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Hosted by the Finance and Economics Departments at the University of Zurich and the Economics Department at the University of Bern
This workshop marks the beginning of a planned annual series organized by the Universities of Zurich and Bern. The goal of this event-series is to highlight outstanding contributions in both real estate finance and urban economics and to foster interaction among researchers in the two fields.
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Event: Zurich-Bern Real Estate Finance and Economics Workshop 2025
Date: 12 - 13 June 2025
Location: University of Zurich
Keynote Speakers:
Date: 12 - 13 June 2025
Time: 09:00 - 18:30
Location: University of Zurich (UZH): Econ Seminar Room (SOF-G21) and Main Building (KOL-G-212)
Day 1
09:00 |
Welcome and introduction |
09:15 |
1. Presentation: "Can Stay-at-Home Orders Create a Pandemic Housing Boom?" by Alina Arefeva (Wisconsin-Madison). Discussant: tba |
10:15 |
2. Presentation: "In Search of the Matching Function in the Housing Market" by Cristian Badarinza (NUS). Discussant: Andreas Mueller (UZH) |
11:15 |
Coffee Break |
11:45 |
3. Presentation: "Dynamic Urban Economics"by Andrii Parkhomenko (USC). Discussant: Tuuli Vanhapelto (Glasgow) |
12:45 |
Lunch |
14:15 |
4. Presentation: "Why Delay? Understanding the Construction Lag. Aka the Build Out Rate" by Xiaolun Yu (U Reading). Discussant: Olivier Schöni (Lausanne) |
15:15 |
5. Presentation: "Price and Prejudice: Housing Rents Reveal Racial Animus" by Andrea Marcucci (USI Lugano). Discussant: Sara Bagagli (LSE) |
17:30 |
1. Keynote (Kleine Aula) by Moritz Schularick (IfW Kiel, Sciences Po) |
19:30 |
Dinner |
Day 2
09:00 |
6. Presentation: "Picking Up the PACE: Loans for Residential Climate-Proofing" by Francesco Mazzola (ESCP). Discussant: Maxence Valentin (ETH) |
10:00 |
7. Presentation: "The Effect of Insurance Premiums on the Housing Market and Climate Risk Pricing" by Shan Ge (NYU, Stern). Discussant: Rachel Nam (USI) |
11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:30 |
2. Keynote by Lu Han (Wisconsin-Madison) |
12:30 |
Lunch |
14:00 |
8. Presentation: "The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes" by Philip Schnorpfeil (Goethe University Frankfurt). Discussant: Lorenz Kueng (USI) |
15:00 |
9. Presentation: "Borrowing Constraints and the Rise of the Private Rental Sector" by Ning Jia (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Discussant: Claes Baeckman (Goethe University Frankfurt) |
Download: Program (PDF, 507 KB)
Scientific Committee:
Financial support is gratefully acknowledged through the SNSF grant, provided by Per Östberg and Thomas Richter.
Read more about the SNSF Grant
Keynote Sponsor
The UZH Center for Urban & Real Estate Management (CUREM) offers practice-oriented training, in-depth research and valuable networking opportunities in the real estate industry.
Website (in German)
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