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Hector Blanco

@hectorblanco.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Economics at Rutgers U. Research: Public, Urban, Housing. https://hector-blanco.github.io/

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Hector Blanco@hectorblanco.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Excited to share that my work w/ @loreneri.bsky.social, “Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations” found a home at @restatjournal.bsky.social. We study the impact of converting distressed public housing into mixed-income housing on local housing markets. 🧵👇1/9

Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)@restatjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Replacing distressed public housing with mixed-income housing raises local prices and improves local amenities. Just Accepted new paper by Hector Blanco and Lorenzo Neri Bluesky: @hectorblanco.bsky.social @loreneri.bsky.social zurl.co/dAvES

Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)@restatjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Replacing distressed public housing with mixed-income housing raises local prices and improves local amenities. Just Accepted new paper by Hector Blanco and Lorenzo Neri Bluesky: @hectorblanco.bsky.social @loreneri.bsky.social zurl.co/dAvES

Knocking It Down and Mixing It Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations

Abstract. Partly due to their negative effects on surrounding neighborhoods, some countries have been replacing distressed public housing developments with mixed-income housing. We study the impact of such policies on local housing markets in London, U.K., where several public housing developments were demolished and rebuilt while adding market-rate units on-site. We show that these ‘regenerations’ increase nearby house prices and rents, consistent with strong demand effects outweighing supply effects from additional market-rate housing in the immediate vicinity. We provide suggestive evidence that these effects are driven by regenerations removing an eyesore, attracting higher-income households, and reducing nearby crime.

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Kyle Butts@kylefbutts.bsky.social · 2y ago

Working on a new R package. Looking for applications that do two things: 1. DID with y to show an effect 2. DID with X to show a possible “mechanism” of why treatment changed y This could be a published paper or a paper you're working on (that I might help make "fancier" / cooler !!)

Jeffrey Lin@jeffrlin.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m recruiting a research assistant to work on projects spanning neighborhood change, housing investment, highways, and innovation. Starting Summer 2025 or earlier. GIS+coding experience preferred. Please mention in your cover letter if you’re specifically interested in working with me. Job posting:

Research Assistant/Sr. Research Assistant (Hybrid)

Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Job Description Summary Research assistants (RAs) at the Philadelphia Fed play a key role in the Economic Research Department. Whether they are helping eco...

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elDiario.es@eldiario.es · 2y ago

Falta de vivienda pública en España: los inmuebles de las entidades públicas son solo el 1%: 257.000 Más de 1.152 organismos públicos tienen más de 10 viviendas Pero solo una tiene más del 20%: ni Vivienda ni Hacienda han podido aclarar qué organismo posee 50.000 www.eldiario.es/economia/100...

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Hector Blanco@hectorblanco.bsky.social · 2y ago

On my way to SEA. I am excited to present some joint work with Jaehee Song on discrimination in online rental markets. Lucky to be on a panel with such amazing researchers in this space. If you’re around, let’s catch up!

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Carmen Villa@carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · 2y ago

📜 Just published in the Journal of Public Economics 📜 "Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain" I am lucky to have worked with @martammatute.bsky.social and @jorgeghombrados in this paper and thankful for all I learned from them. Thread below!

Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain

This paper assesses the effect of the creation of specialised intimate partner violence (IPV) courts on the reporting of IPV, and the incidence of IPV…

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Trade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel)@tradediversion.bsky.social · 2y ago

Grad students: Read everything Jesse Shapiro posts at scholar.harvard.edu/shapiro/note.... Office meetings and student talks are often just me reciting "write an aspirational intro", "Your audience does not care about your topic", or "No one wants to see your underwear".

Notes and Lectures

Introduction to Quantitative Economics: Complete form to request a copy of book-in-progress. Political Economy of Electoral Democracies (PhD Course Syllabus, Spring 2024, with Vincent Pons and Aakaas...

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Amanda Agan@amandayagan.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ok, trying this thing out. Sorry my first thing is an ask but... favorite event study plots, go! Just looking for nice examples for a PhD methods class. I've got some of the obvious ones, but feel free to give those too. #EconSky

Michelle Wu 吳弭@wutrain.bsky.social · 2y ago

Good read on how public land should be put to work for the public good of housing creation. In my 1st 100 days as mayor, we did a land audit (www.boston.gov/housing/city...) to identify City-owned parcels for housing & we’re already seeing results. A few examples ⬇️

‘What could be better than having free land?: How 112,000 publicly owned acres could help solve the housing crisis - The Boston Globe

A new report estimates that developing just a fraction of publicly owned land in Greater Boston could make room for 85,000 new homes.

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