SI 2022 Real Estate

Benjamin J. Keys and Tomasz Piskorski, Organizers

July 27-28, 2022

Hotel Marlowe

Serrano BC, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 27
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries - Serrano A/ Alexis Gallery
8:30 am

Refinancing Cross-subsidies in the Mortgage Market
Discussant: Pascal J. Noel, University of Chicago and NBER
9:20 am

The Last Mile of Monetary Policy: Consumer Inattention, Disclosures, and the Refinancing Channel (slides)
Discussant: Jialan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Collateral Value Uncertainty and Mortgage Credit Provision
Discussant: Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
11:20 am

Financial Constraints and the Racial Housing Gap
Discussant: Therese C. Scharlemann, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
12:10 pm
Lunch - Serrano A/ Alexis Gallery
1:30 pm

Renting Hedges Wage Risk
Discussant: Todd M. Sinai, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
2:20 pm

Real-Estate Investors, House Prices and Rents: Evidence from Capital-Gains Tax Changes (slides)
Discussant: Charles G. Nathanson, Michigan State University
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

How Well Does Search Theory Explain Housing Prices?
Discussant: Adam Guren, Boston University and NBER
4:20 pm

Investments that Make our Homes Greener: The Role of Regulation
Discussant: Nancy E. Wallace, University of California, Berkeley
5:10 pm
Break
5:20 pm
Job Market Session

Who Bears Flood Risk? Evidence from Mortgage Markets in Florida

Closing Costs, Refinancing, and Inefficiencies in the Mortgage Market
6:00 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 28
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries - Serrano A/ Alexis Gallery
Morning Session Joint with Urban Economics
8:20 am
Job Market Session

The Welfare Effects of Eviction and Homelessness Policies

Housing Policy with Home-Biased Landlords: Evidence from French Rental Markets

The Effects of Residential Zoning in U.S. Housing Markets
9:20 am
Break
9:30 am

The Effects of Urban Renewal Programs on Gentrification and Inequality: Evidence from Chicago Public Housing Demolitions
Discussant: Jesse M. Gregory, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
10:20 am

Distinguishing Causes of Neighborhood Racial Change: A Nearest Neighbor Design
Discussant: Donald R. Davis, Columbia University and NBER
11:10 am
Break
11:30 am

The Impact of Local Fiscal and Migration Policies on Human Capital Accumulation and Inequality in China
Discussant: Melanie Morten, Stanford University and NBER
12:20 pm
Adjourn and Lunch - Serrano A/ Alexis Gallery