SI 2024 Real Estate
Organized by Tomasz Piskorski and Benjamin J. Keys
July 24-25, 2024
Serrano Ballroom, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom
FORMAT: For the 50-minute sessions: 25 minutes for the author, 15 minutes for the discussant and 10 minutes for open Q&A. For the shorter paper sessions: 20 minute presentations (generally without time allocated for discussion).
Wednesday, July 24
7:45 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:19 am
Eviction Models and Rent Insurance
8:20 am

Equilibrium Evictions (slides)

Dean Corbae, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Andrew Glover, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Michael Nattinger, University of Wisconsin - Madison
8:45 am

Rent Guarantee Insurance

Boaz Abramson, Columbia University
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University and NBER
9:10 am
Break
9:20 am

Insuring Landlords

Antoine B. Levy, University of California, Berkeley
Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Thomas Bezy, Paris School of Economics

Discussant:
Eric Chyn, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:20 am

The Market Effects of Algorithms

Lindsey R. Raymond, Microsoft Research

Discussant:
Gregor Matvos, Northwestern University and NBER
11:10 am

Racial Differences in the Total Rate of Return on Owner-Occupied Housing

Rebecca Diamond, Harvard University and NBER
William F. Diamond, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Discussant:
Kelly Shue, Yale University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Discrimination in the Housing Market
1:00 pm

How the Source of Financing Discrimination Affects Housing Opportunities for FHA Buyers

Sonia Gilbukh, Baruch College of the City University of New York
Brent Ambrose, The Pennsylvania State University
James N. Conklin, University of Georgia
Luis A. Lopez, University of Illinois Chicago
1:20 pm

Racial Inequality in Property Tax Appeals: Evidence from Field Experiments with Homeowners and Assessors

Justin E. Holz, University of Michigan
David Novgorodsky, University of Chicago
Andrew Simon, University of Virginia
1:40 pm

Discrimination during Eviction Moratoria (slides)

Alina Arefeva, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Qihui Hu, Carnegie Mellon University
Kay Jowers, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Christopher Timmins, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
2:00 pm
Break
2:10 pm

In Search of the Matching Function in the Housing Market

Cristian Badarinza, National University of Singapore
Vimal Balasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London
Tarun Ramadorai, Imperial College London

Discussant:
Elliot Anenberg, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
3:00 pm
Break
3:10 pm

Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land Use Regulation

Leonardo D'Amico, Princeton University
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
Giacomo Ponzetto, Center for Research in International Economics

Discussant:
Leah Brooks, The George Washington University
4:00 pm
Break
4:10 pm
Shorter Presentations
4:10 pm

The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890-2006

Ronan Lyons, Trinity College Dublin
Allison Shertzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Rowena Gray, University of California, Merced
David N. Agorastos, University of Pittsburgh
4:30 pm

Does Climate Change Adaptation Matter? Evidence from the City on the Water

Matteo Benetton, University of California, Berkeley
Elisa Guglielminetti, Banca d'Italia
Simone Emiliozzi, Banca d'Italia
Michele Loberto, Banca d'Italia
Alessandro Mistretta, Banca d'Italia
4:50 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Group Dinner sponsored by Wharton's Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and Columbia's Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Thursday, July 25
7:45 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with Urban Economics
8:20 am
Presentations from Job Market
8:20 am

The Economic Geography of Lifecycle Human Capital Accumulation: The Competing Effects of Labor Markets and Childhood Environments

Ben Sprung-Keyser, Wharton School
Sonya Porter, U.S. Census Bureau
8:45 am

Tax Incentives and the Supply of Low-Income Housing

Evan J. Soltas, Princeton University and NBER
9:10 am
Break
9:20 am

Residential Patterns and Public Goods in Brazil (slides)

Mariaflavia Harari, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant:
Nick Tsivanidis, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
10:10 am

The Costs of Housing Regulation: Evidence From Generative Regulatory Measurement (slides)

Alexander W. Bartik, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Arpit Gupta, New York University
Daniel Milo, New York University

Discussant:
Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am

An Anti-IV Approach for Pricing Residential Amenities: Applications to Flood Risk

Alex Bell, Georgia State University
Stephen Billings, University of Colorado Boulder
Sophie Calder-Wang, University of Pennsylvania
Shusheng Zhong, Northwestern University

Discussant:
Alvin Murphy, Arizona State University
12:00 pm
Real Estate adjourns and Lunch