This paper examines why many U.S. mortgage borrowers fail to refinance despite substantial potential savings. Using loan‐level data and a structural model, the authors show that high transaction costs and borrower inattention contribute to persistent mortgage rate heterogeneity. Their findings suggest that reducing refinancing frictions could significantly improve household welfare by lowering mortgage payments for many borrowers.

V53-I4-Ep.4 Mortgage Rate & Refinance Failure

This paper explores whether the construction of skyscrapers leads to the formation of urban subcenters. Using detailed building‐level data from Chinese cities between 2000 and 2018 and a difference‐in‐differences design, the authors find that skyscraper construction significantly increases surrounding employment density and commercial activity, effectively creating new subcenters. The results suggest that tall buildings can reshape urban spatial structures by decentralizing economic activity from traditional central business districts.

V53-I4-Ep.5 Reshaping the City & Skyscraper

This paper investigates whether trading volume in REIT options predicts future REIT returns and the role of retail investors in this relationship. Using REIT‐level option and stock market data, the authors find that high option volume relative to stock volume predicts lower future returns, and this effect is stronger when retail investor activity is higher. The results suggest that retail investors’ trading in REIT options may contribute to short‐term mispricing in REIT markets.

V53-I4-Ep.6 Decoding REIT Options

This paper looks at what happened when San Francisco required Airbnb hosts to register their rentals. The rule caused a big drop in the number of listings, especially those run by hosts with multiple properties. The authors find that the regulation reduced rental supply but also helped push some properties back into the long‐term housing market.

V53-I4-Ep.7 San Francisco, Airbnb, Regulations

This paper looks at how immigration affects housing prices in different U.S. cities. The authors find that when immigrants are welcomed and integrated into the community, local housing prices tend to rise because demand for housing increases. In contrast, places less welcoming to immigrants see smaller housing price gains or even declines.

V53-I4-Ep.8 Immigration & Local Housing Price Dynamics

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Watching: Hypernormalisation (2016) by Adam Curtis

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This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on how much of UK GDP growth is government driven? To what extent do gilt yields play a role in £ exchange rate, if any? 
At what level of yield  on long gilts do we have a crisis? How unusual is the disconnect between Bank of England base rate policy and market yields, relative to the UK history and other countries? Do UK Chancellors ever have good days?



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Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute talks about his new essay in The Monthly on tax reform – Richard says tax reform is about democracy, not economics, and reforms should not be centred on what we want, but on who we want to be. He also talks about the intertwined issues of rising company profits, interest rates, the supermarket duopoly, and price gouging. Read Richard's essay here: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/march/richard-denniss/tax-grind
Broadcast on 27 February 2024.

Interview with Dr Richard Denniss On The Simple Truth About Tax Reform

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This week on TrendsTalk, we discuss where we are seeing some exciting growth happening in the US economy, with high-tech sectors such as data centers and semiconductors surging ahead while legacy industries remain flat. Which of these high-tech markets holds the biggest opportunities for your business? Tune in to find out!

High-Tech Sectors Powering US Economic Growth

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