SI 2017 Urban Economics

Edward L. Glaeser, Organizer

July 27-28, 2017


Hotel Marlowe

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 26
6:00 pm
Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
Thursday, July 27
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with Real Estate Economics
8:30 am

Long-term Impacts of Slum Upgrading: Evidence from the Kampung Improvement Program in Indonesia
Discussant: Tavneet Suri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
9:20 am

Explaining Recent Trends in US School Segregation: 1988-2014
Discussant: Paul Peterson, Harvard University
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Capitalization as a Two-Part Tariff: The Role of Zoning
Discussant: William Fischel, retired
11:20 am

Real Estate Booms and Endogenous Productivity Growth
Discussant: Yueran Ma, University of Chicago and NBER
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Long-Range Growth: Economic Development in the Global Network of Air Links
Discussant: Donald R. Davis, Columbia University and NBER
1:50 pm

Urban Growth and its Aggregate Implications
Discussant: Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, Center for Research in International Economics
2:40 pm

City Location and Economic Development
Discussant: Robert A. Margo, Boston University and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
3:40 pm

Measuring Social Connectedness
Discussant: Andrew Hillis, Harvard University
4:30 pm

Surge Pricing Solves the Wild Goose Chase
Discussant: Richard J. Arnott, University of California, Riverside
5:20 pm

Estimating Effects of Minimum Wage Increases on Wages and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
Discussant: Kevin Lang, Boston University and NBER
6:10 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 28
Friday is at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

The Value of Urbanization for Development: Urban Wage Premia in Latin America and the Caribbean
Discussant: Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
9:20 am

E-Commerce Integration and Economic Development: Evidence from China
Discussant: Jie Bai, Harvard University and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

General Equilibrium Effects of Emigration on the Rural Economy
Discussant: Gilles Duranton, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
11:20 am

Subways and Urban Air Pollution
Discussant: Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University and NBER
12:10 pm

Identifying Neighborhood Effects among Firms: Evidence from Location Lotteries of the Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market
Discussant: Bryce Steinberg, Brown University and NBER
1:00 pm
Adjourn and Lunch