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🚨 New working paper: "Serving the Servers: Do Data Centers Create Local Employment?"
Full paper available at SSRN:
lnkd.in/gzzCEX2E
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Professor Albert Saiz presents his research on "Immigrants & Native Flight" at #EconCOREWeek hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond!
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Professor Saiz delivers the keynote address, "The Global Housing Affordability Crisis: Policy Options and Strategies" at Hofstra University’s Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies and Frank G. Zarb School of Business.
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Professor Saiz was awarded the David Ricardo Medal by the American Real Estate Society. The David Ricardo Medal recognizes a scholar who has created a significant body of published research in academic and refereed professional journals, spanning at least two decades.
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Professor Saiz presented the 2025 Benchmark Study Report produced by the MIT Urban Economics Lab at the Boston Commercial Real Estate Women luncheon program!
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EXCITING POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!!
We are thrilled to announce an opening at the @MITCRE for a Real Estate Postdoctoral Associate!
Apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/care…
Please help us share this opportunity and encourage job market candidates to apply!!
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In a new article from @Salon, Professor Albert Saiz discusses the housing affordability crisis and the growing wealth divide shaped by homeownership.
Homeownership is more important — and less accessible — than ever bit.ly/4h9Evao
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Rebuilding Ukraine - Professor Albert Saiz shares lessons about urban and housing economics that will help drive Ukrainian Cities' recovery after the war.
news.mit.edu/2025/rebuilding…
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Professor Albert Saiz presented his research at the Sustainable Cities workshop @WorldBank on how the presence of natural barriers influence transportation environments and urban densities across the globe.
Link to the paper: nature.com/articles/s44284-0…
Today’s #SustainableCities workshop with @WorldBank has concluded with Keynote speaker Albert Saiz ( @MIT_uelab ) presenting his research on city fragmentation and its impact on transportation and future sea level rise.
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Majken Stenberg (@majkenstenberg) had her paper "Childhood Neighbourhood Quality and Educational Outcomes: How and for Whom Do Neighbourhoods Matter?" presented by her coauthor, Yaroslav Yakymovych.
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It was very nice seeing you all there! We hope to see you again at the future @AREUEA_ORG conferences!
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MIT Urban Economics Lab retweeted
Send them back? This paper studies the 1930s mass #repatriation of Mexicans & its effects on U.S. #housing markets.
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@CortesGustavoS @vpsantanna @MITCRE #EconTwitter #immigration
ALT This image shows a cardboard house with a set of keys and a contract.
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MIT Urban Economics Lab retweeted
#Naturaldisasters are intensifying worldwide. How does the arrival of natural disaster-induced #migrants shape #housingmarkets? A new working paper by @vpsantanna, Diogo Baerlocher, and @CortesGustavoS explores climate-induced migration impacts on housing. @MIT_uelab @MITdusp
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Last week, Prof. Albert Saiz presented at the ROCKWOOL Foundation Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. He gave a keynote talk on the global housing affordability crisis.
Conference Webpage: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser…
Build baby build!
Sådan siger chef for @MIT_uelab Albert Saiz. Der er nemlig massiv mangel på boliger og derfor stærkt stigende boligpriser i store byer overalt på kloden. Og løsningen er - ifølge ham - at bygge mere.
Hør flere pointer fra ham her:
rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser…
#dkforsk #dkoeko
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A big thank you to the @RockwoolFonden for organizing such a fantastic event and bringing together researchers and policymakers to discuss current trends and challenges in housing affordability in Denmark.
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