Albert Saiz

MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

77 Massachusetts Avenue

50 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

United States

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

21

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Scholarly Papers (21)

1.

The Global Housing Affordability Crisis: Policy Options and Strategies

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 23/01
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Mar 2023
Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
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On Local Housing Supply Elasticity

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Aug 2008
Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 2,208 (13,540)
Citation 33

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Housing supply, topography, growth controls

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Real Trends: The Future of Real Estate in the United States

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 19 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2022
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Arianna Salazar Miranda
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Urban Studies & Planning
Downloads 2,127 (14,352)
Citation 9

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Real Estate

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Citation 9

Beautiful City: Leisure Amenities and Urban Growth

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 08-22
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 07 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2019
Gerald A. Carlino, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 1,206 (33,492)
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Internal migration, amenities, urban population growth

City Beautiful

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3778
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Gerald A. Carlino, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
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internal migration, amenities, urban population growth

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Downloading Wisdom from Online Crowds

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2014
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Uri Simonsohn
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and ESADE Business School
Downloads 1,599 (22,016)
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Proxy variables, econometrics, corruption, integration of beliefs, survey, internet, document

Downloading Wisdom from Online Crowds

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3809
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Nov 2008
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Uri Simonsohn
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and ESADE Business School
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proxy variables, document-frequency, textual databases, internet

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Citation 125

Consumer City

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Aug 2000
Edward L. Glaeser, Jed Kolko, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Indeed.com and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 688 (72,567)
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Consumer City

NBER Working Paper No. w7790
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2022
Edward L. Glaeser, Jed Kolko, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Indeed.com and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
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Citation 153

Housing Supply and Housing Bubbles

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2158
Number of pages: 119 Posted: 22 Jul 2008
Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 654 (77,425)
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Housing Supply and Housing Bubbles

NBER Working Paper No. w14193
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 04 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2022
Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 71 (630,941)
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Citation 74

The Rise of the Skilled City

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2025, FRB Philadelphia Working Paper No. 04-2
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 30 Jul 2004
Edward L. Glaeser, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 580 (90,160)
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The Rise of the Skilled City

NBER Working Paper No. w10191
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Jan 2004 Last Revised: 08 May 2022
Edward L. Glaeser, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Harvard University - Department of Economics and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 132 (412,892)
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Understanding Urban Economies, Land Use, and Social Dynamics in the City: Big Data and Measurement

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 23/19
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Oct 2023
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Arianna Salazar Miranda
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Urban Studies & Planning
Downloads 593 (87,644)

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urban big data

Understanding Urban Economies, Land Use, and Social Dynamics in the City: Big Data and Measurement

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16501
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Oct 2023
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Arianna Salazar Miranda
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Urban Studies & Planning
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urban big data

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A New Measure of the Local Regulatory Environment for Housing Markets: Wharton Residential Land Use Regulatory Index

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 13 Dec 2006
Joseph Gyourko, Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Anita A. Summers
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department, MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department
Downloads 469 (118,512)
Citation 112

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zoning, housing markets, local regulation

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Immigration and the Neighborhood

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 06-22, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2503
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Sep 2006
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Susan M. Wachter
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, Department of Real Estate
Downloads 426 (132,632)
Citation 37

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Immigration, housing prices

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Immigration and Housing Rents in American Cities

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 03-12, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2189
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 01 Aug 2004
Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 395 (144,688)
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Immigration, housing, housing rents

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Owning Versus Leasing: Do Courts Matter?

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 06-21
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Dec 2006
Pablo Casas-Arce, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Arizona State University (ASU) - W.P. Carey School of Business and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 333 (174,521)
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Home ownership, Rental housing

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Confronting the Housing Challenge in Latin America Part I – Reflections on the Evolution of the Housing Market in Latin America: Realities and Dreams

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 22/11
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 06 Oct 2022
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Real Estate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Real Estate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Real Estate
Downloads 254 (230,890)

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Urban Decline and Housing Reinvestment: The Role of Construction Costs and the Supply Side

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 03-9
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Jul 2004
Joseph Gyourko, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
University of Pennsylvania - Real Estate Department and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 253 (231,782)
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Construction costs, city decline, renovation, unions

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Women and Power: Unwilling, Ineffective, or Held Back?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5645
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Apr 2011
Pablo Casas-Arce, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Arizona State University (ASU) - W.P. Carey School of Business and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 225 (259,706)
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female political representation

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Do Courts Matter? Rental Markets and the Law

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Dec 2005
Pablo Casas-Arce, Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
Arizona State University (ASU) - W.P. Carey School of Business and MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics
Downloads 162 (349,226)
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contract enforcement, market development, housing rental markets

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Immigrants and Native Flight: Geographic Extent and Heterogeneous Preferences

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 24/08
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 03 Jul 2024
Aalborg University, Copenhagen Business School, MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics, MIT Center for Real Estate and Rockwool Foundation Research Unit
Downloads 138 (397,724)

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International Migration, Residential Segregation, Native Flight, House Prices

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Physical Geography and Traffic Delays: Evidence from a Major Coastal City

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 21/10
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Jul 2021
Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Luyao Wang
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and Wuhan University
Downloads 104 (492,038)
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Fragmented by Nature: Metropolitan Geography, Urban Connectivity, and Environmental Outcomes

MIT Center for Real Estate Research Paper No. 24/03
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 17 May 2024 Last Revised: 26 May 2024
Luyao Wang, Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz and Weipeng Li
Wuhan University, MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics and Taipei Medical University - Research Center of Big Data
Downloads 67 (640,642)

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Urban natural barriers, complex road morphology, sustainable urban development, metropolitan growth

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Interest Rates and Non-Fundamental Fluctuations in Home Values

46th Annual AREUEA Conference Paper
Posted: 01 Dec 2010
Albert Saiz and Albert Saiz
MIT Department of Urban Studies and PlanningIZA Institute of Labor Economics

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