For Immediate Release
Contact: Anthony Flint 617-503-2116
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 18, 2012) – Scholars and practitioners will assess the record of energy efficiency in housing and cities at the conference Present & Retrospect: The Work of John M. Quigley October 22-23 at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Lincoln Institute and the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy in honor of the late Berkeley professor John M. Quigley, who was an original organizing partner for the event before his death in May of this year.
The presentations on Monday, October 22 will address the original theme of energy efficiency and cities, a topic that Quigley had recently given much attention. The topics will include the economics of energy-efficient cities, including improvements in commercial and office buildings, financing mechanisms for energy-efficient retrofits, and dynamics of electricity supply and shortages; energy demand in the developing world and cities and climate change policy in Asia; the developer’s perspective on residential green building and consumer responses to energy price increases; and the health benefits of carbon pricing in transportation.
The second day of the conference will reflect more broadly on Quigley’s contribution to urban economics, with presentations by his former colleagues, co-authors and students. These papers address topics including immigrants and employment, land use and urbanization in developing countries, legacy pension costs for local governments, rent control and other wide-ranging topics encompassing Quigley’s distinguished career.
The conference will feature leading scholars such as Edward Glaeser, Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, and John Macomber from Harvard University, Larry Rosenthal and Catherine Wolfram from the University of California, Berkeley, Tracy Gordon from The Brookings Institution, and Matthew Kahn from the University of California Los Angeles, among many others. The full agenda is below.
Day 1
Session I: The Economics of Energy-Efficient Cities
Chair: Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics
Commercial and Office Buildings Speaker: Nils Kok, Maastricht University
Costly Blackouts? Measuring Productivity and Environmental Effects of Electricity Shortages Speaker: Erin Mansur, Dartmouth University
Financing Mechanisms for Energy-Efficient Retrofits Speaker: Dwight Jaffee, University of California, Berkeley
Discussants: Piet Eichholtz, Maastricht University
John D. Macomber, Harvard University
Session II: World Climate Change Policy
Chair: Yongheng Deng, National University of Singapore
Energy Demand in the Developing World Speaker: Catherine Wolfram, University of California, Berkeley
Cities and Climate Change Policy in Asia Speaker: Siqi Zheng, Tsinghua University
Discussants: Yongheng Deng, National University of Singapore
Armando Carbonell, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Session III: Green Cities and Urban Space
Chair: Piet Eichholtz, Maastricht University
Economic Returns to Residential Green Building Investment: The Developer’s Perspective Speaker: Yongheng Deng, National University of Singapore
Consumer Responses to Gasoline Price Changes Speaker: Ken Gillingham, Yale University
Discussants: Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Harvard University
Matthew E. Kahn, University of California, Los Angeles
Session IV: Behavioral and Regulatory Aspects of Energy Efficiency
Chair: Christopher Zegras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cleaning Out the Bathwater with the Baby: Health Benefits of Carbon Pricing in Transportation Speaker: Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Speaker: Hunt Allcott, New York University
Discussants: Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics
Karen Palmer, Resources for the Future
Day 2
Introductory remarks, Larry A. Rosenthal, Executive Director, Berkeley Program on Housing & Urban Policy
Session I: Ethnicity, Community, and Neighborhoods
Chair: Matthew E. Kahn, University of California, Los Angeles
Ethnic Communities and Employment Outcomes of Latino Immigrants: Evidence from 2000-2010 Speaker: Gary Painter, University of Southern California
Race and Neighborhoods in the 21st Century: What does segregation mean today? Speaker: Katherine O’Regan, New York University
Session II: Housing: Assets and Services
Chair: Larry A. Rosenthal, University of California, Berkeley
Investment Returns and Price Discovery in the Market for Owner-Occupied Housing Speaker: Christian Redfearn, University of Southern California
Credible Commitment in Maintenance and Tenancy Rent Control Speaker: Richard Arnott, University of California, Riverside
How Parents Influence the Wealth Accumulation of their Children Speaker: Peter Englund, Stockholm School of Economics
Session III: Urban Development and Finance
Chair: Nils Kok, Maastricht University
The Impact of Land-Use Regulations on Urbanization in Developing Countries: Evidence from Asia and Latin America Speaker: Paavo Monkkonen, University of Hong Kong
Pension Legacy Costs and Local Government Finances Speaker: Tracy Gordon, The Brookings Institution
Controlling the Risk-Taking of Large Financial Institutions via Incentives Speaker: Robert Van Order, George Washington University
Session IV: Retrospect
Chair: Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University
An Overview of the Contributions of John M. Quigley Speaker: Edward Glaeser, Harvard University
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