Estudos e Apresentações

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We develop a framework to estimate the economic value of a recent zoning reform in the city of Sao Paulo, which altered maximum permitted construction at the city-block level. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design, we find that

Charter cities are new cities with new rules. The Governance Handbook is the first comprehensive guide that lays out what these rules should be, and how they should be administered. Conferir

We quantify the amount of spatial misallocation of labor across US cities and its aggregate costs. Misallocation arises because high productivity cities like New York and the San Francisco Bay Area have adopted stringent restrictions to new housing

This paper provides a synthesis of the state of knowledge on the economics of skyscrapers. First, we document how vertical urban growth has gained pace over the course of the 20th century. Second, we lay out a simple

Everybody loves density. Economists like to model and quantify the many benefits of urban density. Conferir

Generally motivated by negative externalities arising from unbalanced private use of urban land and congestion, land use regulations in Real Estate Markets have been enacted in many places around the world. Conferir

Valentine Gilbert and Matthieu Teachout provided excellent research assistance. Astrid Haas and Jonathan Leape provided helpful comments Conferir

Charter cities are new cities with new rules. The Governance Handbook is the first comprehensive guide that lays out what these rules should be, and how they should be administered. Conferir

We develop a framework to estimate the economic value of housing regulations, and apply it to a 2016 zoning reform in the city of Sao Paulo, which altered maximum permitted con- ˜ struction to land area at the