Urban Lab organises the First Nordic Meeting in Urban Economics
Urban Lab, led by Matz Dahlberg, has long aspired to unite Nordic expertise in urban economics through a collaborative network. This vision became a reality with the inaugural Nordic meeting on urban economics, held at Rosersberg Castle on September 16–17.
Approximately 30 economists from the Nordic countries attended, with the purpose of the network and meeting being to provide a platform for researchers working on urban economics-related issues to connect and discuss their work.
The programme was ambitious, featuring 14 presentations by researchers from Aarhus University, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Aalto University, The Ratio Institute, and Uppsala University.
Both theoretical and empirical research was presented, and the field of urban economics was broadly defined, covering topics such as the causes and consequences of urbanization, migration, segregation and polarization, neighborhood effects, and gentrification.
Being the local organizer, Matz is very happy with the first Nordic Meeting:
“It was a true pleasure to meet all the Nordic colleagues working on so many interesting questions. The discussions were very productive and stimulating. I think this was a promising start for the Nordic Meetings in Urban Economics, and I am very much looking forward to the second meeting to be hosted by Aalto University in Finland in 2025.”
Conference presentations
- Medium-Run Impacts of Immigration on House Prices and Housing Stock
- House Prices and Rents in a Dynamic Spatial Equilibrium
- The Long-Run Effects of Housing Benefits: Evidence from a Swedish Housing Allowance Reform
- Families, Neighbourhoods and Children’s Educational Outcomes
- Pedestrianization and Business Visits: Evidence from NYC Open Streets
- Work from Home, Eat near Home?: The Reshaping Geography of Local Service Firms
- Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Sprawl
- Moving to Opportunity, Together
- The agglomeration effect: The role of intangible
- Fiscal Transfers to Local Governments and the Distribution of Economic Activity intensive industries
- Restricted Settlement and Refugee Employment: A Study of Denmark's Asylum Policy
- The Domino Effect: Exploring Residential Mobility in the Aftermath of Municipal Mergers
- Pedestrianization and Business Visits: Evidence from NYC
- Does Growing Up in Public Housing Affect Schooling?
- Agglomeration Effects of Immigrants and Natives