@EleLutz

PhD Candidate in Urban Planning and Urban Economics @ETH_en & Research Associate @MIT_uelab. Urban/Data Science/Mountains.

Joined June 2022
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🚨Our paper studying the effects of upzoning on housing supply and rents is now published in the Journal of Urban Economics #economics #urban #housing You can access it here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, an longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today
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‼️Hiring ‼️ 2 (!) positions in my group at @IPZ_ch @UZH_ch in Zurich 📣1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international & friendly department with excellent working conditions
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I had a great time discussing my paper co-authored with Simon Büchler with @ShaneDPhillips and Paavo Monkkonen on the UCLA Housing Voice Podcast! You can find the episode on Spotify or in the link below: lewis.ucla.edu/2024/12/11/83…

Episode 83: Local Effects of Upzoning with Simon Büchler and Elena Lutz - UCLA Lewis Center for...

New research on the long-term effects of zoning reforms on housing supply and rents in Zurich, Switzerland.

lewis.ucla.edu
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📢Looking for 2 PostDocs and 1 PhD researcher for my @ERC_Research project POLMIG: the positions will be for four years, based in Freiburg @AbiFreiburg with research in 🇬🇭🇰🇪🇲🇼🇱🇷. Job ads available here arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/n… Deadline 27th December
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Doing research on Airbnb or other short-term rental platforms? @dwachsmuth and I are co-editing a special issue of @RegionalStudies on the research-regulation interface of short-term rentals. See link below for more details. Abstracts due 1st October. think.taylorandfrancis.com/s… – at Brisbane, Queensland
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1st year PhD student showing up at the 8 am panel with 25 expertly crafted slides, 57 backup slides, and print-outs prepared four weeks in advance vs Tenured professor giving the keynote with two slides of mood pictures clicked together in the hotel lobby 15 minutes earlier
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Elena Lutz retweeted
OOIR@ObserveIR12 Apr 2024
Trending in #Geography: ooir.org/index.php?field=Soc… 1) Bird feeding devices exclude unwelcome visitors (@envplane) 2) Creating inequality in access to public transit (@envplanb) 3) Colonial laws, postcolonial infrastructures & urban informality in Pakistan (@SocietyandSpace) 4) Desirable futures: Time as possibility, practice, politics (@SocietyandSpace) 5) From the margins of Geographical Information Systems (@proghumgeog)
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Elena Lutz retweeted
ETH Zurich@ETH_en10 Apr 2024
What can cities do to promote acceptance of #densification? A new white paper by @spur_eth shows what Swiss residents are more likely to accept - and what this means for planning practice & local policy. brnw.ch/21wIG2N #UrbanPlanning @kaufmada @WickiMichael

What can cities do to promote acceptance of densification?

Swiss cities are more likely to accept densification when densification projects provide affordable housing and green spaces compared to densification that is implemented through reduced regulations...

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**New Paper** The US spent $6.3 billion dollars to revitalize hundreds of public housing projects between 1993-2010. Did these investments transform high-poverty neighborhoods into mixed-income communities? Did subsidized renters benefit? #EconTwitter matthewstaiger.github.io/mat…
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There is still time to apply! Be part of the @WorldBank's big push on strengthening its data. @worldbankdata
Christoph Lakner@ChristophLakner4 Mar 2024
Come and work with us! We’re looking for a Statistician and a Data Management Specialist. Deadline: 25 March 2024 Statistician: worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/… Data Management Specialist: worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/… @worldbankdata
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66% of young people in Greater Boston want state and local leaders to make availability and affordability of housing their top priority according to a recent @bostonchamber survey that also showed only 38% are “very likely” to stay in the next 5-years.
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I am hiring a #postdoc to work on curriculum development and research related to Sustainable Cities and Equitable Societies. Please see description and instructions to apply. And please feel free to share with your networks! osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OS…
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Richest five families in Florence 🇮🇹 from 1427 are still the richest today (archival data). Not only the top shows persistence. Any family who was in the (1427) top third is almost certain to still be there today. Likely many Florences out there Paper in Review of Econ Studies
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Now open: Registration for the #InequalityConf 2024! Come to beautiful Lake Constance to gain insights into the latest state of #inequality research, expand your network and listen to exciting keynote speeches. Register here: inequality-conference.de/ #EXCInequality @UniKonstanz

In_equality Conference 2026

The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 15-17 April 2026.

inequality-conference.de
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We started @malengo in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023. Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED! We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
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I'm hiring a postdoc to work with me for 2 years @Kennedy_School thnx to generous funding from the Bloomberg @CenterforCities. Official job posting not up yet but please tell anyone you know who might be interested to email me! @apsaurban #psjminfo
job description for postdoc position. Text reads: "The Local Politics Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School, along with faculty director Justin de Benedictis- Kessner, seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher for two years starting in summer 2024. The Postdoctoral Researcher will work on projects related to cities and other local governments in the new Local Politics Lab at the Bloomberg Center at Harvard University with faculty director Justin de Benedictis-Kessner. The candidate will guide research activities on designated projects and give direction on research ideas, hone research questions, design and implement robust research analytic plans, analyze data, interpret results, and review and/or assist in writing academic research papers and writing public-facing research briefs. Projects may include work on elections using the American local elections database, surveys related to local politics and elections, and urban policy.

ALT job description for postdoc position. Text reads: "The Local Politics Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School, along with faculty director Justin de Benedictis- Kessner, seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher for two years starting in summer 2024. The Postdoctoral Researcher will work on projects related to cities and other local governments in the new Local Politics Lab at the Bloomberg Center at Harvard University with faculty director Justin de Benedictis-Kessner. The candidate will guide research activities on designated projects and give direction on research ideas, hone research questions, design and implement robust research analytic plans, analyze data, interpret results, and review and/or assist in writing academic research papers and writing public-facing research briefs. Projects may include work on elections using the American local elections database, surveys related to local politics and elections, and urban policy.

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Killer chart from "women and men at work" paper at today's @TheIFS inequality conference: no evidence that couples choose to maximise hh earnings once children born. Rather they "choose" to max the man's earnings... #changegendernorms
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#Jobalert #SpreadTheWord I'm looking for a #PhD student in #economics excited to work on a large project on intergenerational mobility in Switzerland. For details and application, go to: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_e…
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*when the villain in the movie has a PhD* Viewers without a PhD: Ah, they are just saying he’s a smart villain. Makes sense. Viewers with a PhD: Ah, grad school and academia drove him to madness. Makes sense.
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