Knocking It Down and Mixing It Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations Abstract. Partly due to their negative effects on surrounding neighborhoods, some countries have been replacing distressed public housing developments with mixed-income housing. We study the impact of such policies on local housing markets in London, U.K., where several public housing developments were demolished and rebuilt while adding market-rate units on-site. We show that these ‘regenerations’ increase nearby house prices and rents, consistent with strong demand effects outweighing supply effects from additional market-rate housing in the immediate vicinity. We provide suggestive evidence that these effects are driven by regenerations removing an eyesore, attracting higher-income households, and reducing nearby crime.

Replacing distressed public housing with mixed-income housing raises local prices and improves local amenities. Just Accepted new paper by Hector Blanco and Lorenzo Neri Bluesky: @hectorblanco.bsky.social @loreneri.bsky.social zurl.co/dAvES

🚨 Excited to share that my work w/ @loreneri.bsky.social, “Knocking it Down and Mixing it Up: The Impact of Public Housing Regenerations” found a home at @restatjournal.bsky.social.

We study the impact of converting distressed public housing into mixed-income housing on local housing markets. 🧵👇1/9

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I am looking for a cool person with a background in economics to join my research team as a postdoctoral fellow for 3 years at Monash Business School (Department of Economics) and @monashuniversity.bsky.social.

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It's a very sad day. Just notified that @iza.org is closing its doors as of 31 December 2025. At a time when labor is under attack and technological change moves at an ever-faster pace, I can't help but think that this is a short-sighted decision. My heart goes out to those folks who work there.

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Application are now open for the third edition of the "Markets and Governments: a Theoretical Appraisal" in the amazing Villa Mondragone (Rome).
This year's topic is: "Power: Markets, Ethics and Institution"

More information here: ceistorvergata.it/MGTA or below

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Okay so I don't really know how bluesky works but hi to all 🫡😍

I will inaugurate my Bluesky account by recommending this fantastic workshop on the Economics of Human Capital organised at the University of Padua! Apply, apply, apply!!! 👇