Economic Development | Penn IUR

Jun 23 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on States Cutting Taxes: Relief Now, Shortfalls Later? State & Local Finance

Article May 26, 2022 New Ideas in Urban Research 2022 As is our custom at Penn IUR, we dedicate this issue of the Urban Link to celebrate and highlight Penn’s graduating doctoral students who have created new urban-related knowledge through their research. Urban Development Housing + 1

Publication May 26, 2022 Mismeasuring Risk: The Welfare Effects of Flood Risk Information Rapidly improving data and models are giving homeowners more information about their disaster risk while also increasing insurance premiums for the highest risk homes. I study the economic consequences of using better flood risk models to more accurately identify and price flood insurance for high-risk homes. State & Local Finance

Article May 26, 2022 The Financial Burdens of Property Taxes: Evidence from Philadelphia Property taxes are an essential source of revenue for U.S. local governments, generating more than $547 billion in 2018. While local elected officials use these taxes to fund public goods and services, their constituents find them burdensome. Housing State & Local Finance

Podcasts May 19, 2022 Special Briefing on the Deployment of the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by States and Localities The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research hosted a Special Briefing on how states and localities are deploying the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). With the passage of the IIJA in November 2021, governments face the challenge of allocating more than $1 trillion of funding in a strategic manner that address both past neglected needs and paves the way for a sustainable future. Panelists discussed innovative solutions being pursued, roadblocks that are on the horizon, and the overall impact of this funding on the nation’s infrastructure and economy. William Glasgall Susan Wachter Lawrence Parks Lauren Larson Patrick Brett Jorge Elorza State & Local Finance

May 19 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on the Deployment of the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by States and Localities State & Local Finance

Article May 2, 2022 Five Steps for Financing Urban Adaptation to Climate Change Eugénie L. Birch and Mauricio Rodas report on a five-step roadmap for financing urban adaptation to climate change . Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance

Article April 28, 2022 Introducing the Inaugural Lawrence C. Nussdorf Student Award Recipients Penn IUR awarded Ayina Anyachebelu, Dennis Gallo, and Daniel Ruiz de la Concha the 2022 Lawrence C. Nussdorf Student Award.

Article April 27, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Jessie Handbury Jessie Handbury is Assistant Professor of Real Estate at The Wharton School, NBER Research Fellow, and Penn IUR Faculty Fellow. Her work focuses on the spatial distribution of consumption amenities: the goods and services that are available to consumers in different neighborhoods (e.g., the mix of restaurants, retail, nightlife, public services, neighborhood aesthetics, etc.). State & Local Finance

Podcasts April 21, 2022 Special Briefing on Inflation and Recession Risks for States and Cities The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research hosted a Special Briefing on the outlook for inflation, interest rates, the possibility of a recession, and what this means for state and local finance. The event began with Jerome H. Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, delivering brief welcoming remarks in appreciation of Paul A. Volcker (1927-2019), former Federal Reserve Chair and founding Chairman of the Volcker Alliance. Mark Zandi William Glasgall Susan Wachter Jerome Powell Matt Gress Natalie Cohen Les Richmond State & Local Finance

Apr 21 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on Inflation and Recession Risks for States and Cities State & Local Finance

Apr 15 2022 Past Event Third Annual Wharton Future of Cities Conference Urban Development

Article March 30, 2022 Wachter Receives Quigley Medal Susan Wachter won AREUEA's 2022 John M. Quigley Medal for Advancing Real Estate and Urban Economics. Susan Wachter State & Local Finance

Article March 29, 2022 Nussdorf Urban Prize Winners Announced Penn IUR congratulates 2022 Lawrence C. Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize winners Emilia Saiz Carrancedo of UCLG and Claudio Orrego of Santiago, Chile. Urban Development Anchor Institutions

Article March 25, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Lance Freeman Penn IUR talks with Lance Freeman, one of the world’s leading scholars of urban housing and gentrification who was recently appointed Penn’s 29th Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor. Urban Development

Podcasts March 17, 2022 Special Briefing on Work from Home: What it Means for State and Local Economies and Revenues The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research hosted an online Special Briefing on the implications of the emergence of permanent work from home or hybrid work models as state and local governments address fluctuations in their economies and revenues. William Glasgall Susan Wachter Tony Williams Ally Schweitzer Howard Chernick Jose Maria Barrero State & Local Finance

Mar 17 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on Work from Home: What it Means for State and Local Economies and Revenues State & Local Finance

Newsletter March 15, 2022 Penn IUR Newsletter, Spring 2022 Urban Development

Article February 22, 2022 Forthcoming Books in the City in the 21st Century Series The City in the 21st Century series is looking forward to adding its 50th book. We are proud of this achievement and looking forward to what’s next. Read on for a preview of what’s to come in this cross-disciplinary series edited by Penn IUR Co-Directors Eugénie Birch and Susan Wachter and published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Urban Development

Podcasts February 17, 2022 Watch a Special Briefing on New York City: New Mayor, Federal Aid, Challenges to Recovery The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research co-hosted a Special Briefing on the challenges New York City faces in 2022 and beyond as its new mayor grapples with COVID-19, street crime, and the possibility of fiscal challenges as federal pandemic aid wanes in coming years. William Glasgall Susan Wachter Eugénie L. Birch Kathryn Wylde Richard Ratvich Ray McGuire Ronnie Lowenstein State & Local Finance

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