SI 2024 Real Estate

Tomasz Piskorski and Benjamin J. Keys, Organizers

July 24-25, 2024

Hotel Marlowe

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).

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 24
7:45 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:19 am
Eviction Models and Rent Insurance
8:20 am
Dean Corbae, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER
Andrew Glover, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Michael Nattinger, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Equilibrium Evictions (slides)
8:45 am
Boaz Abramson, Columbia University
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University and NBER

Rent Guarantee Insurance
9:10 am
Break
9:20 am
Antoine B. Levy, University of California, Berkeley
Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Thomas Bezy, Paris School of Economics

Insuring Landlords
Discussant: Eric Chyn, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:20 am
Lindsey R. Raymond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Market Effects of Algorithms
Discussant: Gregor Matvos, Northwestern University and NBER
11:10 am
Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER
William F. Diamond, University of Pennsylvania

Racial Differences in the Total Rate of Return on Owner-Occupied Housing
Discussant: Kelly Shue, Yale University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Discrimination in the Housing Market
1:00 pm
Sonia Gilbukh, Baruch College, CUNY
Brent Ambrose, Pennsylvania State University
James N. Conklin, University of Georgia
Luis A. Lopez, University of Illinois at Chicago

How the Source of Financing Discrimination Affects Housing Opportunities for FHA Buyers
1:20 pm
Justin E. Holz, University of Michigan
David Novgorodsky, University of Chicago
Andrew Simon, University of Virginia

Racial Inequality in Property Tax Appeals: Evidence from Field Experiments with Homeowners and Assessors
1:40 pm
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

Discrimination during Eviction Moratoria (slides)
2:00 pm
Break
2:10 pm
Cristian Badarinza, National University of Singapore
Vimal Balasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London
Tarun Ramadorai, Imperial College London

In Search of the Matching Function in the Housing Market
Discussant: Elliot Anenberg, Federal Reserve Board
3:00 pm
Break
3:10 pm
Leonardo D'Amico, Harvard University
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
Giacomo Ponzetto, CREI

Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land Use Regulation
Discussant: Leah Brooks, George Washington University
4:00 pm
Break
4:10 pm
Shorter Presentations
4:10 pm
Ronan Lyons, Trinity College Dublin
Allison Shertzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Rowena Gray, University of California, Merced
David N. Agorastos, University of Pittsburgh

The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890-2006
4:30 pm
Matteo Benetton, University of California, Berkeley
Elisa Guglielminetti, Bank of Italy
Simone Emiliozzi, Bank of Italy
Michele Loberto, Bank of Italy
Alessandro Mistretta, Bank of Italy

Does Climate Change Adaptation Matter? Evidence from the City on the Water
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
Ben Sprung-Keyser, Wharton School
Sonya Porter, U.S. Census Bureau

The Economic Geography of Lifecycle Human Capital Accumulation: The Competing Effects of Labor Markets and Childhood Environments
8:45 am
Evan J. Soltas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tax Incentives and the Supply of Low-Income Housing
9:10 am
Break
9:20 am
Mariaflavia Harari, University of Pennsylvania

Residential Patterns and Public Goods in Brazil (slides)
Discussant: Nick Tsivanidis, University of California, Berkeley
10:10 am
Alexander W. Bartik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arpit Gupta, New York University
Daniel Milo, New York University

The Costs of Housing Regulation: Evidence From Generative Regulatory Measurement (slides)
Discussant: Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am
Alex Bell, Georgia State University
Stephen Billings, University of Colorado
Sophie Calder-Wang, University of Pennsylvania
Shusheng Zhong, Northwestern University

An Anti-IV Approach for Pricing Residential Amenities: Applications to Flood Risk
Discussant: Alvin Murphy, Arizona State University
12:00 pm
Real Estate adjourns and Lunch