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. Y., 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. Y., 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
Albouy, D. Y., & Ehrlich, G. (2018). Housing productivity and the social cost of land-use restrictions. Journal of Urban Economics, 107, 101-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2018.06.002
Albouy, D., Ehrlich, G., & Shin, M. (2018). Metropolitan land values. Review of Economics and Statistics, 454-466. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00710
Albouy, D. Y. (2016). What are cities Worth? Land rents, local productivity, and the total value of amenities. Review of Economics and Statistics, 98(3), 477-487. https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00550
