Presentació
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will host its first workshop on Urban Economics on the 12th and 13th July 2010. The aim of the workshop is to bring together original research in the areas of urban and regional economics. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. The accepted papers will be presented in parallel sessions that will be complemented with three 3 plenary sessions.
Speakers
Gilles Duraton (University of Toronto)
Thomas J. Holmes (University of Minnesota)
Stuart S. Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
Scientific Committee
Josep M. Arauzo-Carod (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Paulo Guimaraes (University of South Carolina)
Jordi Jofre-Monseny (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)
Kurt Schmidheiny (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal (University of Barcelona & IEB)
Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto)
Thomas J. Holmes (University of Minnesota)
Stuart S. Rosental (Syracuse University)
Albert Solé-Ollé (University of Barcelona & IEB)
Topics of Interest
Agglomeration economies: measurement, scope and sources
Production and consumption amenities: wages, rents and city growth
Urban theory and models of regional agglomeration
Urban sprawl: causes and consequences
Land use regulations, housing markets and city growth
Residential segregation, poverty and neighborhoods
Evaluation of local public policies
Local public finance
Deadlines
Deadline for submission of papers: March 19, 2010
Deadline for acceptance of papers: April 19, 2010
Registration: April 20 to June 1, 2010
Registration and further information
The registration fee of 400 euro covers documentation, coffee breaks and working lunches. Participants who present papers are exempt from this payment and free accommodation will also be provided for them. Papers should be sent to ieb.workshop@ub.edu. Only papers presented in PDF format will be considered.