Urban and Regional Economics Seminar

Fri, 16 March 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- Agglomeration and Racial Segregation in Workplace Networks

Agglomeration and Racial Segregation in Workplace Networks
Speaker: Steve Ross (University of Connecticut)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/16-03-12-SR.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 16 March 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 09 March 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- The Rise of the East and the Far East: German Labor Markets and Trade Integration

The Rise of the East and the Far East: German Labor Markets and Trade Integration
Speaker: Jens Suedekum (University of Duisburg-Essen)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 09 March 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 02 March 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- TBC

TBC
Speaker: Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (University of Geneva)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 02 March 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 24 February 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- Upscale Neighbourhoods: Historic Amenities, Income and Spatial Sorting of Households

Upscale Neighbourhoods: Historic Amenities, Income and Spatial Sorting of Households
Speaker: Hans Koster (VU University of Amsterdam, SERC)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/10-02-12-HK.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 24 February 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 17 February 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- Stamp duty and household mobility: Regression discontinuity evidence from the UK

Stamp duty and household mobility: Regression discontinuity evidence from the UK
Speaker: Teemu Lyytikainen (VATT/SERC)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 17 February 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 10 February 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- Standard time and solar time: impacts on residential electricity consumption

Standard time and solar time: impacts on residential electricity consumption
Speaker: Felix Weinhardt (CEP & LSE)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 10 February 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 03 February 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- On the Lumpiness of Space

On the Lumpiness of Space
Speaker: Giordano Mion (CEP,SERC & LSE)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 03 February 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 27 January 2012, 13:15-14:45 -- Do Households Use Homeownership To Insure Themselves? Evidence Across U.S. Cities

Do Households Use Homeownership To Insure Themselves? Evidence Across U.S. Cities
Speaker: Jonathan Halket (Essex)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/27-01-12-JH.pdf
LRB 505, Michio Morishima Room, 5th Floor, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins Building, entrance in Portugal Street, London WC2
Fri, 27 January 2012, 13:15-14:45

Fri, 20 January 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall

The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall
Speaker: Daniel Sturm (CEP)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 20 January 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 13 January 2012, 13:00-14:30 -- The Location of the British Cotton Textiles Industry in 1838

The Location of the British Cotton Textiles Industry in 1838
Speaker: Nicholas Craft (Warwick), joint with Niko Wolf (Humboldt University)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/13-01-12-NC.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 13 January 2012, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 09 December 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Net city: How co-invention networks shape inventive productivity in US cities

Net city: How co-invention networks shape inventive productivity in US cities
Speaker: Stefano Breschi (Bocconi University)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/09-12-11-SB.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 09 December 2011, 13:00-14:30

Mon, 05 December 2011, 14:00-15:30 -- Subprime Mortgages and the Housing Bubble

Subprime Mortgages and the Housing Bubble
Speaker: Jan Breuckner (UC Irvine)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/05-12-11-JB.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Mon, 05 December 2011, 14:00-15:30

Fri, 02 December 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Firms Size and Judicial Efficiency in Italy: Evidence from the Neighbour's Tribunal

Firms Size and Judicial Efficiency in Italy: Evidence from the Neighbour's Tribunal
Speaker: Carlo Menon (Bank of Italy), joint with Silvia Giacomelli

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 02 December 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 25 November 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Urban Transport Expansions, Employment Decentralization, and the Spatial Scope of Agglomeration Economies

Urban Transport Expansions, Employment Decentralization, and the Spatial Scope of Agglomeration Economies
Speaker: Nate Baum-Snow (Brown University)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/25-11-11-NBS.pdf
CLM 4.02, 4th Floor, Clement House, Aldwych, London, WC2B 4JF
Fri, 25 November 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 18 November 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Coalition Formation and Political Decision Making: Evidence from Finnish Municipal Mergers

Coalition Formation and Political Decision Making: Evidence from Finnish Municipal Mergers
Speaker: Tuukka Saarimaa (VATT & SERC), joint with Janne Tukiainen

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 18 November 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 04 November 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Anatomy of the beginning of the housing boom: US Neighborhoods and Metropolitan areas, 1993-2009

Anatomy of the beginning of the housing boom: US Neighborhoods and Metropolitan areas, 1993-2009
Speaker: Joe Gyourko (Wharton School UPenn)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/04-11-11-JG.pdf
NAB 1.07, 1st Floor, New Academic Building, Lincolns Inn Fields
Fri, 04 November 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 28 October 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Does regional infrastructure investment stimulate extra housing and commercial building supply? Long-run evidence across the English regions

Does regional infrastructure investment stimulate extra housing and commercial building supply? Long-run evidence across the English regions
Speaker: Anupam Nanda (University of Reading)

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 28 October 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 21 October 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Proximity in university-industry research collaborations

Proximity in university-industry research collaborations
Speaker: Simona Iammarino (LSE)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/21-10-11-SI.pdf
NAB 1.07, 1st Floor, New Academic Building, Lincolns Inn Fields
Fri, 21 October 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 14 October 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Agglomeration economies in academic research

Agglomeration economies in academic research
Speaker: Pierre-Philippe Combes (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), joint with Clément Bosquet

LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 14 October 2011, 13:00-14:30

Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:00-14:30 -- Using Incentives to Manage Growth: An Assessment of Maryland’s Smart Growth Program

Using Incentives to Manage Growth: An Assessment of Maryland’s Smart Growth Program
Speaker: Gerrit Knaap (University of Maryland & Visitor, University College Dublin)
Paper: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/seminarpapers/07-10-11-KNA.pdf
LRB 405, CEP Conference Room, 4th Floor, Research Laboratory, entrance in 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD
Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:00-14:30