The aim of this course is to be an introduction in how to do consumer behavior research, rather than to provide exhaustive coverage of the field as a whole. It will focus on evaluating papers, preparing research ideas, and developing them into research proposals in four important areas of...

Topics: - Mortgage and bankruptcy constraints in equilibrium - Role of individuals’ beliefs and expectations about income and house prices - Interactions between housing and labour market choices - Tenure choice: Why does anyone buy a house? - Housing supply - Contracting frictions in housing...

The 41th anniversary conference theme is The Perils of Research Irrelevance: Balancing Data Use Against Privacy Concerns. Researchers seek to improve educational outcomes through research, but this entails high-quality scholarship and that policymakers, practitioners, and the public at large,...