Todd M. Sinai

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Associate Professor of Real Estate

1465 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall

3620 Locust Walk

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302

United States

http://real.wharton.upenn.edu/~sinai

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Assessing High House Prices: Bubbles, Fundamentals, and Misperceptions

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Assessing High House Prices: Bubbles, Fundamentals, and Misperceptions

FRB Staff Report No. 218
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Oct 2005
Charles P. Himmelberg, Christopher J. Mayer and Todd M. Sinai
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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housing prices, housing rents, user costs, fundamentals, bubbles

Assessing High House Prices: Bubbles, Fundamentals, and Misperceptions

NBER Working Paper No. w11643
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Charles P. Himmelberg, Christopher J. Mayer and Todd M. Sinai
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Superstar Cities

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Superstar Cities

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 02 Aug 2006
Christopher J. Mayer, Joseph Gyourko and Todd M. Sinai
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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house prices, income inequality, housing supply

Superstar Cities

NBER Working Paper No. w12355
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
Joseph Gyourko, Christopher J. Mayer and Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

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Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

University of Pennsylvania, Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Paper No. 01-03, FRB Philadelphia Working Paper No. 05-10
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Apr 2003
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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rent risk, house price risk, housing tenure choice, house prices, household risk management, aging and housing wealth

Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w9462
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 07-33
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

NBER Working Paper No. w13693
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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The Spatial Distribution of Housing-Related Tax Benefits in the United States

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The Spatial Distribution of Housing-Related Tax Benefits in the United States

Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton Working Paper No. 332
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 29 Mar 2001
Joseph Gyourko and Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Housing subsidies, taxation, spatial analysis

The Spatial Distribution of Housing-Related Tax Benefits in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w8165
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Joseph Gyourko
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department
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Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

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Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Nov 2009
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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housing demand, house price risk, mobility, tenure choice

Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

NBER Working Paper No. w15462
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Commitment, Risk, and Consumption: Do Birds of a Feather Have Bigger Nests?

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Commitment, Risk, and Consumption: Do Birds of a Feather Have Bigger Nests?

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 15 Aug 2005
Stephen H. Shore and Todd M. Sinai
Georgia State University and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Precautionary saving, commitment, income risk, unemployment, housing

Commitment, Risk, and Consumption: Do Birds of a Feather Have Bigger Nests?

NBER Working Paper No. w11588
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2022
Stephen H. Shore and Todd M. Sinai
Georgia State University and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Do Low-Income Housing Subsidies Increase Housing Consumption?

NBER Working Paper No. w8709
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Joel Waldfogel
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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Network Effects, Congestion Externalities, and Air Traffic Delays: Or Why All Delays are Not Evil

NBER Working Paper No. w8701
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2022
Christopher J. Mayer and Todd M. Sinai
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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House Price Moments in Boom-Bust Cycles

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House Price Moments in Boom-Bust Cycles

The Wharton School Research Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 May 2012
Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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House Price Moments in Boom-Bust Cycles

NBER Working Paper No. w18059
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 07 May 2023
Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Does Home Owning Smooth the Variability of Future Housing Consumption?

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Does Home Owning Smooth the Variability of Future Housing Consumption?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Nov 2010
Andrew Paciorek and Todd M. Sinai
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Consumption Smoothing, Housing Risk, Housing Demand, Hedge, Home Owning, Home Ownership

Does Home Owning Smooth the Variability of Future Housing Consumption?

NBER Working Paper No. w16531
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2023
Andrew Paciorek and Todd M. Sinai
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a Substitute or a Complement for Cities?

NBER Working Paper No. w10028
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Oct 2003 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Joel Waldfogel
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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The (Un)Changing Geographical Distribution of Housing Tax Benefits: 1980 to 2000

NBER Working Paper No. w10322
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 May 2004 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Joseph Gyourko
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department
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Income Tax Provisions Affecting Owner-Occupied Housing: Revenue Costs and Incentive Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w14253
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
James M. Poterba, James M. Poterba and Todd M. Sinai
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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The Asset Price Incidence of Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and Publicly-Traded Real Estate Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w7893
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Joseph Gyourko
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department
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Capital Gains Tax Realizations and Tax Rates: New Evidence from Time Series

Posted: 06 Mar 2001
Matthew J. Eichner and Todd M. Sinai
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

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The REIT Vehicle: Its Value Today and in the Future

Posted: 22 Oct 1999
Joseph Gyourko and Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

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The Asset Price Incidence of Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from the Real Estate Industry and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Real Estate Center Working Paper No. 311
Posted: 12 Aug 1999
Joseph Gyourko and Todd M. Sinai
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

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