Frontiers in Housing - Macroeconomics Conference
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Schedule
| Time | Session (Titles subject to change) | Speakers (Institution) |
| 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 9:30 AM to 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks | |
| 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM | Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth across U.S. Cities | John Mondragon (San Francisco Fed) |
| 10:45 AM to 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 AM to 12 PM | House Prices, Quantities, and the Propagation of Shocks when Developers Are Imperfectly Competitive | Jack Favilukis (UBC) |
| 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Lunch & Learn: CMHC Speech | Aled ab Iorwerth (CMHC) |
| 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM | Managing a Housing Boom | Daniel Greenwald (NYU Stern) |
| 2:30 PM to 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM | A Macroeconomic Study of Wildfire Risk and Adaptation | Stephie Fried (San Francisco Fed) |
| 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | The Hidden Effects of Climate Risk: Rising Insurance Premiums Increase Mortgage Delinquency and Drive Relocation to Safer Areas | Nitzan Tzur-Ilan (Dallas Fed) |
| 5:00 PM | Reception/Cocktail Hour |
Organizers:
Michael Boutros (michael.boutros@utoronto.ca)
Jason Choi (jasonhj.choi@utoronto.ca)
Coordinator:
Ramya Uthayakumar (ramya.uthayakumar@utoronto.ca)