Moussa Diop

University of Southern California

Assistant Professor

Sol Price School of Public Policy

RGL 315

Los Angeles, CA 90089

United States

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Contact High: The External Effects of Retail Marijuana Establishments on House Prices

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Contact High: The External Effects of Retail Marijuana Establishments on House Prices

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2017
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Herman Li
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and California State University, Sacramento
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Retail marijuana, house prices, difference-in-differences, recreational marijuana legalization

Contact High: The External Effects of Retail Marijuana Establishments on House Prices

Real Estate Economics, Vol. 48, Issue 1, pp. 135-173, 2020
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Jun 2020
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Herman Li
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and California State University, Sacramento
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Product Market Competition and Corporate Real Estate Investment under Demand Uncertainty

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Product Market Competition and Corporate Real Estate Investment under Demand Uncertainty

Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 12 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2015
Brent W. Ambrose, Moussa Diop and Jiro Yoshida
Pennsylvania State University, University of Southern California and Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business
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strategic investment, entry deterrence, real options, flexibility, firm risk

Product Market Competition and Corporate Real Estate Investment Under Demand Uncertainty

Real Estate Economics, Vol. 45, Issue 3, pp. 521-590, 2017
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 03 Aug 2017
Brent W. Ambrose, Moussa Diop and Jiro Yoshida
Pennsylvania State University, University of Southern California and Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business
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Do Minimum Wage Increases Benefit Low-Income Households? Evidence from the Performance of Residential Leases

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Do Minimum Wage Increases Benefit Low-Income Households? Evidence from the Performance of Residential Leases

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 05 May 2020
Sumit Agarwal, Brent W. Ambrose and Moussa Diop
National University of Singapore, Pennsylvania State University and University of Southern California
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Minimum Wage Increase, Lease Defaults, Rental Market, Household Income

Do Minimum Wage Increases Benefit Intended Households? Evidence from the Performance of Residential Leases

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 19-28
Posted: 17 Jul 2019
Sumit Agarwal, Brent W. Ambrose and Moussa Diop
National University of Singapore, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and University of Southern California

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minimum wage increase, lease defaults, rental market, household income

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The Importance of Location in the Financing of Property Acquisitions by REITs

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 Mar 2016
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Mingming Qiu
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and Michigan State University - Department of Finance
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Commercial property acquisitions, REITs, Location, Financing Structure

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Information Asymmetry, Regulations, and Equilibrium Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the Housing Rental Market

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2018
Brent W. Ambrose and Moussa Diop
Pennsylvania State University and University of Southern California
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Rental Market, Landlord Regulations, Information Asymmetry, Tenant Screening, Affordable Housing

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Spillover Effects of Subprime Mortgage Originations: The Effects of Single-Family Mortgage Credit Expansion on the Multifamily Rental Market

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Feb 2014
Brent W. Ambrose and Moussa Diop
Pennsylvania State University and University of Southern California
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Default; Subprime, Mortgages, Leases, Housing Tenure, Multifamily Housing

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How Do Firms Finance Non-Primary Market Investments? Evidence from REITs

Real Estate Economics 46 (2018) 120 -159
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2019
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Mingming Qiu
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and Michigan State University - Department of Finance
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Commercial Property Acquisitions, Core Investment, Investment Characteristics, Financing Choices, REITs

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Religion and Mortgage Misrepresentation

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2020
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Mingming Qiu
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and Michigan State University - Department of Finance
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Mortgage Fraud, Ethical Behavior, Religion, Risk Aversion, Appraisal Bias, Owner Occupancy Misreporting, Income Documentation, Liars Loans

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Mortgage Servicing Fees and Servicer Behavior

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 13 May 2021
Moussa Diop and Chen Zheng
University of Southern California and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Mortgage Servicing, Servicing Fees, Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure, Servicer Incentives

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Appraisal Inflation and Private Mortgage Securitization

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Aug 2020
Moussa Diop, Abdullah Yavas and Shuang Zhu
University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin - School of Business - Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Kansas State University - Department of Finance
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Appraisal Inflation, Adverse Selection, Mortgage Securitization

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Competition and Appraisal Inflation

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Jan 2019
James Conklin, N. Edward Coulson, Moussa Diop and Thao Le
University of Georgia, Independent, University of Southern California and Georgia State University - Department of Real Estate
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Competition, Appraisal Bias, Mortgages

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How Informed Were Non-Agency MBS Investors? Evidence from Mortgage Servicing Fees

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Mar 2021
Moussa Diop and Chen Zheng
University of Southern California and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Mortgage Credit Risk, Residential Private-Label Mortgage Securities, Mortgage Servicing, Information Asymmetry, MBS Security Pricing

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Risk and Performance of Mutual Funds' Securitized Mortgage Investments

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Risk and Performance of Mutual Funds' Securitized Mortgage Investments

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, November 2019, Volume 59, Issue 4, pp 515–548
Posted: 05 Dec 2019
Brent W. Ambrose, Moussa Diop, Walter D'Lima and Mark Thibodeau
Pennsylvania State University, University of Southern California, Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate and Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate

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Mortgage securitization; Institutional investors; Non-agency mortgage Market; MBS affiliation, information asymmetry

Risk and Performance of Mutual Funds' Securitized Mortgage Investments

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 59, pages 515–548 (2019)
Posted: 06 Mar 2020
Brent W. Ambrose, Moussa Diop, Walter D'Lima and Mark Thibodeau
Pennsylvania State University, University of Southern California, Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate and Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate

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Mortgage securitization; Institutional investors; Non-agency mortgage market; MBS affiliation; Information asymmetry

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The Importance of Originator-Servicer Affiliation in Loan Renegotiation

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, July 2019, Volume 59, Issue 1, pp 56–8
Posted: 30 Aug 2019
James Conklin, Moussa Diop, Thao Le and Walter D'Lima
University of Georgia, University of Southern California, Georgia State University - Department of Real Estate and Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate

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Information Asymmetry; Mortgage Default; Debt Renegotiation; Servicing; Securitization; Mortgage Redefault; Non-Agnecy Mbs

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How Do Firms Finance Nonprimary Market Investments? Evidence from REITs

Real Estate Economics, Vol. 46, Issue 1, pp. 120-159, 2018
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Feb 2018
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Mingming Qiu
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and Michigan State University - Department of Finance
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Asymmetric Information in Loan Renegotiation: The Importance of Originator-Servicer Affiliation

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2017
James Conklin, Moussa Diop and Walter D'Lima
University of Georgia, University of Southern California and Florida International University (FIU) - Hollo School of Real Estate

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Information Asymmetry, Mortgage Default, Debt Renegotiation, Servicing, Securitization, Mortgage Redefault, Non-agency MBS

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Real Estate Investments, Product Market Competition and Stock Returns

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Real Estate Investments, Product Market Competition and Stock Returns

Real Estate Economics, Vol. 46, Issue 2, pp. 291-333, 2018
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Jun 2018
Moussa Diop
University of Southern California
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Real Estate Investments, Product Market Competition, and Stock Returns

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2016
Moussa Diop
University of Southern California

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Real Estate Investments, Systematic Risk, Stock Returns, Product Market Competition, Oligopolistic Competition