Behavioral Finance Meeting
Organized by Christopher J. Mayer, José A. Scheinkman, Robert J. Shiller, and Joseph Gyourko
Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation
April 14, 2012
The Gleacher Center

Saturday, April 14

1

Anatomy of the Beginning of the Housing Boom: U.S. Neighborhoods and Metropolitan Areas, 1993-2009

Fernando Ferreira, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

2

Distant Speculators and Asset Bubbles in the Housing Market

Alex M. Chinco, Michigan State University
Christopher J. Mayer, Columbia University and NBER

3

Wall Street and the Housing Bubble: Bad Incentives, Bad Models, or Bad Luck?

Ing-Haw Cheng, University of Toronto
Sahil Raina, University of Alberta
Wei Xiong, Princeton University and NBER

4

Do Loan Officers' Incentives Lead to Lax Lending Standards?

Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore
Itzhak Ben-David, The Ohio State University and NBER

5

FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC VOLATILITY

Elena Loutskina, University of Virginia
Philip Strahan, Boston College and NBER