Thomas Shay Hill | Joint Center for Housing Studies

Thomas was a PhD Candidate in Urban Planning at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. His doctoral research examined the history of data, statistical analysis, and computing in the real estate development and real estate finance industries from the early 20th century to the present. Thomas received a Master’s of Science in Computational Science and Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Blog posts from this author

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Housing Markets & Conditions

Herbert Hoover’s Department of Commerce and the Origins of US Housing Data

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

In the years immediately following the First World War, economists in industry, government, and...

By THOMAS SHAY HILL

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Housing Markets & Conditions

Home Prices Rose Fastest in Communities of Color During the Pandemic

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Home prices across the US rose significantly during the pandemic, bolstered by historically low...

By ALEXANDER HERMANN, THOMAS SHAY HILL

Papers from this author

Cover of the paper "How to See the Housing Sector: Herbert Hoover’s Department of Commerce and the Origins of the Nation’s Housing Data Ecosystem."

How to See the Housing Sector: Herbert Hoover’s Department of Commerce and the Origins of the Nation’s Housing Data Ecosystem

October 11, 2023

Thomas Shay Hill