Colloquium on the Law, Economics and Politics of Urban Affairs
Professors Vicki Been and Ingrid Ellen
Spring 2013
Wednesday, 2:00-3:50PM
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 202
LAW-LW.10634.001
2 credits
This course, taught jointly by faculty of the Law School and the Wagner School, will allow students to explore the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of current debates in urban policy. We will meet with nationally prominent scholars in law, economics, urban planning, and public administration to discuss their works in progress. In the past, topics of the papers have included, e.g., the prospect that the rise of Black middle class suburbs may increase residential segregation, the capitalization of school spending into the value of homes, and the effect environmental regulations have on the price of housing. In background sessions, students learn the theory and methodology necessary to discuss the work in progress with its author. In colloquium sessions, students discuss the work with the author and other invited guests. Students submit written questions for the author and prepare short papers critiquing the work and the author's defense of the work.
The list of Spring 2013 presenters is forthcoming.
Spring 2012 Presenters
February 1st: Amanda Geller, Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University
Paper Topic: Partner Incarceration and the Housing Insecurity of Urban Women.
February 8th: Lindsay Page, Senior research manager and lecturer, and David Liebowitz, Doctoral candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 15th: Heather Schwartz, Associate Policy Researcher, The Rand Institute
Paper Topic: Housing Policy is School policy
February 29th: Neil Bhutta, Federal Reserve
Paper Topic: Consumer Ruthlessness and Strategic Default During the 2007-2009 Housing Bust
March 7th: Gary Painter, University of Southern California
March 21st: Raven Molloy, Cleveland Federal Reserve
Paper Topic: The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
March 28th: Rucker Johnson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Goldman School
April 11th: Clayton Gillette, Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law, NYU School of Law
Paper Topic: Financial Control Boards and Municipal Fiscal Crises
April 18th: Ashira Ostrow, Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra Law
Paper Topic: Land Law Federalism
April 25th: Lynn Fisher, Associate Professor of Finance, University of North Carolina
Paper Topic: State Intervention in Local Land Use Decisions: The Case of Massachusetts