Published Papers
“Are Local Retail Services an Amenity or a Nuisance?” Co-authored with Pooya Ghorbani. 2023. Journal of Economic Geography, Forthcoming. Download PDF »
“Commercial Gentrification: What Happens to Businesses and Services when the Neighborhood Changes?” Forthcoming. In Streetlife: The Future of Urban Retail, Eds. Emily Talen and Conrad Kickert. University of Toronto Press.
“Localized Commercial Effects from Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Sandy and New York City.” Co-authored with Ingrid Gould Ellen and Xiaodi Li. 2021. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 86. Download PDF »
“Zoning Dollars and Change: Economic Development Zones.” In Zoning: A Guide for 21st Century Planning, Eds. Bernadette Baird-Zars, Lauren Ames Fischer, Elliot Sclar and Valerie Stahl. 2020. New York: Routledge.
“What a Difference a Grade Makes: Evidence from New York City's Restaurant Grading Policy.” Co-authored with Michah Rothbart, Amy Schwartz, Thad Calabrese, Zachary Papper, Tod Mijanovich, and Diana Silver. 2019. Public Administration Review. Download PDF »
“What are the Financial Implications of Public Quality Disclosure? Evidence from New York City's Restaurant Food Safety Grading Policy.” Co-authored with Michah Rothbart, Amy Schwartz, Thad Calabrese, Tod Mijanovich, Diana Silver, and Meryle Weinstein. 2017. Public Finance Review, 47(1): 170-201. Download PDF »
“Does Gentrification Increase Employment Opportunities in Low-Income Neighborhoods?” Co-authored with Pooya Ghorbani. 2017. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 66: 53-72. Download PDF »
“Neighborhood Differences in Retail Turnover: Evidence from New York City.” Co-authored with Sean Capperis. 2017. Urban Studies, 54(13): 3022-3057 . Download PDF »
Book Review of Blazing the Neoliberal Trail: Urban Political Development in the United States and the United Kingdom, by Timothy P.R. Weaver. 2017. Political Science Quarterly, 132(3): 583-584. Download PDF »
“Gentrification and Small Business: Threat or Opportunity?” 2016. Cityscape, 18(3) (special issue on Gentrification and Neighborhood Change): 57-85. Download PDF »
“Is Crime Bad for Business? Crime and Commercial Property Values in New York City.” Co-authored with Michael Lens. 2016. Journal of Regional Science, 56(3): 442-470. Download PDF »
“Housing Affordability and Health: Evidence from New York City.” Co-authored with Alex Schwartz. 2016. Housing Policy Debate, 26(1): 80-104. Download PDF »
“Why and Where do Homeowners Associations Form?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2014. Cityscape, 16(3) (special issue on American Neighborhoods: Inclusion and Exclusion): 69-92. Download PDF »
“How Are Homeowners Associations Capitalized into Property Values?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2014. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 46: 93-102. Download PDF »
“Do Homeowners Associations Mitigate or Aggravate Negative Spillovers from Neighboring Homeowner Distress?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung and Chris Cunningham. 2014. Journal of Housing Economics, 24 (special issue on U.S. Housing Policy): 75-88. Download PDF »
“Do Homeowners Associations Affect Citywide Segregation? Evidence from Florida Municipalities.” 2013, Housing Policy Debate, 23(4): 688-713. Download PDF »
“Homeowners Associations and the Demand for Local Land Use Regulation.” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2013. Journal of Regional Science, 53(3): 511-534. Download PDF »
“Inclusionary Zoning to Support Affordable Housing.” 2012. Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home. Download PDF »
“Bodegas or Bagel Shops? Neighborhood Differences in Retail & Household Services.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. 2012. Economic Development Quarterly, 26(1): 73-94. Download PDF »
“Are Poor Neighborhoods ‘Retail Deserts’?” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Jed Kolko. 2012. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 42(1): 269-285. Download PDF »
“Understanding Business Improvement District Formation: An Analysis of Neighborhoods and Boundaries.” 2012. Journal of Urban Economics, 71(1): 66-78. Download PDF »
“‘Clean and Safe’ for All? The Interaction between Business Improvement Districts and Local Government in the Provision of Public Goods.” 2011. National Tax Journal, 64(3): 863-890. Download PDF »
“Silver Bullet or Trojan Horse? The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Vicki Been. 2011. Urban Studies, 48(2): 297-329. Download PDF »
“The Mirage and Reality of Retail Deserts.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Jed Kolko. 2011. Land Development, 24(2): 32-37. Download PDF »
“Does a Rising Tide Compensate for the Secession of the Successful? Illustrating the Effects of Business Improvement Districts on Municipal Coffers.” Co-authored with Leah Brooks. 2010. In The Changing Landscape of Local Public Revenues, Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Download PDF »
Book Review of Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies, edited by Göktuğ Morçöl, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack W. Meek, and Ulf Zimmermann. 2010. Public Administration Review, 70(3): 509-512. Download PDF »
“What Drives the Diffusion of Inclusionary Zoning?” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. 2010. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29(3): 578-602. Download PDF »
“31 Flavors of Inclusionary Zoning: Comparing Policies from San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Suburban Boston.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Vicki Been. 2009. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(4): 441-456. Download PDF »
“What Do Business Improvement Districts Do for Property Owners?” Co-authored with Amy Ellen Schwartz and Ingrid Gould Ellen. 2006. National Tax Journal Papers and Proceedings, Ninety-Ninth Annual Conference: 431-37. Download PDF »
“Commercial Gentrification: What Happens to Businesses and Services when the Neighborhood Changes?” Forthcoming. In Streetlife: The Future of Urban Retail, Eds. Emily Talen and Conrad Kickert. University of Toronto Press.
“Localized Commercial Effects from Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Sandy and New York City.” Co-authored with Ingrid Gould Ellen and Xiaodi Li. 2021. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 86. Download PDF »
“Zoning Dollars and Change: Economic Development Zones.” In Zoning: A Guide for 21st Century Planning, Eds. Bernadette Baird-Zars, Lauren Ames Fischer, Elliot Sclar and Valerie Stahl. 2020. New York: Routledge.
“What a Difference a Grade Makes: Evidence from New York City's Restaurant Grading Policy.” Co-authored with Michah Rothbart, Amy Schwartz, Thad Calabrese, Zachary Papper, Tod Mijanovich, and Diana Silver. 2019. Public Administration Review. Download PDF »
“What are the Financial Implications of Public Quality Disclosure? Evidence from New York City's Restaurant Food Safety Grading Policy.” Co-authored with Michah Rothbart, Amy Schwartz, Thad Calabrese, Tod Mijanovich, Diana Silver, and Meryle Weinstein. 2017. Public Finance Review, 47(1): 170-201. Download PDF »
“Does Gentrification Increase Employment Opportunities in Low-Income Neighborhoods?” Co-authored with Pooya Ghorbani. 2017. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 66: 53-72. Download PDF »
“Neighborhood Differences in Retail Turnover: Evidence from New York City.” Co-authored with Sean Capperis. 2017. Urban Studies, 54(13): 3022-3057 . Download PDF »
Book Review of Blazing the Neoliberal Trail: Urban Political Development in the United States and the United Kingdom, by Timothy P.R. Weaver. 2017. Political Science Quarterly, 132(3): 583-584. Download PDF »
“Gentrification and Small Business: Threat or Opportunity?” 2016. Cityscape, 18(3) (special issue on Gentrification and Neighborhood Change): 57-85. Download PDF »
“Is Crime Bad for Business? Crime and Commercial Property Values in New York City.” Co-authored with Michael Lens. 2016. Journal of Regional Science, 56(3): 442-470. Download PDF »
“Housing Affordability and Health: Evidence from New York City.” Co-authored with Alex Schwartz. 2016. Housing Policy Debate, 26(1): 80-104. Download PDF »
“Why and Where do Homeowners Associations Form?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2014. Cityscape, 16(3) (special issue on American Neighborhoods: Inclusion and Exclusion): 69-92. Download PDF »
“How Are Homeowners Associations Capitalized into Property Values?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2014. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 46: 93-102. Download PDF »
“Do Homeowners Associations Mitigate or Aggravate Negative Spillovers from Neighboring Homeowner Distress?” Co-authored with Ron Cheung and Chris Cunningham. 2014. Journal of Housing Economics, 24 (special issue on U.S. Housing Policy): 75-88. Download PDF »
“Do Homeowners Associations Affect Citywide Segregation? Evidence from Florida Municipalities.” 2013, Housing Policy Debate, 23(4): 688-713. Download PDF »
“Homeowners Associations and the Demand for Local Land Use Regulation.” Co-authored with Ron Cheung. 2013. Journal of Regional Science, 53(3): 511-534. Download PDF »
“Inclusionary Zoning to Support Affordable Housing.” 2012. Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home. Download PDF »
“Bodegas or Bagel Shops? Neighborhood Differences in Retail & Household Services.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. 2012. Economic Development Quarterly, 26(1): 73-94. Download PDF »
“Are Poor Neighborhoods ‘Retail Deserts’?” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Jed Kolko. 2012. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 42(1): 269-285. Download PDF »
“Understanding Business Improvement District Formation: An Analysis of Neighborhoods and Boundaries.” 2012. Journal of Urban Economics, 71(1): 66-78. Download PDF »
“‘Clean and Safe’ for All? The Interaction between Business Improvement Districts and Local Government in the Provision of Public Goods.” 2011. National Tax Journal, 64(3): 863-890. Download PDF »
“Silver Bullet or Trojan Horse? The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Vicki Been. 2011. Urban Studies, 48(2): 297-329. Download PDF »
“The Mirage and Reality of Retail Deserts.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Jed Kolko. 2011. Land Development, 24(2): 32-37. Download PDF »
“Does a Rising Tide Compensate for the Secession of the Successful? Illustrating the Effects of Business Improvement Districts on Municipal Coffers.” Co-authored with Leah Brooks. 2010. In The Changing Landscape of Local Public Revenues, Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Download PDF »
Book Review of Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies, edited by Göktuğ Morçöl, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack W. Meek, and Ulf Zimmermann. 2010. Public Administration Review, 70(3): 509-512. Download PDF »
“What Drives the Diffusion of Inclusionary Zoning?” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz. 2010. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29(3): 578-602. Download PDF »
“31 Flavors of Inclusionary Zoning: Comparing Policies from San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Suburban Boston.” Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Vicki Been. 2009. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(4): 441-456. Download PDF »
“What Do Business Improvement Districts Do for Property Owners?” Co-authored with Amy Ellen Schwartz and Ingrid Gould Ellen. 2006. National Tax Journal Papers and Proceedings, Ninety-Ninth Annual Conference: 431-37. Download PDF »
Working papers & Research in Progress
“Voting Responses to Localized Economic Shocks: The Case of the Great Recession” (with Ron Cheung) Download PDF »
“Heterogeneity in the Recovery of Local Real Estate Markets After Extreme Events: The Case of Hurricane Sandy” (with Ingrid Gould Ellen) Download PDF »
“The Internet’s Impact on the Spatial Distribution of Retail Activity and Land Use” (with Leah Brooks)
“Wildfires and the Distribution of Risk for Commercial Properties” (with Ruchi Singh, Daniel Rettl and Steven Malliaris)
“Documenting the Landscape and Trajectories of Commercial Vacancies in New York City and Los Angeles” (with Leah Brooks)
“Entrepreneurs and the City: What Drives Entrepreneurial Success in New York City? (with Jorge de la Roca and Ingrid Gould Ellen) Download PDF »
“Do Private HOA Members Engage in Public Life? Evidence from Voting Behavior” (with Ron Cheung) Download PDF »
The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets: Lessons from the San Francisco, Washington DC, and Suburban Boston Areas. Co-authored with Jenny Schuetz and Vicki Been. 2007. NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy working paper. Download PDF »
Reports
Designing and Implementing an Urban Economic Development Strategy: A Guide for Cities. 2012. Report prepared for UN-HABITAT. Download PDF (1.3 MB) »
State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods. Co-authored with Caroline K. Bhalla, Ioan Voicu, Ingrid Gould Ellen and Vicki Been. 2004. New York: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. Download PDF (16.5 MB) »
State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods. Co-authored with Caroline K. Bhalla, Ioan Voicu, Ingrid Gould Ellen and Vicki Been. 2004. New York: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. Download PDF (16.5 MB) »
Public Scholarship
“Covid-19’s Impact on Small Businesses.” November 18 and November 24, 2020. Urban Matters, The Center for New York City Affairs.
“Re-Activating the Corner Store.” September 4, 2020. City Life After Coronavirus: Gallery of Urban Ideas, Urban Design Forum.
"The High Stakes of Shopping Hyper Local." December 19, 2018. Gotham Gazette.
“Big Storm, Small Businesses, Lost Jobs: Superstorm Sandy’s Lessons for Local Resiliency Planning.” April 19, 2017. Urban Matters, The Center for New York City Affairs.
“Retail Churn Can Bring Both Volatility and Vitality to a Neighborhood.” December 10, 2016. USAPP Blog, London School of Economics.
“Why Support Small Business? It’s More Than the Economy!” December 3, 2015. CityLimits.org.
“Another Reason to Make Rents More Affordable: It Could Be Good for Your Health.” Co-authored with Alex Schwartz. September 30, 2015. Urban Matters, The Center for New York City Affairs.
“Re-Activating the Corner Store.” September 4, 2020. City Life After Coronavirus: Gallery of Urban Ideas, Urban Design Forum.
"The High Stakes of Shopping Hyper Local." December 19, 2018. Gotham Gazette.
“Big Storm, Small Businesses, Lost Jobs: Superstorm Sandy’s Lessons for Local Resiliency Planning.” April 19, 2017. Urban Matters, The Center for New York City Affairs.
“Retail Churn Can Bring Both Volatility and Vitality to a Neighborhood.” December 10, 2016. USAPP Blog, London School of Economics.
“Why Support Small Business? It’s More Than the Economy!” December 3, 2015. CityLimits.org.
“Another Reason to Make Rents More Affordable: It Could Be Good for Your Health.” Co-authored with Alex Schwartz. September 30, 2015. Urban Matters, The Center for New York City Affairs.