Report NEP-URE-2025-01-20

This is the archive for NEP-URE, a report on new working papers in the area of Urban and Real Estate Economics. Steve Ross issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Martin Groiss & Nicolas Syrichas, 2025. "Monetary Policy, Property Prices and Rents: Evidence from Local Housing Markets," Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers 0058, Berlin School of Economics.
• Gökçe, Merve Betül, 2024. "The effect of rental prices on student mobility," MPRA Paper 122834, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Isabel Skak Olufsen & Jesper Fries, 2025. "Peer Effects on Well-Being and Performance in Elementary School," CEBI working paper series 25-01, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI).
• Esther Adania Sejoah & Elias Danyi Kuusaana & Joseph Kwaku Kidido, 2024. "Dynamics and Implications of Commercialising Residential Spaces: A Case Study of Tamale Metropolis," AfRES afres2024-046, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Esther Adania Sejoah & Elias Danyi Kuusaana & Joseph Kwaku Kidido, 2024. "Dynamics and Implications of Commercialising Residential Spaces: A Case Study of Tamale Metropolis," AfRES 2024-046, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Japhta O. Maboko & Partson Paradza & Benita G. Zulch & Joseph A. Yacim, 2024. "Exploring the Effects of Interest Rates on the Residential Property Market: A Case Study of Weltevredenpark Suburb in Johannesburg," AfRES 2024-017, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Japhta O. Maboko & Partson Paradza & Benita G. Zulch & Joseph A. Yacim, 2024. "Exploring the Effects of Interest Rates on the Residential Property Market: A Case Study of Weltevredenpark Suburb in Johannesburg," AfRES afres2024-017, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt & Fabian Bald & Duncan H.W. Roth & Tobias Seidel & Gabriel Ahlfeldt & Duncan Roth, 2024. "Measuring Quality of Life Under Spatial Frictions," CESifo Working Paper Series 11560, CESifo.
• Muñoz-Morales, Juan S., 2024. "Flooding the Brains: Natural Disasters, Student Outcomes, and the Urban-Rural Gap in Human Capital," IZA Discussion Papers 17542, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Mau, Karsten & Xu, Mingzhi & Zheng, Yawen, 2025. "International transport infrastructure and regional economic development," Research Memorandum 001, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Sive Mankayi & Iviwe Sithole & Elizabeth Musvoto, 2024. "A Place Called Home: Backyarding in the City of Cape Town," AfRES afres2024-042, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• White, Tim, 2024. "From tenants to subscribers: digital experiments in residential rent extraction," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126131, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Francois Viruly & Uche Ordor & Lucia Schlemmer & Aly Karam & Dayni Sanderson, 2024. "Explaining Large-Scale, Mixed-Use Developments in Africa through the Lens of Real Estate Development Theoretical Models," AfRES afres2024-009, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Amine Ouazad & Matthew E. Kahn, 2025. "Time Consistent Infrastructure Investments: Optimal Flood Protection Policies in Spatial Equilibrium," NBER Working Papers 33333, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Steinführer, Annett & Osterhage, Frank, 2024. "Vom Kommen, Gehen und Bleiben. Wanderungsgeschehen und Wohnstandortentscheidungen aus der Perspektive ländlicher Räume," Thünen Report 348973, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
• Rumbidzayi Taruvinga & Nosisa Mbhele & Edward Kodisang & Chioma Okoro & Jonathan Tembo, 2024. "Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation on House Prices," AfRES afres2024-039, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Verduzco Torres, Jose Rafael & Raturi, Varun, 2024. "A methodological evaluation of app location data extraction and processing for traffic flow applications," OSF Preprints vut58, Center for Open Science.
• Sofoklis Goulas & Silvia Griselda & Rigissa Megalokonomou & Yves Zenou, 2024. "Disruptive Peers and Academic Performance: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes," CESifo Working Paper Series 11568, CESifo.
• Essi Eerola & Teemu Lyytikäinen & Tuukka Saarimaa & Tuuli Vanhapelto, 2024. "The Incidence of Rent Subsidies: Evidence on Rents, Housing Choices and Supply," CESifo Working Paper Series 11478, CESifo.
• John C. Williams, 2025. "An Economy That Works for All: Housing Affordability," Speech 99450, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
• Antonin Bergeaud & Max Deter & Maria Greve & Michael Wyrwich, 2025. "Migration and Innovation: The Impact of East German Inventors on West Germany’s Technological Development," Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers 0059, Berlin School of Economics.
• Sophia Kongela, 2024. "Confronting Affordable Housing Shortage: Stakeholders’ Analysis of Affordability in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania," AfRES 2024-002, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Huaizhi Chen & Lauren Cohen, 2024. "Assessing Assessors," NBER Working Papers 33238, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Mitsch, Frieder & Hassel, Anke & Soskice, David, 2024. "Southern Germany’s innovation clusters: regional growth coalitions in the knowledge economy," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126264, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Antonin Bergeaud & Max Deter & Maria Greve & Michael Wyrwich, 2025. "Migration and innovation: The impact of East German inventors on West Germany’s technological development," CEPA Discussion Papers 84, Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
• Babalwa Mazomba & Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, 2024. "Expert Opinions on Residential Property Selling Prices and Rentals in Kimberley, South Africa," AfRES afres2024-043, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Moritz Drechsel-Grau & Fabian Greimel, 2024. "Falling Behind: Has Rising Inequality Fueled the American Debt Boom?," CESifo Working Paper Series 11565, CESifo.
• Roy Cerqueti & Paolo Maranzano & Raffaele Mattera, 2024. "Spatially-clustered spatial autoregressive models with application to agricultural market concentration in Europe," Papers 2407.15874, arXiv.org.
• Felipe Benguria & Felipe Saffie & Shihangyin Zhang, 2024. "Spatial Linkages and the Uneven Effects of a Commodity Boom," NBER Working Papers 33287, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Joshua Graff Zivin & Gregor Singer, 2024. "Disparities in Pollution Capitalization Rates: The Role of Direct & Systemic Discrimination," CESifo Working Paper Series 11555, CESifo.
• Shani, Ron & Reingewertz, Yaniv, 2024. "On the optimal allocation of responsibilities among national and subnational governments," MPRA Paper 122835, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Adwoa Konadu Prempeh & Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie, 2024. "Exploring the Changes in Africa’s Real Estate Industry using Ghana as a Case Study," AfRES afres2024-014, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Huang, Kaixing & Liao, Yuxi & Luo, Renfu, 2024. "Does Parent-Teacher Communication Truly Boost Students' School Performance?," MPRA Paper 123072, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Luis Lopez & Nitzan Tzur-Ilan, 2025. "Air Pollution and Rent Prices: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke Plumes," Working Papers 2502, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
• Steinhoff, Brigitte, 2024. "The impact of social and affordable housing on societal attitude - a systematic review of the literature," MPRA Paper 123120, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Diris, Ron & Fairley, Kim, 2024. "The Effect of Extended Education on Educational Quality and Inequality: An Event Study Approach," IZA Discussion Papers 17526, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Morris A. Davis & Andra C. Ghent & Jesse M. Gregory, 2024. "Winners and Losers from the Work-from-Home Technology Boon," NBER Working Papers 33284, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• González, Libertad & Surovtseva, Tetyana, 2024. "Do More Tourists Promote Local Employment?," IZA Discussion Papers 17518, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Faranani Gethe & Prisca Simbanegavi, 2024. "Balancing Urban Regeneration to Prevent Displacement: A Conceptual Strategy for Inclusivity in South Africa," AfRES 2024-041, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Celina Proffen & Franziska Riepl, 2024. "Does a Passport Get You a Degree? Citizenship Reform and Educational Achievement," CESifo Working Paper Series 11483, CESifo.
• Leogrande, Angelo & Drago, Carlo & Mallardi, Giulio & Costantiello, Alberto & Magaletti, Nicola, 2024. "Patenting Propensity in Italy: A Machine Learning Approach to Regional Clustering," MPRA Paper 123081, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Aizawa, Hiroki & Saka, Takuhiro, 2024. "Disutility caused by remote work in urban system," MPRA Paper 122913, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Caria, Andrea & Di Liberto, Adriana & Pau, Sara, 2024. "Remote Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Three-Level Survey of Italian Schools," IZA Discussion Papers 17545, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Li, Yanan & Menon, Nidhiya & Sunder, Naveen, 2024. "The Company You Keep: The Positive Peer Effects of Kindergarten on Learning and Mental Health," IZA Discussion Papers 17531, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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• Matthew Turner & David N. Weil, 2025. "Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?," NBER Working Papers 33334, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Lingbo Huang & Jun Zhang, 2025. "Making school choice lotteries transparent," Papers 2501.04243, arXiv.org.
• Riley K. Acton & Kalena Cortes & Lois Miller & Camila Morales, 2025. "Distance to Degrees: How College Proximity Shapes Students’ Enrollment Choices and Attainment Across Race-Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status," NBER Working Papers 33337, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Victor M. Bennett & David T. Robinson, 2024. "Why Aren't There More Minority Entrepreneurs?," NBER Working Papers 33229, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Bridget Kauma & Giordano Mion, 2024. "Regional Productivity Differences in the UK and France: From the Micro to the Macro," CESifo Working Paper Series 11543, CESifo.
• A. Kerem Coşar & Sophie Osotimehin & Latchezar Popov, 2024. "The Long-run Effects of Transportation Productivity on the US Economy," NBER Working Papers 33248, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Moamen Gouda & Anouk S. Rigterink, 2024. "Historical Slavery Predicts Contemporary Violent Crime," CESifo Working Paper Series 11515, CESifo.
• Sebastian Leutner & Benedikt Gloria & Sven Bienert, 2024. "Green Discount in Commercial Real Estate Lending," AfRES 2024-006, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Balgova, Maria & Illing, Hannah, 2024. "The Labor Market Costs of Job Displacement by Migrant Status," IZA Discussion Papers 17496, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• David Card & Eric Chyn & Laura Giuliano, 2024. "Can Gifted Education Help Higher-Ability Boys from Disadvantaged Backgrounds?," NBER Working Papers 33282, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Sabrin A. Beg & Anne E. Fitzpatrick & Jason T. Kerwin & Adrienne Lucas & Khandker Wahedur Rahman, 2024. "When Given Discretion Teachers Did Not Shirk: Evidence from Remedial Education in Secondary Schools," NBER Working Papers 33242, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Baleke Emmanuel & Christopher Mulenga, 2024. "Diversification of Investment Portfolios through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in Zambia," AfRES 2024-003, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Lingbo Huang & Jun Zhang, 2025. "Bundled School Choice," Papers 2501.04241, arXiv.org.
• Louie van Schalkwyk & Liezl Emsley, 2024. "Streamlining Municipal Property Transactions in South Africa for Enhanced Social Value Creation," AfRES afres2024-040, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Berliant, Marcus & Tabuchi, Takatoshi, 2024. "Market size, trade, and productivity reconsidered: poverty traps and the home market effect," MPRA Paper 122854, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Abbate Nicolás Francisco & Gasparini Leonardo & Ronchetti Franco & Quiroga Facundo, 2024. "High-Resolution Income Estimates Using Satellite Imagery: A Deep Learning Approach applied in Buenos Aires," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4701, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
• Kaputula, Mboyonga & Oliveira Cunha, Juliana, 2024. "Boosting tax revenue of Zambian cities with technology," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126095, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Francois Viruly & Carsten Lausberg & Björn-Martin Kurzrock & Max Hammer & Dayni Sanderson, 2024. "Understanding Financing and Other Decisions of Residential Small-Scale and Micro Developers: The Case of South Africa," AfRES afres2024-011, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Adetoun Otepola, 2024. "Human-Centered Design in Smart City Planning: Accra’s Transformative Journey," AfRES afres2024-015, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Apablaza, Mauricio & Sehnbruch, Kirsten & González, Pablo & Méndez, Rocío, 2023. "Regional inequality in multidimensional quality of employment: insights from Chile, 1996–2017," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 115453, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Banu Demir & Beata Javorcik & Piyush Panigrahi & Banu Demir Pakel & Beata Smarzynska Javorcik, 2024. "Breaking Invisible Barriers: Does Fast Internet Improve Access to Input Markets?," CESifo Working Paper Series 11567, CESifo.
• Muringani, Jonathan & Dahl Fitjar, Rune & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2024. "Political trust and economic development in European regions," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 125630, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Christopher P. Chambers & Yusufcan Masatlioglu & Christopher Turansick, 2025. "Revealed Social Networks," Papers 2501.02609, arXiv.org.
• Li, Qiaosi & Zhao, Qunshan, 2024. "Large-scale 3D building and tree datasets constructed from airborne LiDAR point clouds in Glasgow, UK," OSF Preprints 5g8wy, Center for Open Science.
• Ntwanano Hlekane & Chioma Okoro, 2024. "Sustainable Financing of Housing Conversions for Low-income Earners: A Review of selected African Countries," AfRES afres2024-021, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Cantero Lara Sofía, 2024. "School Calendar and Suicides: Evidence for Argentina," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4714, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
• Sofia Amaral & Aixa Garcia-Ramos & Selim Gulesci & Sarita Oré & Alejandra Ramos & Maria Micaela Sviatschi & Maria Micaela Sviatschi, 2024. "Gender-Based Violence in Schools and Girls’ Education: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique," CESifo Working Paper Series 11506, CESifo.
• Matthew Freedman & David Neumark, 2024. "Lessons Learned and Ignored in U.S. Place-Based Policymaking," NBER Working Papers 33272, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Sam M. Mwando & Manya M. Mooya & Elisabeth Musvoto, 2024. "A Systematic Review of Locational Decisions of Property Developers," AfRES afres2024-024, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Freitas-Monteiro, Teresa & Ludolph, Lars, 2025. "Barriers to humanitarian migration, victimization and integration outcomes: evidence from Germany," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126235, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Adam Masotya & Prisca Simbanegavi & Malcolm Weaich & Yewande Adewunmi & Pride Ndlovu & Faranani Gethe, 2024. "Comparing Occupant Satisfaction in Green Versus Conventional Residential Real Estate in South Africa," AfRES 2024-044, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Machin, Stephen & Sandi, Matteo, 2024. "Crime and Education," IZA Discussion Papers 17483, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Davis, Donald & Mengus, Eric & Michalski, Tomasz Kamil, 2024. "Labor Market Polarization and the Great Urban Divergence," HEC Research Papers Series 1525, HEC Paris.
• Moreno, Frede & Sulasula, Josephine, 2024. "An academic inquiry into flood risk adaptation strategies and the resilience of riverbank-dwelling families in major urban centers of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region, Philippines," MPRA Paper 123052, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Smeets, Chayenne & Cebotari, Victor, 2024. "Gender Differences and the Impact of Parental Migration on Child Education in Ghana," SocArXiv b6sz9, Center for Open Science.
• Herrera Gómez Marcos & Elosegui Pedro & Michelena Gabriel, 2024. "A multiregional and multisectoral analysis of trade flow and economic linkages in the Argentinean economic regions," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4739, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
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• Vaalavuo, Maria & Holster, Tuukka & Kuusinen, Heidi & Skogberg, Natalia, 2024. "Health care use as an aspect of immigrant integration? An analysis of cost convergence among new immigrants and natives in Finland," SocArXiv 5rxvy, Center for Open Science.
• Marc Kaufmann & Joël Machado & Bertrand Verheyden, 2024. "Why Do Migrants Stay Unexpectedly? Misperceptions and Implications for Integration," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 1215, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
• Catherine Kariuki & Nicky Nzioki, 2024. "Refugee Impact on a Fragile Eco-System: The Case of Refugee Housing in Kenya Country," AfRES afres2024-001, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Tomisi Olusegun Adegunle & Olusegun Adebayo Ogunba, 2024. "Factors Influencing Residential Real Estate Investment in Ibadan, Nigeria," AfRES afres2024-051, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
• Michael Fritsch & Matthias Huegel & Maria Greve & Michael Wyrwich, 2025. "Industrial Monuments in Germany: Data Basis and Overview of Regional Structures," Jena Economics Research Papers 2025-001, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
• Andrea Xamo & Roberto Ricciuti, 2025. "Electricity and the Geography of Industrial Development in a Latecomer Country: Preliminary Evidence on Italy, 1901-1911," Working Papers 01/2025, University of Verona, Department of Economics.
• Pylak, Korneliusz & Mickiewicz, Tomasz & Kitsos, Tasos, 2024. "KIBS’ and non-KIBS’ business creation and closure: Evidence from the urban micro-space," OSF Preprints emv45, Center for Open Science.
• Brian Duncan & Stephen J. Trejo, 2025. "Immigrant Age at Arrival and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identification among Mexican Americans," NBER Working Papers 33329, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Giannantoni, Costanza & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2024. "Regional government institutions and the capacity for women to reconcile career and motherhood," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 125631, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Baraldi, Anna Laura & Cantabene, Claudia & De Iudicibus, Alessandro & Fosco, Giovanni, 2024. "EU Cohesion Policies between Effectiveness and Equity: An Analysis of Italian Municipalities," MPRA Paper 123048, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Edward L. Glaeser, 2024. "The Complementarity Between Cities and State Capacity," NBER Working Papers 33247, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Sayan, Ramazan Caner & Bilgen, Arda & Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül, 2024. "Towards water regionalism? Examining the linkages between water, infrastructures, and regionalism in Turkey," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126296, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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• da Cruz, Nuno F. & Ellaway, Louise & Hamilton-Jones, Imogen & Heeckt, Catarina & Rogers, Ben, 2024. "Public innovation: building capacity in Europe’s city governments," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126115, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Goehausen, Johannes & Thomsen, Stephan L., 2024. "Early Career Effects of Entering the Labor Market During Higher Education Expansion," IZA Discussion Papers 17487, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).