Urban Economics Association

Program Overview

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room 1.60)
01A. Neighbourhoods

Chair: Ahmad Hassani (Aarhus University)

• Bence Boje-Kovacs, Aske Egsgaard, Cecilie Weatherall
  Residential Mobility and Persistent Neighborhood Deprivation
  Presented by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Kraks Fond Institute for Urban Economic Research)
  Discussed by Nicolás González Pampillón (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth - LSE)
• Fernando Borraz, Felipe Carozzi, Nicolás González Pampillón, Leandro Zipitria
  Gentrifying Neighborhoods and Local Retail Prices
  Presented by Nicolás González Pampillón (What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth - LSE)
  Discussed by Ahmad Hassani (Aarhus University)
• Anna Piil Damm, Ahmad Hassani, Marie Schultz-Nielsen
  Residential Segregation in Denmark 1986-2016
  Presented by Ahmad Hassani (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Bence Boje-Kovacs (Kraks Fond Institute for Urban Economic Research)

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room 1.01)
01B. Traffic, Congestion and Cities

Chair: Paola Bertoli (University of Economics in Prague)

• Gabriel Kreindler
  The Welfare Effect of Road Congestion Pricing: Experimental Evidence and Equilibrium Implications
  Presented by Gabriel Kreindler (Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chocago)
  Discussed by Paola Bertoli (University of Economics in Prague)
• Paola Bertoli, Veronica Grembi
  The Political Cycle of Road Traffic Accidents
  Presented by Paola Bertoli (University of Economics in Prague)
  Discussed by Tobias Seidel (University of Duisburg-Essen)
• Tobias Seidel, Jan Wickerath
  Rush Hours and Urbanization
  Presented by Tobias Seidel (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  Discussed by Cong Peng (London School of Economics)
• Cong Peng
  Can E-commerce Reduce Traffic Congestion? Evidence from Alibaba Single Day Shopping Event
  Presented by Cong Peng (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Gabriel Kreindler (Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chocago)

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Moscow)
01C. Crime

Chair: Federico Curci (CUNEF)

• Timo Hener
  Noise Pollution and Violence
  Presented by Timo Hener (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Magdalena Domínguez Pérez (University of Barcelona & IEB)
• Magdalena Domínguez Pérez, Daniel Montolio
  Bolstering Community Ties and Its Effect on Crime: Evidence From a Quasi-random Experiment
  Presented by Magdalena Domínguez Pérez (University of Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Kilian Heilmann (University of Southern California)
• Kilian Heilmann
  Neighborhood Quality of Life Dynamics During Extreme Heat: Implications for the Distributional Effects of Climate Change
  Presented by Kilian Heilmann (University of Southern California)
  Discussed by Federico Curci (CUNEF)
• Federico Curci, Federico Masera
  Flight from Urban Blight: Lead Poisoning, Crime and Suburbanization
  Presented by Federico Curci (CUNEF)
  Discussed by Timo Hener (Aarhus University)

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Sydney)
01D. Housing I

Chair: John Clapp (University of Connecticut)

• Jan Rouwendal
  How Durable Are Buildings? Vintage Effects in the Price of Commercial Real Estate
  Presented by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)
• arnab biswasa, Christopher Cunningham, Kristopher Gerardi
  Do VPROs Ameliorate Foreclosure Price Externalities? Evidence from Florida
  Presented by Christopher Cunningham (Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta)
  Discussed by Nikodem Szumilo (LSE)
• Nikodem Szumilo
  New Mortgage Lenders and the Housing Market.
  Presented by Nikodem Szumilo (LSE)
  Discussed by Ina Blind (Lund University)
• Ina Blind, Matz Dahlberg
  Parental Home Ownership and Children’s Housing Situation: Causal Evidence from Tenure Conversions in Stockholm
  Presented by Ina Blind (Lund University)
  Discussed by Jan Rouwendal (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Amsterdam)
01E. Urban Theory

Chair: Jens Wrona (Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf)

• Roman Zakharenko
  Optimal Coercion in Property Assembly
  Presented by Roman Zakharenko (National Research Univeristy Higher School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yue Li (The World Bank)
• Yue Li, Martin Rama
  Private Cities:Implications for Urban Policy in Developing Countries
  Presented by Yue Li (The World Bank)
  Discussed by Pierre Picard (Universite de Luxembourg)
• Pierre Picard, Harris Selod
  The Transformation of Urban Land Rights and the Extent of the Formal City in Developing Countries
  Presented by Pierre Picard (Universite de Luxembourg)
  Discussed by Jens Wrona (Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf)
• Tomoya Mori, Jens Wrona
  Inter-city Trade
  Presented by Jens Wrona (Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf)
  Discussed by Roman Zakharenko (National Research Univeristy Higher School of Economics)

May 31, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Shanghai)
01F. New Technologies and Cities

Chair: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (Imperial College Business School and CEP/LSE)

• Kentaro Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Tsuru, Katsuhito Uehara
  Impact of Workplace Communication Networks on Productivity: A New Approach Using Wearable Sensors
  Presented by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)
  Discussed by Clément Mazet-Sonilhac (Sciences Po Paris, Banque de France)
• Juan Carluccio, Clement Malgouyres, Thierry Mayer, Clément Mazet-Sonilhac
  Technology-induced Trade Shocks? Evidence from Broadband Expansion in France
  Presented by Clément Mazet-Sonilhac (Sciences Po Paris, Banque de France)
  Discussed by Ulrich Zierahn (ZEW Mannheim)
• Terry Gregory, Anna Salomons, Ulrich Zierahn
  Racing With or Against the Machine? Evidence from Europe
  Presented by Ulrich Zierahn (ZEW Mannheim)
  Discussed by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (Imperial College Business School and CEP/LSE)
• Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, Felix Weinhardt
  ICT and Education: Evidence from Student Home Addresses
  Presented by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (Imperial College Business School and CEP/LSE)
  Discussed by Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Moscow)
02A. Housing II

Chair: Martijn Smit (Utrecht University)

• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon
  The Production Function for Housing: Evidence from France
  Presented by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by David Genesove (Hebrew U Jerusalem)
• David Genesove, Daniel Levy, Avichai Snir
  The Elasticity of Substitution of Capital for Land in Multi-Unit Housing
  Presented by David Genesove (Hebrew U Jerusalem)
  Discussed by Martijn Smit (Utrecht University)
• Andrea Caragliu, Martijn Smit
  Who’s right, Weber or Glaeser?
  Presented by Martijn Smit (Utrecht University)
  Discussed by Gilles Duranton (University of Pennsylvania)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room 1.01)
02B. Rental Markets

Chair: Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Guillaume Chapelle, Jean Benoit Eymeoud
  Can Big Data Increase our Knowledge of Local Rental Markets ?
  Presented by Jean Benoit Eymeoud (LIEPP SciencesPo)
  Discussed by Lea Eilers (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
• Philipp Breidenbach, Lea Eilers, Jan Fries
  Rent Control and Rental Prices: High Expectations, High Effectiveness?
  Presented by Lea Eilers (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Aske Egsgaard (University of Copenhagen)
• Aske Egsgaard, Anders Holm, Lars Geerdsen, Ditte Lyngemark
  Do Sharing Economies Change the Cities: Evidence from the Rapid Growth of Airbnb in the Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  Presented by Aske Egsgaard (University of Copenhagen)
  Discussed by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Hans Koster, Jos van Ommeren, Nicolas Volkhausen
  Short-term Rentals and the Housing Market: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles
  Presented by Hans Koster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Jean Benoit Eymeoud (LIEPP SciencesPo)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room 1.60)
02C. Ethnic Diversity and Segregation

Chair: Jessie Bakens (Maastricht University)

• Lino Galiana
  Dynamic Approach of Spatial Segregation: a Framework with Mobile Phone Data
  Presented by Lino Galiana (INSEE)
  Discussed by Kurt Schmidheiny (University of Basel)
• Vernon Henderson, Ulrich Eberle, Dominic Rohner, Kurt Schmidheiny
  Ethno-Linguistic Diversity and City Size
  Presented by Kurt Schmidheiny (University of Basel)
  Discussed by Jessie Bakens (Maastricht University)
• Jessie Bakens
  Living Apart Together: the Economic Value of Ethnic Diversity in Cities
  Presented by Jessie Bakens (Maastricht University)
  Discussed by Lino Galiana (INSEE)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Amsterdam)
02D. Local Labour Markets I

Chair: Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

• Richard Mansfield
  How Local Are U.S. Labor Markets?: Using an Assignment Model to Forecast the Geographic and Skill Incidence of Local Labor Demand Shocks
  Presented by Richard Mansfield (University of Colorado-Boulder)
  Discussed by Juan Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
• Juan Chauvin
  Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and the Effects of Local Demand Shocks
  Presented by Juan Chauvin (Inter-American Development Bank)
  Discussed by Capucine Riom (London School of Economics)
• Max Nathan, Henry Overman, Capucine Riom, Maria Sanchez Vidal
  Multipliers From a Major Public Sector Relocation: the BBC’s Move to Manchester
  Presented by Capucine Riom (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)
• Lidia Farre, Jordi Jofre-Monseny, Juan Torrecillas
  Commuting Time and Female Labor Force Participation
  Presented by Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Richard Mansfield (University of Colorado-Boulder)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Shanghai)
02E. Transportation I

Chair: Stephan Heblich (University of Bristol)

• Ismir Mulalic, Bruno De Borger, Jan Rouwendal
  Productivity Effects of an Exogenous Improvement in Transport Infrastructure: the Bridge
  Presented by Ismir Mulalic (DTU and Kraks Fond)
  Discussed by Csaba Gabor Pogonyi (Imperial College London)
• Csaba Gabor Pogonyi, Daniel Graham, Jose Carbo
  Metros, Agglomeration Shadow and Firm Productivity: Evidence from London
  Presented by Csaba Gabor Pogonyi (Imperial College London)
  Discussed by Miren Lafourcade (University Paris-Sud and PSE)
• Pierre-Philippe Combes, Laurent Gobillon, Miren Lafourcade
  Labour Productivity Gains from the “Greater Paris Express” Rail Project
  Presented by Miren Lafourcade (University Paris-Sud and PSE)
  Discussed by Stephan Heblich (University of Bristol)
• Stephan Heblich
  The Spatial Impacts of a Massive Rail Disinvestment Program: The Beeching Axe
  Presented by Stephan Heblich (University of Bristol)
  Discussed by Ismir Mulalic (DTU and Kraks Fond)

May 31, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Sydney)
02F. Amenities, Land Use and Land Value

Chair: Arianna Ornaghi (University of Warwick)

• Elisabetta Pietrostefani
  Conservation Planning and Informal Institutions: Heterogenous Patterns in Italian Cities
  Presented by Elisabetta Pietrostefani (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Marco Fregoni (University of Milan)
• Marco Fregoni, Marco Leonardi, Sauro Mocetti
  The Real Effects of Land Use Regulation: Quasi-experimental Evidence From a Discontinuous Policy Variation
  Presented by Marco Fregoni (University of Milan)
  Discussed by Simon Büchler (University of Bern)
• Simon Büchler, Yashar Blouri, Olivier Schoeni
  The Geography of Housing Subsidies
  Presented by Simon Büchler (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Arianna Ornaghi (University of Warwick)
• Greg Howard, Arianna Ornaghi
  Closing Time: The Local Amenity Effects of Prohibition
  Presented by Arianna Ornaghi (University of Warwick)
  Discussed by Elisabetta Pietrostefani (London School of Economics)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Moscow)
03A. Student Prize I

Chair: Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

• Luisa Doerr, Stefanie Gaebler
  Does Highway Access Influence Local Tax Factors? Evidence From German Municipalities
  Presented by Luisa Doerr (ifo Institute for economic research)
  Discussed by Marta Santamaria (Universitat Pompeu Fabra / BGSE)
• Marta Santamaria
  The Gains from Reshaping Infrastructure: Evidence from the Division of Germany
  Presented by Marta Santamaria (Universitat Pompeu Fabra / BGSE)
  Discussed by Eunjee Kwon (University of Southern California, USC)
• Eunjee Kwon
  Transportation as an Unbundling Technology: High-speed Rail and the Migration Decision of Heterogeneous Households
  Presented by Eunjee Kwon (University of Southern California, USC)
  Discussed by Benjamin Carantino (Paris School of Economics)
• Benjamin Carantino, Antton Haramboure
  A Streetcar Named Desire ... of a Job ! Can Light-weight Rail Transit Mitigate Spatial Mismatch ?
  Presented by Benjamin Carantino (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Luisa Doerr (ifo Institute for economic research)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Amsterdam)
03B. Student Prize II

Chair: Ferdinand Rauch (Oxford)

• Matthew Sharp
  The Labour Market Impacts of Female Internal Migration: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in South Africa
  Presented by Matthew Sharp (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Juan Torrecillas (Universitat de Barcelona )
• Juan Torrecillas
  The Spatial Origins of Gender Roles
  Presented by Juan Torrecillas (Universitat de Barcelona )
  Discussed by Martin Fernandez Sanchez (Paris School of Economics)
• Martin Fernandez Sanchez
  Mass Migration and Education over a Century: Evidence from the Galician Diaspora in Latin America
  Presented by Martin Fernandez Sanchez (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Javier Quintana Gonzalez (Bocconi University, Milan)
• Javier Quintana Gonzalez
  Imports Competition, Regional Divergence and the Rise of the Skilled City
  Presented by Javier Quintana Gonzalez (Bocconi University, Milan)
  Discussed by Matthew Sharp (London School of Economics)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Shanghai)
03C. Student Price III

Chair: Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)

• Matthijs Korevaar
  The First Housing Bubble? The housing market in historical Amsterdam
  Presented by Matthijs Korevaar (Maastricht University)
  Discussed by Margarida Madaleno (London School of Economics)
• Margarida Madaleno
  How Does Housing Investment Affect Family Composition? Evidence from Area-based Discrimination
  Presented by Margarida Madaleno (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Rui Yu (Wharton School)
• Rui Yu
  Returns to Political Contributions: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Housing Supply Regulation
  Presented by Rui Yu (Wharton School)
  Discussed by Tatiana Mocanu (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
• Tatiana Mocanu
  Beyond Tuition: Cost of Living and College Affordability
  Presented by Tatiana Mocanu (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
  Discussed by Matthijs Korevaar (Maastricht University)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Sydney)
03D. Student Prize IV

Chair: Kurt Schmidheiny (University of Basel)

• Johannes Fleck, Chima Simpson-Bell
  Public Insurance in Heterogeneous Fiscal Federations: Evidence from American Households
  Presented by Johannes Fleck (European University Institute)
  Discussed by Gabriel Loumeau (ETH Zurich)
• Gabriel Loumeau
  Locating Public Facilities: Theory and Micro Evidence from Paris
  Presented by Gabriel Loumeau (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Nicolas Jannin (Paris School of Economics)
• Nicolas Jannin, Aurélie Sotura
  Local Public Good Spillovers: Theory and Evidence From French Cities
  Presented by Nicolas Jannin (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Johannes Fleck (European University Institute)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room 1.01)
03E. Student Prize V

Chair: Miren Lafourcade (University Paris-Sud and PSE)

• Guohao Yang
  Infrastructure and Global Value Chain Position: Evidence from China
  Presented by Guohao Yang (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
  Discussed by Weidi Yuan (University of Geneva)
• Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan
  China Syndrome Redux: New Results on Global Labor Reallocation
  Presented by Weidi Yuan (University of Geneva)
  Discussed by Yue Yu (Columbia University)
• Yue Yu
  Land Use Regulation and Economic Development: Evidence from the Farmland Red Line Policy in China
  Presented by Yue Yu (Columbia University)
  Discussed by Guohao Yang (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

May 31, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room 1.60)
03F. Student Prize VI

Chair: Ismir Mulalic (DTU and Kraks Fond)

• Agustín Indaco
  From Twitter to GDP: Estimating Economic Activity From Social Media
  Presented by Agustín Indaco (CUNY, The Graduate Center)
  Discussed by Carles Méndez-Ortega (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
• Carles Méndez-Ortega
  Place the ‘Candy’ and ‘Crush’ it: Entry Determinants of the Software and Video Games Firms in Barcelona
  Presented by Carles Méndez-Ortega (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
  Discussed by Caitlin Gorback (The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania)
• Caitlin Gorback
  Your Uber has Arrived: Ridesharing and the Redistribution of Economic Activity
  Presented by Caitlin Gorback (The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania)
  Discussed by Agustín Indaco (CUNY, The Graduate Center)

May 31, 2019 16:45 to 17:45 (Keizersgracht 102)
Keynote Lecture by Diego Puga

• Konstantin BuechelMaximilian von EhrlichDiego Puga, Elisabet Viladecans
  Calling From the Outside: The Role of Networks in Residential Mobility
  Presented by Diego Puga (CEMFI)

May 31, 2019 18:00 to 19:00 (Keizersgracht 102)
Keynote Lecture by Alan Manning

• Alan Manning
  Monopsony and Mobility in Urban Labour Markets
  Presented by Alan Manning (LSE)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Moscow)
04A. Local Public Finance I

Chair: Geert Goeyvaerts (KU Leuven)

• Fanny Alivon, Manon Garrouste, Rachel Guillain
  Urban and Education Place-based Policies: Effect on Academic Achievement
  Presented by Manon Garrouste (Université de Lille)
  Discussed by Marcus Roller (University of Bern)
• Marcus Roller
  Structural Elasticities of Tax-Induced Mobility
  Presented by Marcus Roller (University of Bern)
  Discussed by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
• Carlos Hurtado
  Behavioral Responses to Spatial Tax Notches in the Retail Gasoline Market.
  Presented by Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
  Discussed by Geert Goeyvaerts (KU Leuven)
• Geert Goeyvaerts, Erik Buyst
  Reconstructing Cities: Stimulating Redevelopment Through the Tax Code
  Presented by Geert Goeyvaerts (KU Leuven)
  Discussed by Manon Garrouste (Université de Lille)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Amsterdam)
04B. Agglomeration Economies

Chair: Olmo Silva (London School of Economics)

• Stuart Rosenthal, William Strange
  Building Specialization, Anchor Tenants and Agglomeration Economies
  Presented by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
  Discussed by Mathieu Steijn (Utrecht University)
• Mathieu Steijn, Hans Koster, Frank van Oort
  Industry Agglomeration Over Time: Evidence from 44 Years of Coagglomeration Patterns
  Presented by Mathieu Steijn (Utrecht University)
  Discussed by Fernando Carriazo (Universidad del Rosario-PSGIR)
• Fernando Carriazo, Oscar Quiroz
  An Efficiency Analysis of Intra-Urban Firm Agglomerations in Bogotá, Colombia.
  Presented by Fernando Carriazo (Universidad del Rosario-PSGIR)
  Discussed by Olmo Silva (London School of Economics)
• Giulia Faggio, Olmo Silva, William Strange
  Tales of the City: What Do Agglomeration Cases Tell Us About Agglomeration in General?
  Presented by Olmo Silva (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Stuart Rosenthal (Syracuse University)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Shanghai)
04C. Transportation II

Chair: Florin Cucu (Sciences Po)

• Yusuke Adachi
  Why did Highways Cause Suburbanization? The Role of Highway Congestion
  Presented by Yusuke Adachi (Nagoya University)
  Discussed by Zachary Liscow (Yale University)
• Leah Brooks, Zachary Liscow
  Infrastructure Costs
  Presented by Zachary Liscow (Yale University)
  Discussed by Alexander Klein (University of Kent)
• Alexander Klein
  Transport Costs in the Age of Highways: Evidence from the US Interstate Highway System 1960-2000.
  Presented by Alexander Klein (University of Kent)
  Discussed by Florin Cucu (Sciences Po)
• Florin Cucu
  Roads, Migration and the Spatial Sorting of US Workers by Skill
  Presented by Florin Cucu (Sciences Po)
  Discussed by Yusuke Adachi (Nagoya University)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room Sydney)
04D. Housing III

Chair: Jing Li (Singapore Management University)

• Camile Dumeignil
  The Impact of Cross-border Labor Mobility on Real Estate Price Trends: A Natural Experiment
  Presented by Camile Dumeignil (IREGE)
  Discussed by Erling Røed Larsen (Oslo Metropolitan University)
• Erling Røed Larsen, Andre Anundsen, Dag Einar Sommervoll
  Getting More by Asking for Less?
  Presented by Erling Røed Larsen (Oslo Metropolitan University)
  Discussed by Lan Lan (University of Oslo)
• Lan Lan
  Understanding the Saving Behavior of Chinese Households: Intergenerational Transfers and Housing
  Presented by Lan Lan (University of Oslo)
  Discussed by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
• Naqun Huang, Jing Li, Amanda Ross
  Do Elderly Individuals Claim Social Security Early or Cash-out Home Equity When House Prices Appreciate?
  Presented by Jing Li (Singapore Management University)
  Discussed by Camile Dumeignil (IREGE)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:00 (Room 1.01)
04E. Education

Chair: Amrita Kulka (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

• Francesco Berlingieri, Christina Gathmann, Matthias Quinckhardt
  College Openings and Local Economic Development
  Presented by Francesco Berlingieri (ZEW Mannheim)
  Discussed by Hildegunn Stokke (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
• Jorn Rattso, Hildegunn Stokke
  Wage Inequality: College Premium, Economic Geography, and Private-Public Sector
  Presented by Hildegunn Stokke (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
  Discussed by Amrita Kulka (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Amrita Kulka
  Sorting into Neighborhoods and Schools: The Role of Minimum Lot Sizes
  Presented by Amrita Kulka (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Discussed by Francesco Berlingieri (ZEW Mannheim)

June 1, 2019 8:30 to 10:30 (Room 1.60)
04F. Retail

Chair: Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)

• Gokhan Guven, Eren Inci, Antonio Russo
  Competition, Concentration and Percentage Rent in Retail Leasing
  Presented by Eren Inci (Sabanci University)
  Discussed by Mark Van Duijn (University of Groningen)
• Song Zhang, Mark Van Duijn, Arno Van der Vlist
  The External Effects of Inner-city Shopping Centers: Evidence of Shopping Center Redevelopment and Residential Property Prices in the Netherlands
  Presented by Mark Van Duijn (University of Groningen)
  Discussed by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
• Ioulia Ossokina, Jan Svitak, Coen Teulings
  The Urban Economics of Retail
  Presented by Ioulia Ossokina (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  Discussed by Eren Inci (Sabanci University)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Moscow)
05A. Neighbourhoods and Externalities

Chair: Rafael Ribas (University of Amsterdam)

• Lea Eilers
  The Effect of Refugee Accommodation on the Local Housing Market
  Presented by Lea Eilers (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Martijn Droes (University of Amsterdam)
• Martijn Droes, Hans Koster
  A World Divided: Refugee Centers, House Prices, and Household Preferences
  Presented by Martijn Droes (University of Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
• Filippo Boeri, Marco Di Cataldo, Elisabetta Pietrostefani
  Out of the Darkness: The Effects of Confiscation and Re-allocation of Real Estate Mafia Assets
  Presented by Filippo Boeri (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Rafael Ribas (University of Amsterdam)
• Erasmo Giambona, Rafael Ribas
  Unveiling the Price of Obscenity: Evidence from Closing Prostitution Windows in the Netherlands
  Presented by Rafael Ribas (University of Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Lea Eilers (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room 1.01)
05B. Local Labour Markets II

Chair: Eric Mengus (HEC Paris)

• Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen, Enrico Moretti, Jens Suedekum
  Matching in Cities
  Presented by Wolfgang Dauth (University of Wuerzburg and IAB)
  Discussed by Fabio Cerina (University of Cagliari)
• Fabio Cerina, Elisa Dienesch, Alessio Moro, Michelle Rendall
  Spatial Polarization
  Presented by Fabio Cerina (University of Cagliari)
  Discussed by Jordy Meekes (The University of Melbourne)
• Jordy Meekes, Wolter Hassink
  Endogenous Local Labour Markets, Regional Aggregation and Agglomeration Economies
  Presented by Jordy Meekes (The University of Melbourne)
  Discussed by Eric Mengus (HEC Paris)
• Donald Davis, Eric Mengus, Tomasz Michalski
  Labor Market Polarization and the Great Divergence: Theory and Evidence
  Presented by Eric Mengus (HEC Paris)
  Discussed by Wolfgang Dauth (University of Wuerzburg and IAB)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Amsterdam)
05C. Transportation III

Chair: Clare Balboni (London School of Economics)

• Ines Helm, Nicolas Koch, Alexander Rohlf
  Do Car Scrappage Schemes Improve Local Air Quality? Evidence from Germany
  Presented by Ines Helm (Stockholm University)
  Discussed by Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill University)
• Nicolas Gendron-Carrier, marco gonzalez-navarro, Stefano Polloni, Matthew Turner
  Subways and Urban Air Pollution
  Presented by Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill University)
  Discussed by Antonio Russo (ETH Zurich)
• Antonio Russo, Martin Adler, Federica Liberini, Jos van Ommeren
  The Congestion Relief Benefit of Public Transit: Evidence from Rome
  Presented by Antonio Russo (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Clare Balboni (London School of Economics)
• Clare Balboni
  In Harm's Way? Infrastructure Investments and the Persistence of Coastal Cities
  Presented by Clare Balboni (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Ines Helm (Stockholm University)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room 1.60)
05D. Housing IV

Chair: Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)

• Felipe Carozzi, Christian Hilber, Xiaolun Yu
  The Economic Impacts of Help to Buy
  Presented by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Daniel Da Mata (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)
• Daniel Da Mata, Lucas Mation
  Labor Market Effects of Public Housing: Evidence from Large-Scale Lotteries
  Presented by Daniel Da Mata (Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV)
  Discussed by Simon Franklin (London School of Economics)
• Simon Franklin
  The Demand for Government Housing: Evidence from a Lottery for 200,000 Homes in Ethiopia
  Presented by Simon Franklin (London School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)
• Yi Fan, Ho Pin Teo, Xinwei Wan
  Public Transport, Noise Complaints, and Housing: Evidence from Sentiment Analysis in Singapore
  Presented by Yi Fan (National University of Singapore)
  Discussed by Christian Hilber (London School of Economics)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Shanghai)
05E. New Data and Methods for Research in Urban Economics

Chair: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & IEB)

• Marie-Pierre de Bellefon, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Clément Gorin
  A Random Forest Approach to Mine Historical Maps: Land Use in France from the Mid-18th Century
  Presented by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)
  Discussed by Yifan Ye (Boston University)
• Yifan Ye, Charles Becker
  Moving Mountains: Geography, Neighborhood Sorting, and Spatial Income Segregation
  Presented by Yifan Ye (Boston University)
  Discussed by Maarten Bosker (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Maarten Bosker
  Definition Matters: Metropolitan Areas and Agglomeration Economies in a Large Developing Country
  Presented by Maarten Bosker (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  Discussed by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & IEB)
• Daniel Arribas-Bel, Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal
  Building(s and) Cities: The Role of Transportation and Geography
  Presented by Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & IEB)
  Discussed by Laurent Gobillon (Paris School of Economics)

June 1, 2019 11:00 to 13:00 (Room Sydney)
05F. Innovation and Knowledge in Cities

Chair: Peter Egger (ETH Zurich)

• Enrico Berkes
  Novel Ideas: The Effects of Carnegie Libraries on Innovative Activities
  Presented by Enrico Berkes (The Ohio State University)
  Discussed by Andreas Diemer (London School of Economics and Political Science)
• Andreas Diemer, Tanner Regan
  The Geography of Social Connectedness and Knowledge Flows in the United States: New Evidence from Patent Citations
  Presented by Andreas Diemer (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  Discussed by Ambrus Kecskes (Schulich School of Business at York Univ)
• francois derrien, Ambrus Kecskes, Phuong-Anh Nguyen
  Labor Force Demographics and Corporate Innovation
  Presented by Ambrus Kecskes (Schulich School of Business at York Univ)
  Discussed by Peter Egger (ETH Zurich)
• Peter Egger, Nicole Loumeau
  The Economic Geography of Innovation
  Presented by Peter Egger (ETH Zurich)
  Discussed by Enrico Berkes (The Ohio State University)

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Sydney)
06A. Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Diffusion

Chair: Annamaria Conti (University of Lausanne)

• Matte Hartog
  Labor Mobility and the Diffusion of Export Capabilities in the Local Labor Market: Evidence from Hugo Chavez' Border Closing Between Colombia and Venezuela in 2009
  Presented by Matte Hartog (Harvard University)
  Discussed by Gaetano Basso (Bank of Italy)
• Massimo Anelli, Gaetano Basso, Giuseppe Ippedico, Giovanni PERI
  Youth Drain, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  Presented by Gaetano Basso (Bank of Italy)
  Discussed by Clément Bosquet (University of Cergy-Pontoise)
• Clément Bosquet, Pierre-Philippe Combes, Emeric Henry, Thierry Mayer
  Peer Effects in Academic Research: Senders and Receivers
  Presented by Clément Bosquet (University of Cergy-Pontoise)
  Discussed by Annamaria Conti (University of Lausanne)
• Annamaria Conti, Jorge Guzman
  What is the US Comparative Advantage in Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Israeli Migration to the United States
  Presented by Annamaria Conti (University of Lausanne)
  Discussed by Matte Hartog (Harvard University)

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room 1.60)
06B. Consumption in Neighbourhoods

Chair: Florian Mayneris (ESG-Université du Québec à Montréal)

• Barry Scholnick
  The Impact of Neighbors on Consumption Choices: Evidence from Warranty Claims
  Presented by Barry Scholnick (Univ. of Alberta)
  Discussed by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University )
• Sumit AgarwalJ. Bradford Jensen, Ferdinando Monte
  The Geography of Consumption
  Presented by Ferdinando Monte (Georgetown University )
  Discussed by Florian Mayneris (ESG-Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Kristian Behrens, Brahim Boualam, Julien Martin, Florian Mayneris
  Gentrification and Pioneer Businesses
  Presented by Florian Mayneris (ESG-Université du Québec à Montréal)
  Discussed by Barry Scholnick (Univ. of Alberta)

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Moscow)
06C. Natural Disasters and Climate Change in Cities

Chair: Jaqueline Oliveira (Rhodes college)

• Agustin Indaco, Francesc Ortega, Suleyman Taspinar
  The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York's Businesses
  Presented by Agustin Indaco (CUNY, The Graduate Center)
  Discussed by Sofia Franco (UNL)
• Sofia Franco, Jacob Macdonald
  Living on the Edge: How does Your House Price Respond to Urban Hazard Risks?
  Presented by Sofia Franco (UNL)
  Discussed by Vincent Schippers (Utrecht University)
• Vincent Schippers
  Lights out? Earthquakes and Local Economic Activity
  Presented by Vincent Schippers (Utrecht University)
  Discussed by Jaqueline Oliveira (Rhodes college)
• Jaqueline Oliveira, Paula Pereda
  The Impact of Climate Change on Internal Migration in Brazil
  Presented by Jaqueline Oliveira (Rhodes college)
  Discussed by Agustin Indaco (CUNY, The Graduate Center)

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Shanghai)
06D. Transportation IV

Chair: Mathilde lebrand (World Bank)

• Rubens Lopes, Raul Silveira Neto
  Highways and Education Accessibility: Evidence from Brazil
  Presented by Rubens Lopes (UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco))
  Discussed by Richard Bluhm (University of Hannover)
• Richard Bluhm, Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Bradley Parks, Austin Strange, Michael Tierney
  Connective Financing: Chinese Infrastructure Projects and the Diffusion of Economic Activity in Developing Countries
  Presented by Richard Bluhm (University of Hannover)
  Discussed by Ferdinand Rauch (Oxford)
• Paul Brandily, Ferdinand Rauch
  Roads and Urban Growth
  Presented by Ferdinand Rauch (Oxford)
  Discussed by Mathilde lebrand (World Bank)
• Mathilde lebrand
  Who wins, who loses? Understanding the Spatially Differentiated Effects of Belt and Road Initiative
  Presented by Mathilde lebrand (World Bank)
  Discussed by Rubens Lopes (UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco))

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room Amsterdam)
06E. Local Public Finance II

Chair: Rhiannon Jerch (Cornell University)

• Marie-Laure Breuillé, Camille Grivault, Eliakim Kakpo, Julie le Gallo
  Should French Municipalities Densify to Reduce their Expenditures?
  Presented by Eliakim Kakpo (INRA)
  Discussed by David Albouy (University of Illinois)
• David Albouy
  Unlocking Amenties: Estimating Public Good Complementarities
  Presented by David Albouy (University of Illinois)
  Discussed by André Seidel (University of Bergen)
• André Seidel
  Regional Public Goods Provision, Decentralization and Social Heterogeneity: A Global View
  Presented by André Seidel (University of Bergen)
  Discussed by Rhiannon Jerch (Cornell University)
• Rhiannon Jerch
  The Local Consequences of Federal Mandates: Evidence from the Clean Water Act
  Presented by Rhiannon Jerch (Cornell University)
  Discussed by Eliakim Kakpo (INRA)

June 1, 2019 14:00 to 16:00 (Room 1.01)
06F. Political Economy and Cities

Chair: Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen)

• Felipe Carozzi, Martin Guenther
  Not in my Electoral Backyard
  Presented by Martin Guenther (Royal Holloway College, University of London)
  Discussed by Andreas Mense (University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
• Andreas Mense, Matthias Wrede
  Do voters reward politicians for luck?
  Presented by Andreas Mense (University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
  Discussed by Thomas Krause (Halle Institute for Economic Research)
• Thomas Krause
  African-American Mayors, Home Ownership and Mortgage Lending
  Presented by Thomas Krause (Halle Institute for Economic Research)
  Discussed by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen)
• Matthias Wrede
  Voting on Land Development
  Presented by Matthias Wrede (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen)
  Discussed by Martin Guenther (Royal Holloway College, University of London)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room Amsterdam)
07A. Migration

Chair: Melanie Krause (University of Hamburg)

• Heitor Pellegrina, Sebastian Sotelo
  Migration, Specialization and Trade: Evidence from the Brazilian March to the West
  Presented by Heitor Pellegrina (NYU Abu Dhabi)
  Discussed by Mads Hejlesen (Aarhus University)
• Fabian Eckert, Mads Hejlesen, Conor Walsh
  The Return To Big City Experience: Evidence From Danish Refugees
  Presented by Mads Hejlesen (Aarhus University)
  Discussed by Melanie Krause (University of Hamburg)
• Melanie Krause, Sebastian Kripfganz
  Regional Convergence at the County Level: The Role of Commuters
  Presented by Melanie Krause (University of Hamburg)
  Discussed by Heitor Pellegrina (NYU Abu Dhabi)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room Moscow)
07B. City Growth

Chair: Bram van Besouw (Utrecht University)

• Yan Hu
  Rebellion, Refuge and Rise of Cities
  Presented by Yan Hu (CEMFI)
  Discussed by David Cuberes (Clark University)
• David Cuberes, Klaus Desmet, Jordan Rappaport
  Urban Growth Shadows
  Presented by David Cuberes (Clark University)
  Discussed by Duc Nguyen (University of Groningen)
• Duc Nguyen
  Mean Reversion of the German City System After WWII: To What Mean?
  Presented by Duc Nguyen (University of Groningen)
  Discussed by Bram van Besouw (Utrecht University)
• Bram van Besouw, Daniel Curtis
  Death at a Distance? Warfare and Mortality in the Seventeenth-Century Low Countries
  Presented by Bram van Besouw (Utrecht University)
  Discussed by Yan Hu (CEMFI)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room Sydney)
07C. Transportation V

Chair: Sandra Schaffner (RWI)

• Alex Chernoff, Andrea Craig
  Housing Price Network Effects from Public Transit Investment: Evidence from Vancouver
  Presented by Alex Chernoff (Bank of Canada)
  Discussed by Nicholas Sheard (Victoria University)
• Nicholas Sheard
  Transport Infrastructure and Regional Welfare
  Presented by Nicholas Sheard (Victoria University)
  Discussed by Daniel Hörcher (Imperial College London)
• Daniel Hörcher, Woubit Seifu, Bruno De Borger, Daniel Graham
  Public Transport Provision under Agglomeration Economies
  Presented by Daniel Hörcher (Imperial College London)
  Discussed by Sandra Schaffner (RWI)
• Philipp Breidenbach, Jeffrey Cohen, Sandra Schaffner
  Continuation of Air-services in Berlin-Tegel and its Effects on Housing Prices
  Presented by Sandra Schaffner (RWI)
  Discussed by Alex Chernoff (Bank of Canada)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room Shanghai)
07D. Economic Geography and Trade

Chair: Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)

• Jan David Bakker
  International Trade and Regional Inequality
  Presented by Jan David Bakker (University of Oxford)
  Discussed by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra - CREI)
• Marta Santamaria, Jaume Ventura, Ugur Yesilbayraktar
  Borders within Europe
  Presented by Ugur Yesilbayraktar (Universitat Pompeu Fabra - CREI)
  Discussed by Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)
• Stephan Maurer, Ferdinand Rauch
  Economic Geography Aspects of the Panama Canal
  Presented by Stephan Maurer (University of Konstanz)
  Discussed by Jan David Bakker (University of Oxford)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room 1.01)
07E. Wage Premium in Cities

Chair: Paula Herrera-Idarraga (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)

• Anja Grujovic
  Tasks, Cities and Urban Wage Premia
  Presented by Anja Grujovic (CEMFI)
  Discussed by Clara Santamaria (CEMFI and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
• Charly Porcher, Hannah Rubinton, Clara Santamaria
  The Role of Establishment Size in the City-Size Premium in Spain
  Presented by Clara Santamaria (CEMFI and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
  Discussed by Sabine D'Costa (University of Westminster)
• Sabine D'Costa, Almudena Sevilla
  Why is the Urban Wage Premium Larger for Women?
  Presented by Sabine D'Costa (University of Westminster)
  Discussed by Paula Herrera-Idarraga (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)
• Paula Herrera-Idarraga, Pablo Adrian Garlati-Bertoldi, Juan Torres
  Getting Over the Minimum Wage: Wage Gaps Between Cities in Colombia
  Presented by Paula Herrera-Idarraga (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)
  Discussed by Anja Grujovic (CEMFI)

June 1, 2019 16:30 to 18:30 (Room 1.60)
07F. Firms in Cities

Chair: Michael Koenig (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Orhun Sevinc
  Density and Allocative Efficiency
  Presented by Orhun Sevinc (Central Bank of Turkey and CFM/LSE )
  Discussed by Adrian Lerche (IAB Nuremberg)
• Adrian Lerche
  Investment Tax Credits and the Response of Firms
  Presented by Adrian Lerche (IAB Nuremberg)
  Discussed by Michael Koenig (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Michael Koenig
  Aggregate Fluctuations in Adaptive Production Networks
  Presented by Michael Koenig (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  Discussed by Orhun Sevinc (Central Bank of Turkey and CFM/LSE )