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Research Paper December 1, 2022 Policy Brief: How Remote Work is Affecting Real Estate Markets Work from home (wfh) disrupted real estate markets globally during the pandemic and continues to do so. Geographic shifts in the use of space are already causing a repricing of commercial and residential real estate. Longterm, the increasing prevalence of remote work is likely to result in more dispersed urban settlement patterns. Susan Wachter Housing State & Local Finance

Publication November 29, 2022 How Philly can stay ahead of the curve in addressing climate change Climate Change & Resilience

Publication November 20, 2022 Cities Brace for Inflation, Recession as Infrastructure Needs Multiply State & Local Finance

Publication November 17, 2022 Penn IUR Events Address Extreme Heat and Air Quality Climate Change & Resilience

Research Paper November 1, 2022 Civitas Novus: The Guangzhao - Penn IUR Urban Innovation Assessment The aim of the Guangzhou Penn IUR urban innovation assessment is to catalyze urban transformation by helping leaders evaluate systemic innovation as a set of competencies that can be applied holistically to a wide range of urban challenges. Rapid Urbanization State & Local Finance

Oct 28 2022 Past Event Book Talk with Chandan Deuskar: Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Podcasts October 22, 2022 Special Briefing: The Inflation Reduction Act: Investment Opportunities and Challenges The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research hosted an online Special Briefing on the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on state and local budgets, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that are on the road ahead. William Glasgall Eugénie L. Birch Susan Wachter Ben Beachy Sarah Gimont Justin Marlowe Richard Prisinzano State & Local Finance

Oct 20 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: The Inflation Reduction Act: Investment Opportunities and Challenges State & Local Finance

Oct 12 2022 Past Event Penn Climate Week: Measuring Philly's Heat and Air Quality: Organizer and Community Leader Perspectives Climate Change & Resilience

Article September 19, 2022 Penn IUR Faculty Fellows’ Summer Research Advances Urban Water Management How to sustainably manage urban water? That question took Penn IUR Faculty Fellows to cities like Pittsburgh, where improving water quality and access are critical issues; to the Netherlands, where 93 percent of the population lives in urban areas and all are at risk of rising seas; and to Malawi, where innovative methods of measuring climate adaptation may one day be applied to cities around the world. Climate Change & Resilience

Article September 19, 2022 Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership. Anchor Institutions

Sep 15 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: Stagflation Ahead? Inflation and Recession State & Local Finance

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Jul 21 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on Vulnerable Cities Facing Work from Home Realities State & Local Finance

Jul 12 2022 Past Event State and Local Programs to Advance Homeownership Opportunity to Narrow Racial Disparities Housing

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

Publication May 26, 2022 City Mutable: The United States Census Bureau’s Quest to Define the City, 1850-1930 The idea that the population of the United States first became majority urban in 1920 has been repeated so often that it has become “fact,” uncritically reprinted in high school textbooks, academic works, reports of major research organizations, popular urbanist nonfiction, and more. However, this widely accepted “fact” warrants a reevaluation. What does the word urban mean and who defined it? Urban Development

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 Black Worker and the Knowledge Economy in Philadelphia: University-Led Displacement vs. Homeowner Democracy Many have posited that university-driven development is the solution to the problems of deindustrialization and disinvestment. Others have criticized this work for displacing residents, contributing to inequality, and compromising urban democracy. My research investigates the consequences of university-driven development in Philadelphia, especially for African American communities that surround the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and Drexel University. 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

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