Research Areas
Real estate economics; urban economic development; local public finance
Current Projects
Immigration and housing markets; regulation and real estate markets; the elasticity of housing supply; the location decisions of immigrants; the political economy of assemblies; the financial returns to bilingualism.
Representative Publications
(with Elena Zoido)
“Listening to What the World Says: Bilingualism and Earnings in the U.S.” Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming).
(with J. Gyourko)
“Reinvestment in the Housing Stock: the Role of
Construction Costs and the Supply Side.” Journal of Urban Economics 55 pp.238-256.
"Room in the Kitchen for the Melting Pot: Immigration and Rental Prices." Review of Economics and Statistics (August 2003).
(with E. Glaeser and J. Kolko)
"Consumer City." Journal of Economic Geography n.1, pp.27-50 (January 2001).
Education
PhD, Harvard University, 2002; BA, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 1995
Recent Consulting
Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). Central America Project.
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Derek Bok Award for Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, 2001 and 2002; Third National Prize of Spain for Graduates in Economics, 1996
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2003-present.
Other Positions
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Economist, 2002-2003; Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona: Research Assistant, 1995-1996
