Research Interests
David's research examines how federal tax burdens and spending, and public goods are distributed geographically, as well as local differences in pay, productivity, housing costs, and quality of life.
Education
History, Philosophy, and Economics, B.A., McGill University
Economics, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Economics, M.A., Yale University
Recent Publications
Albouy, D., Cho, H., & Shappo, M. (2021). Immigration and the pursuit of amenities. Journal of Regional Science, 61(1), 5-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12475
Albouy, D., Christensen, P., & Sarmiento-Barbieri, I. (2020). Unlocking amenities: Estimating public good complementarity. Journal of Public Economics, 182, [104110]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104110
Albouy, D., & Stuart, B. A. (2020). Urban Population and Amenities: The Neoclassical Model of Location. International Economic Review, 61(1), 127-158. https://doi.org/10.3386/w19919, https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12419
Albouy, D., Chernoff, A., Lutz, C., & Warman, C. (2019). Local labor markets in Canada and the United States. Journal of Labor Economics, 37(S2), S533-S594. https://doi.org/10.1086/703579
Albouy, D., Behrens, K., Robert-Nicoud, F., & Seegert, N. (2019). The optimal distribution of population across cities. Journal of Urban Economics, 110, 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2018.08.004