6th Biennial Real Estate Conference
Conference Details
Date: December 1-2, 2021
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1000 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Hosted virtually via Zoom
If you have any questions, contact Hazel Taylor.
Agenda
| Wednesday, December 1 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Welcome and opening remarks Paula Tkac, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| Session 1: Regulations & Housing Supply Chair: Kris Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 10:15 |
"Estimating the Economic Value of Zoning Reform" Presenter: Jonah Rexer, Princeton University Santosh Anagol, University of Pennsylvania Fernando Ferreira, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Raven Molloy, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:10 |
"Reclaiming Local Control: School Finance Reforms and Housing Supply Restrictions" Presenter: Jacob Krimmel, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Discussant: Nathaniel Baum Snow, University of Toronto |
| 11:55 | Adjourn |
| Reconvene | |
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Session 2: Heterogeneity in Housing Returns and Property Taxes Chair: Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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| 2:10 |
"Racial Disparities in Housing Returns" Presenter: Francis Wong, National Bureau of Economic Research Amir Kermani, University of California, Berkeley Discussant: Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut |
| 2:55 | Break |
| 3:05 |
"Why Are Residential Property Tax Rates Regressive?" Presenter: Natee Amornsiripanitch, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Discussant: Jan Brueckner, University of California, Irvine |
| 3:50 | Adjourn |
| Thursday, December 2 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and introduction W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 8:40 | Fireside Chat: Why Is Housing So Expensive? Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and the Chairman of the Department of Economics, Harvard University |
| 9:30 | Break |
| Session 3: COVID-19 Impacts on Real Estate Chair: Chris Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 9:40 |
"Flattening the Curve: Pandemic-Induced Revaluation of Urban Real Estate" Presenter: Arpit Gupta, New York University Vrinda Mittal, Columbia University Jonas Peeters, New York University Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University Discussant: Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University |
| 10:25 | Break |
| 10:35 |
"More Than Shelter: The Effects of Rental Eviction Moratoria on Household Well-Being" Presenter: Nitzan Tzur-Ilan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Xudong An, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Stuart Gabriel, University of California, Los Angeles Discussant: Jane Dokko, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| 11:20 |
Closing remarks
Jessica Dill, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |