The Lusk Center’s Real Estate Research Seminar Series is an opportunity for visiting scholars to present their work and participate in discussions with faculty from across USC, including from the Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences, Price School of Public Policy, and Marshall School of Business. This year’s series will cover a wide variety of topics in real estate and urban economics.
The schedule below displays all confirmed speakers including the topic of their talk and, if available, a link to their working paper and presentation.
RSVP is required. If you would like to attend a Lusk Research Seminar, please contact Nina Tibayan at tibayan@usc.edu or 213.740.0969.
Fall 2025 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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August 30, 2024 |
Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal |
The Power of Developers: |
| September 27, 2024 2:00-3:30pm RGL 215 |
Isaac Hacamo |
Priced-Out: Rent Control, Wages, and Inequality |
| October 25, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Mariaflavia Harari |
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| November 1, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
J. Vernon Henderson |
Dynamics of Greenfield Development: |
| November 22, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Antonie Levy Haas School of Business UC Berkeley |
Prior Research Seminars 2016-2024
Spring 2024 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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February 16, 2024 |
Gregor Schubert |
The Real Effects of Household Financial |
| February 23, 2024 9:00am-5:00pm RGL 308 |
Special Event: |
The Political Economy of Housing |
| March 8, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Ben Hyman |
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| March 22, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Ingrid Gould Ellen |
The Bronx is Burning: |
| April 5, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Gilles Duranton Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Urbanisation and urban divergence: |
| April 26, 2024 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Amir Kermani UC Berkeley Hass School of Business |
Fall 2023 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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September 8, 2023 |
Michael Reher University of California San Diego |
Real Effects of Rollover Risk: |
| September 22, 2023 12:30-1:45pm RGL 103 |
Jack Liebersohn |
Mortgage Lock |
| October 20, 2023 12:30-1:45pm RGL 103 |
Xi Yang |
More Credit, Fewer Babies? Bank Credit |
| November 3, 2023 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
J. Vernon Henderson |
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| November 10, 2023 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Luis A. Lopez University of Illinois Chicago |
Spring 2023 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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February 10, 2023 |
Kwan Ok Lee National University of Singapore |
Big Data for Housing and |
| March 24, 2023 12:00-1:30pm RGL 100 |
Yongheng Deng |
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Unemployment: Evidence from Mobile Phone Data from China |
| April 7, 2023 12:00-1:30pm RGL 103 |
Stephanie Moulton |
Racial Differences in Refinancing and Forbearance Among Low-Income Homeowners During COVID-19 |
| April 21, 2023 12:00-1:30pm RGL 209 |
Anthony Orlando |
The Causes and Consequences of |
| April 28, 2023 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Daniel McMillen University of Illinois Chicago |
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| May 5, 2023 12:00-1:30pm RGL 103 |
Stephen Malpezzi |
Talk Title TBD |
Fall 2022 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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September 2, 2022 |
Eunjee Kwon University of Cincinnati |
The Unintended Consequences of |
| September 16, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Xudon An |
Eviction Risk of Rental Housing: Does It Matter How Your Landlord Finances the Property? |
| October 7, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Albert Saiz Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Local Cultural Roots, Immigrant Settlement, and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from Spanish Toponymy in the US |
| October 21, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Rogier Holtermans |
Climate Risk and Commercial Mortgage Delinquency |
| October 28, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 219 |
J. Vernon Henderson |
Land Quality |
| November 4, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Dragana Cvijanovic |
Opioid Crisis and Real Estate Prices |
| November 11, 2022 12:30-1:45pm RGL 308 |
Sonia Gilbukh Baruch College |
Listing Alert: Alternative Theory of Housing Search |
Spring 2022 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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February 4, 2022 |
Brent Ambrose Pennsylvania State University |
Federal Tax Deductions and the Provision |
| March 25, 2022 12:00-1:30pm RGL 219 |
Raven Molloy Federal Reserve Board |
Differences in rent growth by income 1985-2019 and implications for real income inequality |
| April 1, 2022 12:00-1:30pm RGL 103 |
Judson Boomhower |
Mandated vs. voluntary adaptation to natural disasters: the case of U.S. wildfires |
| April 8, 2022 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Franklin Qian UNC-Chapel HIll |
The effects of high-skilled firm entry on incumbent residents |
| Postponed to Fall 2022 |
Davin Reed |
Title TBD |
| April 29, 2022 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Spencer Couts USC Sol Price School of Public Policy |
How do non-core allocations affect the risk and returns of private real estate funds? |
FALL 2021 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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October 1, 2021 |
Marco Giacoletti USC Marshall School of Buisness |
Using high-frequency evaluations to |
| October 29, 2021 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Emily Weisburst |
Do police make too many arrests? |
| November 5, 2021 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
José Loya UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs |
Ethno-racial stratification in the mortgage market: the role of co-applicants |
| November 12, 2021 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Patrick Smith SDSU Fowler College of Business |
The effect of mortgage securitization on |
| December 3, 2021 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Meisha Williams Morehouse College, USC Price |
Gender and Microcredit in Sub-Saharan |
SPRING 2020 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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January 31, 2020 |
Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley Kent State University |
Housing wealth, bequests, and the elderly |
| February 14, 2020 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Ronan Lyons Trinity College Dublin |
The house that union jack built: Social housing and the spread of population in Ireland |
| February 28, 2020 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Arpit Gupta New York University |
Take the Q train: Value capture of public infrastructure projects |
| - Postponed - 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Raven Molloy Federal Reserve Board |
Housing supply and affordability: Evidence from rents, housing consumption and household location |
| - Postponed - 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Davin Reed Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
The local effects of new market-rate housing in low-income areas |
| - Postponed - 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Brent Ambrose Pennsylvania State University |
Preferential treatment in financial contracts: Does borrower and broker race affect mortagage prices? |
FALL 2019 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
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September 6, 2019 |
David Ling University of Florida |
There's no place like home: Information
|
| September 13, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL308 |
Leah Brooks George Washington University |
Infrastructure costs
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| October 4, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL100 |
Adam Storeygard Tufts University |
Mobility and congestion in urban |
| October 18, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL308 |
Eva Steiner Cornell University |
Collateral values and corporate borrowing: Evidence from contract- level data |
| November 1, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL308 |
Dowell Myers University of Southern California |
Re-timing the homeownership rise |
| November 15, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL100 |
Nathaniel Baum-Snow University of Toronto |
The microgeography of housing supply |
SPRING 2019 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 101 |
Diego Puga |
Calling From The Outside: The Role Of
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| February 8, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 215 |
Frank Nothaft CoreLogic |
Single-family Rental: Measuring Rent Growth and Return
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| February 15, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 101 |
Richard Florida University of Toronto |
The Rise of Winner-Take-All Cities |
| February 22, 2019 10:30-12:00 pm RGL 100 |
Kathy O'Regan New York University |
Geographic Mobility and Parental Coresidence Among Young Adults |
| March 8, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Brian Asquith Upjohn Institute |
Do Rent Increases Reduce the Housing Supply Under Rent Control? Evidence from Evictions in San Francisco |
| March 15, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Jung Hyun Choi Urban Institute |
Gaining Access to Peer Effects: School Enrollment of the Disadvantaged And City Skill Levels |
| April 19, 2019 12:00-1:30pm RGL 101 |
Vernon Henderson |
Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities |
SPRING 2017 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2017 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Elisabeth Perlman United States Census Bureau |
Dense Enough To Be Brilliant: Patents, Urbanization,
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| February 17, 2017 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Xudong An Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
Sustainable Development and Commercial Real Estate Financing
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| March 3, 2017 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Thomas Davidoff University of British Columbia |
Housing Appreciation and Marginal Land Supply |
| March 10, 2017 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Crocker Liu Cornell University |
Using Cash Flow Dynamics to Price Thinly Traded Assets |
| March 24, 2017 11:30am-1:00pm RGL 101 |
Jefferey Sellers University of Southern California |
The Emerging Face of Suburban India: The Geography of Housing Markets |
| April 14, 2017 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Alvin Murphy Arizona State University |
A Dynamic Model of Housing Supply
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| April 21, 2017 11:30am-1:00pm RGL 103 |
Jung Hyun Choi University of Southern California |
Wage Trickle Down vs. Rent Trickle Down: |
| May 11, 2017 12:00pm-1:30pm Room TBA |
Vincent Yao Georgia State University |
Cognitive Reference Points, the Left-Digit Effect, and Clustering in Housing Markets |
FALL 2016 |
| DATE AND TIME | SPEAKER | PRESENTATION TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 100 |
Rodney Ramcharan University of Southern California |
Financial Volatility and Household Consumption
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| September 30, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 100 |
Isaac Hacamo Indiana University |
The Babies of Financial Deregulation
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| October 7, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 100 |
Rogier Holtermans University of Southern California |
Environmental Performance and the Cost |
| October 14, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 100 |
Hyojung Lee University of Southern California |
Estimating the Long-Term Effects of Huricane Katrina |
| October 21, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Victor Couture University of California, Berkeley |
Urban Revival in America, 2000 to 2010
|
| November 11, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 308 |
Emma Aguila University of Southern California |
The Effects of Income Supplemental Programs on |
| November 18, 2016 12:00-1:30pm RGL 103 |
Edward Kung University of California, Los Angeles |
The Effect of Mortgage Credit Availability on House |