Calendar

On campus and across the country, we host dozens of events each year to examine important housing policy issues. In addition to seminars, lectures, and panel discussions here at Harvard, we convene conferences and symposia around the country, bringing together housing practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.

Mar
29
Research
Webcasts

Rental Deserts, Zoning, and Segregation: Evidence From the 100 Largest Metro Areas

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
Magda Maaoui, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center, will report on research she is doing with Whitney Airgood-Obrycki and Sophia Wedeen to examine whether the uneven geography of rental housing bolsters patterns of socioeconomic and racial segregation in the nation’s largest metro areas.
Apr
12
Research
Webcasts

Can New Suburban Housing Make Urban Areas More Affordable?

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
In this talk, Meyer Fellow and PhD candidate Valentine Gilbert will discuss research he conducted with Robert French that asks whether continued suburban expansion can alleviate rising housing costs in urban areas, or whether urban centers will have to grow denser to become more affordable.
Apr
19
Research
Webcasts

Post-Katrina Housing Resilience in Greater New Orleans

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath exposed stark socioeconomic inequities in greater New Orleans. It also spurred historic public spending for post-disaster aid and protective infrastructure. But little is known about whether this spending improved the ability of households to withstand and recover from future natural disasters.