tani
  The Geography of Fuel Tax Incidence
  Presented by Isis Durrmeyer (Toulouse School of Economics)
  Discussed by Cheolhwan Kim (Yale University)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: R-R160 )
2G. Local Labor Markets I

Chair: Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)

• Ernesto Ugolini, Priyam Verma
  General Equilibrium Effects of the China Shock: An Empirical Approach
  Presented by Ernesto Ugolini (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
  Discussed by Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)
• Stefan Leknes, Hildegunn Stokke, Eric Myran Wee
  Citis and assortative matching dynamics over worker careers
  Presented by Eric Myran Wee (NTNU)
  Discussed by Ernesto Ugolini (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
• Shamil Sharapudinov
  The Distributional Effects of Trade across Local Labor Markets and Heterogeneous Consumers
  Presented by Shamil Sharapudinov (The Pennsylvania State University)
  Discussed by Eric Myran Wee (NTNU)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: DS-R520 )
2H. Fiscal Policy and Housing

Chair: Atanas Mihov (University of Kansas)

• Lei Ding
  Who Really Pays: the Short-term Incidence of the Property Tax in Philadelphia
  Presented by Lei Ding (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Atanas Mihov (University of Kansas)
• Nathan Seegert
  Leverage and the Capital Gains Tax: An Exploration of a New Basis for Housing Taxation
  Presented by Nathan Seegert (Northeastern University)
  Discussed by Lei Ding (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Atanas Mihov, Leming Lin, Xun Xiong
  Fiscal Stimulus and Housing Booms: Evidence from the 2003 Tax Cuts
  Presented by Atanas Mihov (University of Kansas)
  Discussed by Nathan Seegert (Northeastern University)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: DS-M425 )
2I. Public Goods Provision I

Chair: Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)

• Mariaflavia Harari
  “Residential Patterns and Local Public Goods in Urban Brazil”
  Presented by Mariaflavia Harari (The Wharton School)
  Discussed by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
• Bruno Barsanetti, Taric Latif Padovani, Valdemar Pinho Neto
  Neighborhood Infrastructure: Theory and Evidence from Brazilian Cities
  Presented by Bruno Barsanetti (FG V EPGE)
  Discussed by Mariaflavia Harari (The Wharton School)
• Daniele Coen-Pirani, Marla Ripoll, Yucheng Wang
  Bridging the Gap: How Ownership Affects Infrastructure Quality
  Presented by Daniele Coen-Pirani (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Bruno Barsanetti (FG V EPGE)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: DS-1545)
2J. Cities in Developing Countries

Chair: Arnab Dutta (The University of Hong Kong)

• Jihee Kim, Hyoshin Kim
  Monitoring Urban Slums From the Sky: Spatial Patterns of Slum Change Across Four Cities
  Presented by Jihee Kim (KAIST)
  Discussed by Arnab Dutta (The University of Hong Kong)
• Andre Gray
  Diversity, Conflict and Agglomeration in African Cities
  Presented by Andre Gray (University of California San Diego)
  Discussed by Jihee Kim (KAIST)
• Arnab Dutta, Sahil Gandhi, Richard Green
  (In)formal living: India's dual urban housing supply elasticities
  Presented by Arnab Dutta (The University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Andre Gray (University of California San Diego)

October 3, 2025 11:00 to 12:30 (Location: R-M120 )
2K. Neighborhood Choice I

Chair: Milena Almagro (University of Chicago )

• Dionissi Aliprantis, Daniel Hartley, Chris Muris
  Identifying Long-Run Neighborhood Effects via Race-Based Neighborhood Sorting
  Presented by Dionissi Aliprantis (ENS de Lyon)
  Discussed by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago )
• Andrew Garin, Ethan Jenkins, Evan Mast, Bryan Stuart
  Dynamic Individuals, Static Neighborhoods: Migration, Earnings Changes, and Concentrated Poverty
  Presented by Ethan Jenkins (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)
  Discussed by Dionissi Aliprantis (ENS de Lyon)
• Milena Almagro, Aradhya Sood
  Segregation by Choice? Separating Preferences from Restrictions in Housing Markets
  Presented by Milena Almagro (University of Chicago )
  Discussed by Ethan Jenkins (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: R-M510)
3A. Firms and the Local Economy II

Chair: Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)

• Max Maksimovic, Elliot Oh, Liu Yang
  Do banks help small businesses? Evidence from independent retail pharmacies
  Presented by Elliot Oh (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
• Felipe Carozzi, Ignacio Gonzalez, Rodrigo Martinez-Mazza
  Retail Competition Across the Border
  Presented by Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Elliot Oh (University of Maryland)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-R340 )
3B. Housing Dynamics

Chair: Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)

• Crocker Liu, Daniel Lebret, Maxence Valentin
  Carrot and Stick Zoning
  Presented by Maxence Valentin (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
• Schuyler Louie, John Mondragon, Johannes Wieland
  Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth Across U.S. Cities
  Presented by John Mondragon (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco )
  Discussed by Maxence Valentin (ETH Zurich)
• James Macek
  Housing Regulation and Neighborhood Sorting across the US
  Presented by James Macek (University of Alberta)
  Discussed by John Mondragon (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco )
• Sophia Gilbukh
  More Experienced Intermediaries - More Principal-Agent Problems?
  Presented by Sophia Gilbukh (Baruch College, CUNY)
  Discussed by James Macek (University of Alberta)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M560 )
3D. Place-Based Policy in the Modern Economy

Chair: Yichen Su (Southern Methodist University)

• Hyunbae Chun, Gong Lee, Dongyun Yang
  Digital Infrastructure for Urban Consumption Amenities: Evidence from On-Demand Food Delivery Services
  Presented by Gong Lee (Korea Development Institute)
  Discussed by Yichen Su (Southern Methodist University)
• Matthew Freedman, Noah Kouchekinia, David Neumark
  A Longer-Run Evaluation of the Employment Effects of Opportunity Zones
  Presented by Noah Kouchekinia (University of California, Irvine)
  Discussed by Gong Lee (Korea Development Institute)
• Victoria Wenxin Xie, Shihan Xie, Xu Zhang
  Understanding the Effects of Green Industrial Policies on Labor Markets Outlooks
  Presented by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)
  Discussed by Noah Kouchekinia (University of California, Irvine)
• Franklin Qian, Yichen Su
  Remote Work and Consumer Cities
  Presented by Yichen Su (Southern Methodist University)
  Discussed by Victoria Wenxin Xie (Santa Clara University)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: R-R130 )
3E. Urban Form and Safety

Chair: Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)

• Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri, Michael Weintraub, Olga Lucía Sarmiento
  Reducing Crime Without the Police? Evidence from a Place-Based Infrastructure Intervention in Bogotá, Colombia
  Presented by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
  Discussed by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
• Khawaja Mahmood, Syed Hasan
  Does e-monitoring deter drivers? Capturing behavioral responses to traffic policy using camera data
  Presented by Khawaja Mahmood (Indiana University Bloomington)
  Discussed by Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri (Universidad de Los Andes)
• Grant Benjamin
  Braking Habits: The Impact of Leading Pedestrian Intervals
  Presented by Grant Benjamin (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Khawaja Mahmood (Indiana University Bloomington)
• Carlos Diaz Guimaraens, Sebastian Fossati, Nico Trajtenberg
  When ‘Eyes on the Street’ Are Not Enough: Insights from Itinerant Street Markets
  Presented by Carlos Diaz Guimaraens (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)
  Discussed by Grant Benjamin (University of Toronto)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: R-R150 )
3F. Air Pollution

Chair: Olivier Schöni (University of Lausanne)

• Jonathan Halket
  The Disparate Capitalization of Environmental Amenities into Real Estate Values
  Presented by Jonathan Halket (Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Olivier Schöni (University of Lausanne)
• Yuanhang Yu
  War on Air Pollution: Spatial Externality and Environmental Policy Design
  Presented by Yuanhang Yu (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jonathan Halket (Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania)
• Dragana Cvijanovic, Lyndsey Rolheiser, Olivier Schöni, Alex Van de Minne
  Smoked Out: Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Labour and Buildings
  Presented by Olivier Schöni (University of Lausanne)
  Discussed by Yuanhang Yu (London School of Economics)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: R-R160 )
3G. Sources of Innovation

Chair: Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)

• Felipe Camelo, Alexandre Sollaci
  R&D Subsidies and the Geography of Innovation
  Presented by Alexandre Sollaci (International Monetary Fund)
  Discussed by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
• Anna Kremer
  Many Names, Many Gains? How local diversity in Germany affects innovation
  Presented by Anna Kremer (Thünen-Institut)
  Discussed by Alexandre Sollaci (International Monetary Fund)
• Carlos Hurtado, Jaehee Song, Walter D'Lima
  The Impact of Patent-Induced Startup Growth on Local Economies and Housing Markets
  Presented by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
  Discussed by Anna Kremer (Thünen-Institut)
• Loren Brandt, Fanghao Chen, Gilles Duranton
  Industrial development and input-output linkages: Evidence from China
  Presented by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-R520 )
3H. Rental Housing Subsidies

Chair: Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

• Grace Ortuzar, David Phillips, James Sullivan
  The Impact of Temporary Rental Subsidies on Homelessness: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Presented by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Deniz Dutz, Winnie van Dijk, John Eric Humphries, Santiago Lacouture, Stephen Stapleton
  Evaluating the Targeting of Short-Term Rental Assistance
  Presented by Deniz Dutz (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by David Phillips (University of Notre Dame)
• Ying Fan, Yiran Niu
  Optimizing Public Housing Policy in a Dynamic Spatial Equilibrium
  Presented by Ying Fan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  Discussed by Deniz Dutz (University of Chicago)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M425 )
3I. Public Goods Provision II

Chair: Damien Capelle (IMF)

• Hugo Cordeau
  Big Push Policies and Network Externalities: Insights from Quebec's EV Fast-Charging Market
  Presented by Hugo Cordeau (UofT - Economics)
  Discussed by Damien Capelle (IMF)
• Arseniy Braslavskiy
  Beyond the Flypaper Effect: Crowding-In from Federal Investment in Public Transit
  Presented by Arseniy Braslavskiy (University of Maryland)
  Discussed by Hugo Cordeau (UofT - Economics)
• David Brasington, Saani Rawat
  The Effect of Local Road Maintenance Tax Cuts on House Values
  Presented by Saani Rawat (University of Cincinnati)
  Discussed by Arseniy Braslavskiy (University of Maryland)
• Damien Capelle
  The Effects of Decentralizing Public Goods
  Presented by Damien Capelle (IMF)
  Discussed by Saani Rawat (University of Cincinnati)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-1545)
3J. Spatial Distributions

Chair: Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)

• Marcus Berliant, Axel Watanabe
  Agglomeration in Purely Neoclassical and Symmetric Economies
  Presented by Marcus Berliant (Washington University in St. Louis)
  Discussed by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Rocco Rante, Federico Trionfetti, Priyam Verma
  Spatial Centrality and the Size of Cities: from past to present
  Presented by Federico Trionfetti (Aix-Marseille University)
  Discussed by Marcus Berliant (Washington University in St. Louis)
• Peter Deffebach, David Lagakos, Yuhei Miyauchi
  The Spatial Distribution of Income in Cities: Cross-Country Evidence and Theory
  Presented by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)
  Discussed by Federico Trionfetti (Aix-Marseille University)
• Kristian Behrens, Julien Martin, Florian Mayneris, Farid Toubal
  The evolution of the residential-employment mix in U.S. cities
  Presented by Kristian Behrens (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Yuhei Miyauchi (Boston University)

October 3, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: R-M120 )
3K. Neighborhood Effects

Chair: Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

• Sadegh Eshaghnia
  Is Zip Code Destiny?
  Presented by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
• Ignacio Gonzalez, Julio Caceres-Delpiano, Antoni-Italo de Moragas, Gabriel Facchini
  Geographical Mobility as a Bridge to Opportunity: Evidence from the Spanish Military Service
  Presented by Ignacio Gonzalez (American University)
  Discussed by Sadegh Eshaghnia (University of Chicago)
• Gabriel Rotger
  Good Neighborhoods, Good Neighbors, Good Jobs?
  Presented by Gabriel Rotger (The Danish Center for Social Science Research)
  Discussed by Ignacio Gonzalez (American University)
• Manon Garrouste, Camille Hemet
  Neighbor Effects and Early Track Choices
  Presented by Camille Hemet (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  Discussed by Gabriel Rotger (The Danish Center for Social Science Research)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: R-M510)
4A. Student Prize II

Chair: Matthew Freedman (University of California, Irvine)

• Sean McCulloch
  Continuous Spatial Difference-in-Differences for Welfare Evaluation
  Presented by Sean McCulloch (Brown University)
• Andrea Herrera
  Regulating the Skyline: Evidence from London’s Protected Vistas
  Presented by Andrea Herrera (LSE)
• Zane Kashner
  Building with Externalities: Local Governments and Wind Farms
  Presented by Zane Kashner (Stanford University)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-R340 )
4B. Mortgage Rate Lock-In

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

• Sean Flynn, Robert Kurtzman, Alexei Tchistyi
  Rate Lock in Commercial Real Estate
  Presented by Robert Kurtzman (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
  Discussed by Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)
• Aditya Aladangady, Tess Scharlemann, Jacob Krimmel
  Locked In: Mobility, Market Tightness, and House Prices
  Presented by Aditya Aladangady (Federal Reserve Board)
  Discussed by Robert Kurtzman (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve)
• Jorge De la Roca, Marco Giacoletti, Lizhong Liu
  Mortgage rates and rents: Evidence from local mortgage lock-In effects
  Presented by Jorge De la Roca (University of Southern California.)
  Discussed by Aditya Aladangady (Federal Reserve Board)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-R345 )
4C. Local Labor Market Theory

Chair: Patrick Smith (UNC Charlotte)

• Hugo Lhuillier
  The Local Root of Wage Inequality
  Presented by Hugo Lhuillier (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Patrick Smith (UNC Charlotte)
• Amrutha Manjunath
  Language Barriers, Internal Migration, and Labor Markets in General Equilibrium
  Presented by Amrutha Manjunath (University of Nottingham)
  Discussed by Hugo Lhuillier (Columbia University)
• Soon Hyeok Choi, Ali Tosyali, Patrick Smith
  The Importance of Networks for Career Success: Evidence from the Real Estate Industry
  Presented by Patrick Smith (UNC Charlotte)
  Discussed by Amrutha Manjunath (University of Nottingham)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-M560 )
4D. Gender and Family Dynamics

Chair: Keren Horn (University of Massachusetts Boston)

• Nina Glaeser, Joan Monras, Milan Quentel
  Spousal Sorting, Spatial Misallocation, and the Gender Wage Gap
  Presented by Milan Quentel (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Keren Horn (University of Massachusetts Boston)
• Olatz Román
  The Geography of Jobs and Couple Migration
  Presented by Olatz Román (University of Mannheim)
  Discussed by Milan Quentel (Stanford University)
• Keren Horn
  Understanding the Congestion Child Penalty: A look at Labor Force Participation, Time Use and Work-From-Home
  Presented by Keren Horn (University of Massachusetts Boston)
  Discussed by Olatz Román (University of Mannheim)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: R-R130 )
4E. Housing and its Intergenerational Effects

Chair: Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)

• Rémi Lei, Bluebery Planterose
  Intergenerational Housing Transfers and the Spatial Misallocation of Talent: A Geography of Missed Opportunities
  Presented by Bluebery Planterose (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
• ziqiao zhang
  Credit Policy and Generational Redistribution in the U.S. Housing Market
  Presented by ziqiao zhang (princeton university)
  Discussed by Bluebery Planterose (Paris School of Economics)
• Harrison Wheeler
  The Effect of a Homebuyer Subsidy on Children
  Presented by Harrison Wheeler (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by ziqiao zhang (princeton university)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: R-R150 )
4F. Environmental Spillovers

Chair: Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)

• Lukas Makovsky, Capucine Riom
  Justice in Greenbelt: Effects of UK planning restrictions on migration choices, gentrification and local economic development
  Presented by Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)
  Discussed by Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)
• Philip Economides
  Cargo Ships and Coastal Smog
  Presented by Philip Economides (Texas Tech University)
  Discussed by Lukas Makovsky (University of Reading)
• Rainald Borck
  Is work from home good for the environment?
  Presented by Rainald Borck (University of Potsdam)
  Discussed by Philip Economides (Texas Tech University)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: R-R160 )
4G. Labor and Technological Change

Chair: Rahul Gupta (Georgetown University)

• Florian Hack
  Displacement, Automation and Transferable Tasks
  Presented by Florian Hack (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  Discussed by Rahul Gupta (Georgetown University)
• Sara Benetti
  The Social Consequences of Technological Change: Evidence from US Electrification and Immigrant Labor
  Presented by Sara Benetti (The University of British Columbia)
  Discussed by Florian Hack (Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
• Saheel ChodavadiaRahul Gupta, William Kerr, Stephen L Ross
  Who Benefits from Million Dollar Plants? The Missing Local Beneficiaries
  Presented by Rahul Gupta (Georgetown University)
  Discussed by Sara Benetti (The University of British Columbia)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-R520 )
4H. Mortgage Markets II

Chair: Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

• Michelle Tao
  The Missing Homebuyers: Demographic Changes and Financial Constraints
  Presented by Michelle Tao (Emory University)
  Discussed by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Tereza Ranosova
  Fifty-Year-Olds and the Housing Demand Channel of Monetary Policy
  Presented by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)
  Discussed by Michelle Tao (Emory University)
• Natee Amornsiripanitch, Judith Ricks
  Incomplete Pass-Through in Mortgage Markets
  Presented by Natee Amornsiripanitch (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Tereza Ranosova (Deutsche Bundesbank)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-M425 )
4I. Crime and Policing

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

• Jesse Bruhn, Brian Knight, Nathan Schiff
  Fines, Fees, and Policing for Profit: Evidence from Policy Reforms in Missouri
  Presented by Nathan Schiff (University of Alberta)
  Discussed by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
• Katherine Kwok
  Police Officer Interactions in Arrests, Stops, and Use of Force
  Presented by Katherine Kwok (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Nathan Schiff (University of Alberta)
• Stephen L Ross
  Examining Officer Benchmarks at the Department Level using Telemetric Data
  Presented by Stephen L Ross (University of Connecticut and NBER)
  Discussed by Katherine Kwok (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: DS-1545)
4J. Economic Growth

Chair: Matthew Turner (Brown University)

• Michael Wiebe
  The Effect of High-Tech Clusters on the Productivity of Top Inventors: Comment
  Presented by Michael Wiebe ()
  Discussed by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
• Alessandro Sforza, Tommaso Sonno, Kohei Takeda
  On City Growth: the Role of Skill Portability
  Presented by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Michael Wiebe ()
• Matthew Turner, David Weil
  Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?
  Presented by Matthew Turner (Brown University)
  Discussed by Kohei Takeda (National University of Singapore)

October 3, 2025 16:00 to 17:30 (Location: R-M120 )
4K. Local Labor Markets II

Chair: Eleonora Patacchini (Cornell University)

• Hadar Avivi, Santiago Lacouture, Felipe Lobel, Winnie van Dijk
  The Role of Family Proximity in Location Choices and Labor Supply
  Presented by Hadar Avivi (UCL)
  Discussed by Eleonora Patacchini (Cornell University)
• Nishaad Rao
  The Intergenerational Wealth Effects of Local Labor Markets
  Presented by Nishaad Rao (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Hadar Avivi (UCL)
• Eleonora Patacchini, Qi Wu
  Face-to-Face Meetings and Worker Mobility
  Presented by Eleonora Patacchini (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Nishaad Rao (Bank of Canada)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-1545)
5A. Transport Infrastructure & Economic Development

Chair: Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)

• Manabu Nose, Yasuyuki Sawada
  From Battlefield to Marketplace: Industrialization via Interregional Highway Investments in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
  Presented by Manabu Nose (Keio University)
  Discussed by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)
• Oscar Fentanes Tellez
  Building Up Local Productivity: Infrastructure and Firm Dynamics in Mexico
  Presented by Oscar Fentanes Tellez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
  Discussed by Manabu Nose (Keio University)
• Treb Allen, Simon Fuchs, Woan Foong Wong
  Evaluating Transportation Infrastructure Quantitatively: A Primer
  Presented by Simon Fuchs (FRB Atlanta)
  Discussed by Oscar Fentanes Tellez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-1570 )
5B. Market Power and Rents

Chair: Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

• Sarah Baker, Caleb Wroblewski
  Five Facts About (Rental) Prices
  Presented by Sarah Baker (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
• Joe Fish
  Are Large Investors A Source of Declining Rental Affordability: Evidence from Boston, MA and Houston, TX
  Presented by Joe Fish (Duke University)
  Discussed by Sarah Baker (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
• Fern Ramoutar
  Market Power in Residential Real Estate: Evidence from Chicago Rental Properties
  Presented by Fern Ramoutar (University of Chicago)
  Discussed by Joe Fish (Duke University)
• Michael Ball, Paul Cheshire, Christian Hilber, Xiaolun Yu
  Development delayed: The role of market power and regulatory restrictiveness
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Fern Ramoutar (University of Chicago)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-R340 )
5C. Neighborhood Choice II

Chair: Jack Liebersohn (University of California Irvine)

• Cecile Gaubert, Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
  Sorting to expensive cities
  Presented by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
  Discussed by Jack Liebersohn (University of California Irvine)
• Anthony Frigon, Michael Storper
  Going Separate Ways: Spatial Sorting by Education, Work, and Real Income in the USA since 1970
  Presented by Anthony Frigon (HEC Montréal)
  Discussed by Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (GSEM)
• Martin Koenen, Drew Johnston
  Social Ties and Residential Choice: Micro Evidence and Equilibrium Implications
  Presented by Martin Koenen (Harvard Kennedy School)
  Discussed by Anthony Frigon (HEC Montréal)
• Greg Howard, Carl Liebersohn, Flavio Rodrigues
  The Effects of Credit Access on Mobility and Neighborhood Choice
  Presented by Jack Liebersohn (University of California Irvine)
  Discussed by Martin Koenen (Harvard Kennedy School)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-R515 )
5D. Education Place-Based Policy

Chair: Stephen Gibbons (London School of Economics)

• Sven Werenbeck-Ueding
  Local Childcare Access and Local Employment
  Presented by Sven Werenbeck-Ueding (Ruhr University Bochum)
  Discussed by Stephen Gibbons (London School of Economics)
• Devin Bissky Dziadyk
  Little School on the Prairie: A Push for Structural Transformation
  Presented by Devin Bissky Dziadyk (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Sven Werenbeck-Ueding (Ruhr University Bochum)
• Daniel Montolio, Juan Pascual, Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
  From Detention to Prevention: Using Education to Foster Safer Neighborhoods
  Presented by Juan Pascual (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Devin Bissky Dziadyk (University of Toronto)
• Stephen Gibbons
  Local Pandemic Regulations: The Effects On Schools
  Presented by Stephen Gibbons (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Steven Craig (University of Houston)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-R525 )
5E. Neighborhood Change, Accessibility & Urban Form

Chair: Victor Couture (University of Toronto)

• Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere
  Neighborhood Evolution and Infrastructure Provision
  Presented by Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere (Vancouver School of Economics)
  Discussed by Victor Couture (University of Toronto)
• Duc Anh Nguyen, Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Tristan Kohl
  From Bulwarks and Bombs to Boulevards
  Presented by Duc Anh Nguyen (CISE)
  Discussed by Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere (Vancouver School of Economics)
• Andreas Diemer, Jan Jonsson, Orsa Kekezi, Carina Mood
  The effect of urban rail access on the social integration of ethnic minorities
  Presented by Andreas Diemer (Stockholm University)
  Discussed by Duc Anh Nguyen (CISE)
• Prottoy Akbar, Victor Couture, Gilles Duranton, Bernardo Ribeiro, Adam Storeygard
  Closer but Slower: The Accessibility Trade-off in 1200 Cities and 400,000 Neighborhoods Worldwide
  Presented by Victor Couture (University of Toronto)
  Discussed by Andreas Diemer (Stockholm University)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-M280 )
5F. Adapting to Climate Change

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

• Ji Hwan Kim
  The Welfare Implications of Climate Change Adaptation
  Presented by Ji Hwan Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
• Victoria Wang
  Adaptive Migration in the Face of Wildfires: Financial Constraints and the Role of Government Aid
  Presented by Victoria Wang (UCLA)
  Discussed by Ji Hwan Kim (University of Pennsylvania)
• Jianwei Xing, Kangkai Wang, Hua Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Eric Zou
  Microclimate Risks and Consumer Adaptation
  Presented by Kangkai Wang (The University of Hong Kong)
  Discussed by Victoria Wang (UCLA)
• Linde Kattenberg, Christopher Knittel, Juan Palacios, Siqi Zheng
  What Information Matters for Heat Pump Adoption?
  Presented by Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT)
  Discussed by Kangkai Wang (The University of Hong Kong)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-M340 )
5G. Local Knowledge Economies

Chair: Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)

• Santiago Caicedo, Xiao Ma, Yiran Zhang
  Universities, Firm Location and Growth
  Presented by Santiago Caicedo (Northeastern University)
  Discussed by Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)
• Walter Melnik, Andrew Smyth
  Collaboration Costs and Distal Teamwork: Evidence from Deregulation
  Presented by Walter Melnik (Marquette University College of Business Administration)
  Discussed by Santiago Caicedo (Northeastern University)
• Javier Alonso, Daniel Arribas-Bel, Alba Miñano-Mañero, Souneil Park, Diego Puga
  City buzz: Face-to-face interactions and the urban environment
  Presented by Diego Puga (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Walter Melnik (Marquette University College of Business Administration)
• Stefan Leknes, Jorn Rattso, Hildegunn Stokke
  The agglomeration effect: The role of intangible-intensive industries
  Presented by Jorn Rattso (Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Diego Puga (CEMFI)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-M445 )
5H. Tenant Welfare

Chair: Henry Downes (University of Georgia)

• Catriona Farquharson
  Rent Price Impacts of Temporary Eviction Moratoria
  Presented by Catriona Farquharson (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Henry Downes (University of Georgia)
• JoonYup Park
  Housing Vouchers and Neighborhood Effects: Can Expanding Access to Opportunity Pay for Itself?
  Presented by JoonYup Park (University of Hawaii)
  Discussed by Catriona Farquharson (Harvard University)
• Hsi-Ling Liao, Alison Lodermeier, Grace Ortuzar, Stephen Stapleton
  The Effects of Eviction Records on Low-Income Households
  Presented by Grace Ortuzar (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by JoonYup Park (University of Hawaii)
• Henry Downes, Stephanie Karol, John Soriano, George Zuo
  Can Moves to Opportunity be Constructed? Evidence from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
  Presented by Henry Downes (University of Georgia)
  Discussed by Grace Ortuzar (University of Notre Dame)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-M465 )
5I. Local Public Finance

Chair: Nathan Seegert (Northeastern University)

• Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou
  The Local Effects of Artificial Intelligence Labor Investments: Evidence from the Municipal Bond Market
  Presented by Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou (Georgetown University/SFS-Q)
  Discussed by Nathan Seegert (Northeastern University)
• Daniel Green, Vikram Jambulapati, Carl Liebersohn, Tejaswi Velayudhan
  Fiscal Externalities of Transaction Taxes: Evidence from the Los Angeles Mansion Tax
  Presented by Daniel Green (Harvard Business School)
  Discussed by Emmanouil Chatzikonstantinou (Georgetown University/SFS-Q)
• Da Huang, Vasudha Nair, Nathan Seegert
  Does Volatility Measure Risk in the Municipal Bond Market?
  Presented by Nathan Seegert (Northeastern University)
  Discussed by Daniel Green (Harvard Business School)

October 4, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 (Location: DS-M560 )
5J. Global Trade and Regional Outcomes

Chair: Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)

• Jasmina Chauvin, Juan Pablo Chauvin, Giovanna Chaves
  Distance Frictions and Resource Reallocation in Multi-Unit Firms: New Theory and Evidence from Brazil
  Presented by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Ikuto Aiba, Atsushi Yamagishi
  Urbanization without Industrialization: Evidence from US Bases in Okinawa
  Presented by Atsushi Yamagishi (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Juan Pablo Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
• Jens Wrona
  Culture, Tastes, and Market Integration: Testing the Localized Tastes Hypothesis
  Presented by Jens Wrona (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Atsushi Yamagishi (Hitotsubashi University)
• Florian Mayneris, Gonzague Vannoorenberghe, Daniele Verdini
  Globalization and the Urban-Rural Divide in France
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Jens Wrona (University of Duisburg-Essen)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-1545)
6A. Infrastructure Costs, Procurement & Optimal Investment

Chair: Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)

• Lindsey Currier
  Competition and Productivity in US Infrastructure
  Presented by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)
• Pierre Bodéré
  Inefficiencies In Local Infrastructure: Evidence From Drinking Water In California
  Presented by Pierre Bodéré (Yale University)
  Discussed by Lindsey Currier (Harvard University)
• Zachary Liscow, Cailin Slattery, William Nober
  State Capacity and Infrastructure Costs
  Presented by Cailin Slattery (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Pierre Bodéré (Yale University)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-1570 )
6B. Housing Wealth

Chair: David Kenchington (Arizona State University)

• Xi Yang
  HousingWealth and Labor Supply: Evidence from Geographically-linked Microdata
  Presented by Xi Yang (University of North Texas)
  Discussed by David Kenchington (Arizona State University)
• Claes Bäckman, Walter D'Lima, Natalia Khorunzhina
  Housing Returns over the Income Distribution
  Presented by Walter D'Lima (Florida International University)
  Discussed by Xi Yang (University of North Texas)
• Laura Weiwu, Vincent Rollet
  Measuring Winners and Losers of Increasing Housing Supply
  Presented by Laura Weiwu (UC Berkeley)
  Discussed by Walter D'Lima (Florida International University)
• David Kenchington, Francisco Peña-Romera, Roger White
  Does Home Internet Improve Access to Credit? Evidence from a Google Fiber Rollout
  Presented by David Kenchington (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by Laura Weiwu (UC Berkeley)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-R340 )
6C. Residential Segregation

Chair: Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Saskatchewan)

• Omer Ali, Jacob Faber, Andreas Ferrara, Jonathan Rose, Thomas Storrs, Kate Thomas, Randall Walsh, Wenfei Xu
  The Distribution of Federally-Insured Mortgages: 1935-1975, Evidence from Local Land Records
  Presented by Omer Ali (University of Pittsburgh)
  Discussed by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Saskatchewan)
• Junbiao Chen, Xiaoruo Feng, Yizhen Gu, Changcheng Kan, Rongxi Quan, Ben Zou
  Residential Segregation in Chinese Cities
  Presented by Xiaoruo Feng (Peking University)
  Discussed by Omer Ali (University of Pittsburgh)
• Motoyuki Yoshihara
  “Racial laundering”: The Neighborhood Consequences of Large-Scale Investor Activity in Single-Family Real Estate
  Presented by Motoyuki Yoshihara (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Xiaoruo Feng (Peking University)
• Sébastien Box-Couillard
  Do Minorities Pay More to Avoid Flood Risk?
  Presented by Sébastien Box-Couillard (University of Saskatchewan)
  Discussed by Motoyuki Yoshihara (Cornell University)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-R515 )
6D. Local Urban Amenities

Chair: Janet Kohlhase (University of Houston)

• Sebastian Bauer, Florencia Hnilo
  Scars of the Gestapo: Remembrance and Privacy Concerns
  Presented by Sebastian Bauer (Stanford University)
  Discussed by Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt University)
• Simon Voss
  Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? Evidence from Los Angeles
  Presented by Simon Voss (Free University Berlin)
  Discussed by Sebastian Bauer (Stanford University)
• Marcelo Álvez
  Connected or Disturbed? Effects of Freeways on Housing Prices
  Presented by Marcelo Álvez (Arizona State University)
  Discussed by Simon Voss (Free University Berlin)
• Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Elisabetta Pietrostefani, Ailin Zhang
  The Economics of Architecture: A Synthesis
  Presented by Gabriel Ahlfeldt (Humboldt University)
  Discussed by Marcelo Álvez (Arizona State University)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-R525 )
6E. Transport Infrastructure and Location Choices

Chair: Andrea Craig (University of British Columbia Okanagan)

• Rafael Pereira, Fernando Perobelli, Luiz Silva
  Reaching potential users: the effects of a rapid transit expansion on travel behavior
  Presented by Luiz Silva (Federal University of Juiz de Fora)
  Discussed by Andrea Craig (University of British Columbia Okanagan)
• Guillaume Chapelle, Morgan Ubeda
  Competing for Opportunity: Labour Market Integration and the Microgeography of Unemployment
  Presented by Morgan Ubeda (INRAE - CESAER)
  Discussed by Luiz Silva (Federal University of Juiz de Fora)
• Cheng Keat Tang, Eugene Or
  The economic implications of map distortion: evidence from the housing market
  Presented by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)
  Discussed by Morgan Ubeda (INRAE - CESAER)
• Andrea Craig
  Commute Mode and Residential Location Choice
  Presented by Andrea Craig (University of British Columbia Okanagan)
  Discussed by Cheng Keat Tang (Nanyang Technological University)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M280 )
6F. Climate Finance and Real Estate

Chair: Simon Buechler (Miami University)

• Greta Fredriksson
  Property Prices and Information on Flood Risks: A distance defined Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Sweden
  Presented by Greta Fredriksson (Uppsala University)
  Discussed by Simon Buechler (Miami University)
• Jesus Alejandro Ruiz-Cristancho, Rachel Guillain, Jun Hu
  Green to Grey: Causal Evidence on Housing Prices from Urban Land Conversion in Dijon, France
  Presented by Jesus Alejandro Ruiz-Cristancho (Université Bourgogne Europe)
  Discussed by Greta Fredriksson (Uppsala University)
• Vanshika Fotedar
  “Built Different”: How Home Builders Supply Energy Efficiency When the Market Can See It
  Presented by Vanshika Fotedar (USC)
  Discussed by Jesus Alejandro Ruiz-Cristancho (Université Bourgogne Europe)
• Simon Buechler, Juan Palacios, Xudong Sun, Siqi Zheng
  Adapting to Risk? How Investor Beliefs Shape Climate Adaptation in Real Estate Portfolios
  Presented by Simon Buechler (Miami University)
  Discussed by Vanshika Fotedar (USC)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M340 )
6G. Digital Economy

Chair: Sabine D'Costa (University of Westminster)

• John Reaves
  Where to Next? Mobile Broadband and Business Dynamics
  Presented by John Reaves (Michigan State University)
  Discussed by Sabine D'Costa (University of Westminster)
• Pierre Magontier, Maximilian von Ehrlich
  On the Substitution of Face-to-face and Online Social Interactions
  Presented by Pierre Magontier (University Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by John Reaves (Michigan State University)
• Gregor Schubert
  Organizational Technology Ladders: Remote Work and Generative AI Adoption
  Presented by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
  Discussed by Pierre Magontier (University Pompeu Fabra)
• Sabine D'Costa, Carolin Ioramashvili
  Does digitalisation increase firm survival? Evidence from British SMEs during the Covid-19 crisis
  Presented by Sabine D'Costa (University of Westminster)
  Discussed by Gregor Schubert (UCLA Anderson School of Management)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M445 )
6H. Housing Affordability

Chair: Robert French (Loyola Marymount University)

• Elena Aguilar
  Housing Constraints and Dynamic Misallocation
  Presented by Elena Aguilar (Princeton University)
  Discussed by Robert French (Loyola Marymount University)
• Inês Gonçalves, João Pereira dos Santos
  Can’t Buy Me Home: Beliefs, Facts, and Policy in the Housing Affordability Crisis
  Presented by Inês Gonçalves (Nova SBE)
  Discussed by Elena Aguilar (Princeton University)
• Heejin Yoon
  Barriers to Reentry: Initial Borrowing Frictions, Refinancing, and Wealth Redistribution
  Presented by Heejin Yoon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Inês Gonçalves (Nova SBE)
• Robert French, Valentine Gilbert, Ashvin Gandhi
  Quantifying the Welfare Effects of Gentrification on Incumbent Low-Income Renters
  Presented by Robert French (Loyola Marymount University)
  Discussed by Heejin Yoon (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

October 4, 2025 13:30 to 15:30 (Location: DS-M560 )
6J. Urban History

Chair: Etienne Wasmer (NYU Abu Dhabi)

• Juan Moreno-Cruz, Jevan Cherniwchan
  The Spatial Economy and Energy Transitions in the Long Run
  Presented by Juan Moreno-Cruz (University of Waterloo)
  Discussed by Etienne Wasmer (NYU Abu Dhabi)
• Matthias Hoelzlein, Heitor Pellegrina
  Of Boom and Ghost Towns: Early City Formation during the California Gold Rush
  Presented by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
  Discussed by Juan Moreno-Cruz (University of Waterloo)
• Rafael González-Val, Javier Silvestre
  The long-term economic effects of war shocks: Evidence from the Spanish Civil War
  Presented by Rafael González-Val (Universidad de Zaragoza & Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
  Discussed by Matthias Hoelzlein (University of Notre Dame)
• Frederic Robert-Nicoud, Etienne Wasmer
  Networks of Cities, Resources and Conflict: An Urban Economics and Historical Perspective
  Presented by Etienne Wasmer (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Rafael González-Val (Universidad de Zaragoza & Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)