SI 2022 Urban Economics

Edward L. Glaeser, Organizer

July 28-29, 2022

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

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, July 28
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning Session Joint with Real Estate
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
Lunch - Serrano A/ Alexis Gallery
1:10 pm

Size Matters: The Benefits of Large Labor Markets for Job Seekers
Discussant: Amanda Pallais, Harvard University and NBER
1:50 pm

Micro- and Macroeconomic Impacts of a Place-Based Industrial Policy (slides)
Discussant: Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, Center for Research in International Economics
2:30 pm

Market Size and Trade in Medical Services
Discussant: Naomi Hausman, Hebrew University
3:10 pm
Break
3:30 pm

The Effect of Capital Gains Taxes on Business Creation and Employment (slides)
Discussant: Jiafeng Chen, Stanford University
4:10 pm

The Size and Census Coverage of the U.S Homeless Population
Discussant: Kevin Lang, Boston University and NBER
4:50 pm

Consumption Segregation
Discussant: David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
The live stream will end at 5:30 pm, before the last paper.
5:30 pm

Social Capital in the United States: Measurement, Determinants, and Associations with Economic Mobility
Discussant: Bruce Sacerdote, Dartmouth College and NBER
6:10 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 29
7:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:00 am

The Radius of Economic Opportunity: Evidence from Migration and Local Labor Markets
8:20 am

Rental Voucher Programs in Middle Income Countries: Quasi-experimental Evaluation of the Chilean Rental Subsidy
8:40 am

Recidivism and Neighborhood Institutions: Evidence from the Rise of the Evangelical Church in Chile
9:00 am

Death, Destruction, and Growth in Cities: Entrepreneurial Capital and Economic Geography After the 1918 Influenza
9:20 am

Ports vs. Roads: Infrastructure, Market Access and Regional Outcomes
9:40 am

The Effects of Federal “Redlining” Maps: a Novel Estimation Strategy
10:00 am

Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations
10:30 am

Free Riding and Public Service Delivery: Experimental Evidence from India
Discussant: David Lagakos, Boston University and NBER
11:10 am

Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta
Discussant: Nick Tsivanidis, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
11:50 am

The Fast, the Slow, and the Congested: Urban Transportation in Rich and Poor Countries (slides)
Discussant: Benjamin A. Olken, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch - Alexis Gallery
1:20 pm

Can White Elephants Kill? Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development (slides)
Discussant: Jacob Moscona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
2:00 pm

Residential Segregation and Unequal Access to Local Public Services in India: Evidence from 1.5m Neighborhoods
Discussant: Rema Hanna, Harvard University and NBER
2:40 pm

Land Market Frictions in Developing Countries: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in India
Discussant: William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
3:20 pm
Break
3:40 pm

The Value of Piped Water and Sewers: Evidence from 19th Century Chicago
Discussant: Marcella Alsan, Stanford University and NBER
4:20 pm

Destruction, Policy, and the Evolving Consequences of Washington, DC's 1968 Civil Disturbance (slides)
Discussant: Bitsy Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau
5:00 pm
Adjourn