Some good coverage of my working paper on housing filtering in The Atlantic today. The paper itself, The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower, is available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Even more evidence that building new housing decreases rents: Researchers tracked the residents of a newly built luxury condo building and found that they freed up less expensive apartments nearby. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Want to live and work in this beautiful mountain valley in Hawaiʻi? #econsky The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) is hiring for 2 TT positions: -> Public Finance/Tax: aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... -> Macro/tourism/forecasting: aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... More below 1/5

New working paper posted on recent US experiences with fare-free transit service: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

🚨 We're hiring for 2 tenure track Economics positions at the University of Hawai'i🚨 ☀️ 🏖️ 🌴 🤙 #econsky 1) www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... 2) www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

With nighttime pedestrian deaths on the rise, new research on the link between moonlight and pedestrian fatalities suggests that even minimal lighting interventions to dangerous roads can save lives. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

My paper, Road Illumination and Nighttime Pedestrian Deaths: Evidence from Moonlight, is now published at Economics of Transportation. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kptw_oIvi...

Our latest investigation with @propublica.org found that FEMA sidestepped its own policies when setting up a housing program for Maui wildfire survivors. As a result, some people were pushed out of their homes by landlords seeking higher rents. www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/maui...

Honolulu is considering an Empty Homes Tax. 🏘️ I crunched some numbers on the possible impacts on available local housing and county revenue. There's significant uncertainty, but the potential benefits are large. uhero.hawaii.edu/a-honolulu-e...

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Excellent summary of my paper by a Canadian motorsports company ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuX...

My new paper, The effect of front-end vehicle height on pedestrian death risk, was just published at #Economics of #Transportation. I use vehicle design measurements to test for the effect of taller vehicles on pedestrian outcomes in crashes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...