2nd Annual UCI-UCLA-USC Urban Research Day
October 22nd, 2010
Ralph & Goldy Lewis Hall 100
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Session 1
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Kerry Vandell (University of California, Irvine)
" Tax Structure and Natural Vacancy Rates in the Commercial Real Estate Market: Can Tax Incentives Cause Overbuilding in a World of Stochastic Prices”
Discussant:
Gary Painter (University of Southern California)
Stuart Gabriel (University of California, Los Angeles)
"Housing Risk and Return: Estimates of a Housing Asset Pricing Model"
Discussant:
Xudong An (San Diego State University)
Break 11:00 am – 11:10 am
Session 2
11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Ryan Vaughn (University of California, Los Angeles)
“Strategic Foreclosure: An Empirical Assessment of
Strategic Behavior by Lenders in the Mortgage Market”
Discussant:
Chris Redfearn (University of Southern California)
Session 3
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Richard Green (University of Southern California)
“Surfing for Scores: School Quality, Housing Prices, and the Changing Cost of Information” with Paul Carrillo and Stephanie R. Cellini
Discussant:
Matthew Kahn (University of California, Los Angeles)
Break 2:15 pm – 2:25 pm
Session 4
2:25 pm – 3:25 pm
Jenny Scheutz (University of Southern California)
“Is the 'Shop Around the Corner' a Luxury or a Nuisance?The relationship between income and neighborhood
retail patterns” with Jed Kolko and Rachel Meltzer
Discussant:
Jan Brueckner (University of California, Irvine)
Break 3:25 pm – 3:35 pm
3:35 pm – 4:30 pm
Session 5
Marlon Boarnet (University of California, Irvine)
“ Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate
Change Debate: Getting Smarter than Your Average
Bear”
Discussant:
Lisa Schweitzer (University of Southern California)
Dinner 6:00 pm
Location Café Pinot
