Wednesday, July 26
8:00 am
Coffee and pastries
8:30 am

Regional Heterogeneity and Monetary Policy

Martin Beraja, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Andreas Fuster, EPFL and Swiss Finance Institute
Erik Hurst, University of Chicago and NBER
Joseph S. Vavra, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
John Y. Campbell, Harvard University and NBER
9:20 am

Out-of-Town Home Buyers and City Welfare

Jack Favilukis, University of British Columbia
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Morris Davis, Rutgers University
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Eyes Wide Shut? Mortgage Insurance During the Housing Boom

Neil Bhutta, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Benjamin J. Keys, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Discussant:
Nancy E. Wallace, University of California, Berkeley
11:20 am

Regulating Household Leverage

Anthony A. DeFusco, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Stephanie Johnson, Northwestern University
John A. Mondragon, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Discussant:
Karen Pence, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Freeway Revolts!

Jeffrey C. Brinkman, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Discussant:
Nathaniel Baum-Snow, University of Toronto
2:20 pm

The Political Economy of Transportation Investment

Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics

Discussant:
Gilles Duranton, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Immigrants' Residential Choices and Consequences

Christoph Albert, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Joan Monras, UPF, CREI, and BSE

Discussant:
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:20 pm

The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco

Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER
Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Franklin Qian, UNC Kenan - Flagler Business School

Discussant:
Christopher Palmer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
5:10 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
Thursday, July 27
Morning joint with Urban Economics at the Hotel Marlow
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

Long-term Impacts of Slum Upgrading: Evidence from the Kampung Improvement Program in Indonesia

Mariaflavia Harari, University of Pennsylvania
Maisy Wong, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Discussant:
Tavneet Suri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
9:20 am

Explaining Recent Trends in US School Segregation: 1988-2014

Gregorio S. Caetano, University of Georgia
Vikram Maheshri, University of Houston

Discussant:
Paul Peterson, Harvard University
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Capitalization as a Two-Part Tariff: The Role of Zoning

H. Spencer Banzhaf, North Carolina State University and NBER
Kyle Mangum, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Discussant:
William Fischel, retired
11:20 am

Real Estate Booms and Endogenous Productivity Growth

Yu Shi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Yueran Ma, University of Chicago and NBER
12:10 am
Lunch and adjourn