MSc urban economics
MSc urban economics
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Fulbright Scholar to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2021 - 2022
Master's Thesis: Working Paper
Advisor: Hans Koster
Placemaking and Segregation- Built Environment Impacts on Community in Philadelphia - PJG.pdfUECP_T3_PJG.pdfCan resident-led placemaking policies help reimagine communities in Philadelphia?
Can resident-led placemaking policies help reimagine communities in Philadelphia?
Project Summary: Write a one-page article on a topic in the field of urban economics that has been in the news in the last month. Reflect on this news item, while incorporating economic literature.
Street Design and Segregation_PJG_02.06.22.pdfStreet design and segregation?
Street design and segregation?
Placemaking, Hedonic Pricing, and Sorting in U.S. Cities
Project Summary: The ultimate goal of this assignment was to strengthen essential practical skills that characterize a good economist. I conducted a literature review first looking at the effects of street design characteristics on home prices, then sorting models that include built environment aspects. I reflected and critiqued the current state of placemaking within economics and proposed improvements and areas for new research.
Paper Discussion: The Economics of Place-Making Policies
Paper Discussion: The Economics of Place-Making Policies
Project Summary: Studied and reflected on Glaeser & Gottlieb (2008); wrote and presented a critical evaluation an an accessible, non-technical policy brief to inform policy makers about the essence of the paper.
1-Page Brief.pdfDiscussion Paper (1).pdfPresentation.pdfAbolishing the Mortgage Interest Deduction in the Netherlands: Policy Review and Modelling
Assessed a specific housing policy measure using the Dutch Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis model. Abolishing the Mortgage Interest Deduction in the Netherlands: Policy Review and Modelling
Housing Policy Analysis Paper .pdfCopy of Presentation Take 1.mp4Page updated
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