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CONTACT Main affiliation LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCES Department of Geography & Environment Houghton Street | London WC2A 2AE tel [44] (0)20 78523785 | fax [44] (0)20 7955 7412 [email protected] | www.ahlfeldt.com Other affiliations CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH, affiliate CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE & SPATIAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH CENTRE, UK, associate CESIFO, Munich, affiliate DETAILS Date of Birth: 02.02.1980, Rio de Janeiro Nationality: German, Brazilian Civil Status: Single CURRENT POSITION LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Land Development, Department of Geography and Environment, since August 2013 PAST POSITIONS LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, Lecturer, October 2009-July 2013 UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG, Nov. 2008-Sept. 2009, Research Fellow, Department of Economics UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG, 2006 –2008, Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS and FREE UNIVERSITY BERLIN, Jan. 2006-May 2007, Research Assistant, DFG-Project: “The Economic Geography of Germany” S. Redding/D. Sturm/N. Wolf VISITING POSITIONS AND RESEARCH STAYS IFO INSTITUT FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG, MÜNCHEN, April-May2013 FUNDAÇÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA JOSÉ BONIFÁCIO RIO DE JANEIRO, March-April 2009 E.T.H. ZURICH, September-October 2008, Swiss Economic Institute LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, August-September 2007, Centre for Economic Performance HABILITATION THESIS “Spatial Externalities, Economics and Policies”, May 2012, UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG P H D T H E S I S “Economic Geography and Architectural Economics: External Effects of Built Environment” October 2008, UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG, “with distinction” EDUCATION FREE UNIVERSITY BERLIN, April 2002-February 2006, Main Studies Degree: “Diplom-Volkswirt / Master in Business Economics”, “excellent” UNIVERSITY CARLOS III MADRID, October 2002-June 2003, Main Studies UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG, October 2000-March 2002, Elementary Studies CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 2
A W A R D S & RECOGNITIONS 2018, ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY FRISCH MEDAL AWARD for “Economics of density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall, joint with Steve Redding, Daniel Sturm, Nikolaus Wolf 2017, CAPITAL, top 40 under 40 in science and society in Germany 2017, HANDELSBLATT ranking of economists from/in German-speaking countries: #27 overall, #7 under age of 40, #1 urban/regional/transport/real estate economics
REFEREED JOURNALS GENERAL INTEREST 38 G. Ahlfeldt, D. McMillen: Tall Buildings and Land Values: Height and Construction Cost Elasticities in Chicago, 1870 – 2010, REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, forthcoming 37 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Holman (2018): Distinctively different: A new approach to valuing architectural amenities, ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 128, 1–33 36 G. Ahlfeldt, K. Moeller, S. Waights, N. Wendland (2017): Game of Zones: The political economy of conservation areas, ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 127, F421–F445 35 G. Ahlfeldt, P. Koutroumpis, T. Valletti (2017): Speed 2.0: Valuing universal access to digital highways, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, 15(3), 586-625 34 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2016): The spatial decay in commuting probabilities: Employment potential vs. commuting gravity, ECONOMICS LETTERS, 143, pp. 235-129 33 G. Ahlfeldt, S. Redding, D. Sturm, N. Wolf (2015): The economics of density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall. ECONOMETRICA, 83(6), 2127-2189 32 G. Ahlfeldt, G. Kavetsos (2014): Form or function? The impact of new sports stadia on property prices in London. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY A, 176(4), 167 31 G. Ahlfeldt (2011): The Train has Left the Station: Do markets value intra-city access to inter-city rail connections? GERMAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, 12(3), 312–335 30 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2009): Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context. ECONOMICS LETTERS, 105(1), 97-99 URBAN ECONOMICS & ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 29 G. Ahlfeldt, A. Feddersen (2018): From periphery to core: Measuring agglomeration economies using high speed rail. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 18(2), pp. 355-390 28 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, F. Richter (2017): Urban renewal after the Berlin Wall: A place-based policy evaluation, JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 17(1), pp. 129-156 27 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2015): Homevoters vs. leasevoters: A spatial analysis of airport effects. JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS, 87, 85-99 26 G. Ahlfeldt. K. Moeller, N. Wendland (2015): Chicken or Egg? The PVAR econometrics of transportation. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 15(6), 1169-1193 25 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2013): How Polycentric is a Monocentric City: Centres, spillovers and hysteresis JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 13(1), 53-83 24 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2011): Fifty Years of Urban Accessibility: The Impact of the Urban Railway Network on the Land Gradient in Berlin 1890-1936. REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS, 41, (2), 77-88 CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 3
23 G. Ahlfeldt (2011): If Alonso Was Right: Modelling Accessibility and Explaining the Residential Land Gradient JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, 51 (2). pp. 318-338 22 G. Ahlfeldt (2011): Blessing or curse? Appreciation, amenities and resistance to urban renewal REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS, 41(1), pp. 32-45 21 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2010): Substitutability and complementarity of urban amenities: External effects of built heritage in Berlin. REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS, 38(2), 285-323 URBAN & REGIONAL STUDIES 20 N. Holman, G. Ahlfeldt (2015): No escape? The co-ordination problem in heritage preservation. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, 47(1), 172-187 19 G. Ahlfeldt (2013): If we build it, will they pay? Predicting property price effects of transport innovations. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, 45(8), 1977–1994. 18 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2013): External productivity and utility effects of city airports. REGIONAL STUDIES, 47(4), 508-529 17 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2012): Voting on a NIMBY Facility: Proximity Cost of an "Iconic" Stadium. URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW, 48(2), 205-237 16 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2010): Stadium Architecture and Urban Development from the Perspective of Urban Economics. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH, 34(3), 629- 646 15 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2010): Impact of Sports Arenas on Land Values: Evidence from Berlin. THE ANNALS OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, 44(2), 205-227 14 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2009): Arenas, Arena Architecture and the Impact on Location Desirability: The Case of "Olympic Arenas" in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, URBAN STUDIES, 46(7), 1343-1362 OTHER REFEREED JOURNALS 13 G. Ahlfeldt: Weights to address non-parallel trends in panel difference-in-differences, CESIFO ECONOMIC STUDIES, forthcoming 12 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, T. Osterheider (2017): Industrial structure and preferences for a common currency: The case of the EURO referendum in Sweden, APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS, 25(3), 101- 105 11 G. Ahlfeldt, B. Franke, W. Maennig (2015): Terrorism and the Regional and Religious Risk Perception of Foreigners: The Case of German Tourists. JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, 235(1), 3-21 10 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig & M. Oelschlaeger (2014): Measuring and quantifying lifestyles and their impact on public choices: The case of professional football in Munich. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASUREMENT, 39(1-2), 59-86 9 G. Ahlfeldt, A. Mastro (2012): Valuing Iconic Design: Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture in Oak Park, Illinois. HOUSING STUDIES, 27(8), 1079-1199 8 G. Ahlfeldt, C. Scholz (2012): Berlin – Stadt in Planung und Wandel. DISP – THE PLANNING REVIEW, 188, 6-15 7 G. Ahlfeldt (2012): Rail Mega‐Projects in the Realm of Inter‐ and Intra‐City Accessibility: Evidence and Outlooks for Berlin BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 38(1), 71-88 6 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2010): Impact of non-smoking ordinances on hospitality revenues: The case of Germany. JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, 230(5), 506-521 CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 4
5 G. Ahlfeldt, A. Feddersen (2010): Geography of a Sports Metropolis, REGION ET DEVELOPPEMENT, 31, 11-36 4 G. Ahlfeldt (2010): Architektur, Oekonomie , Architekturoekonomie (Architecture, Economics , Architectural Economics) PERSPEKTIVEN DER WIRTSCHAFTSPOLITIK, 11(4), 340-355 3 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, H. Scholz (2010): Erwartete externe Effekte und Wahlverhalten: Das Beispiel der Muenchner Allianz-Arena (Expected external effects and Voting: The Case of the Munich Allianz- Arena). JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, 230(1),2-26 2 G. Ahlfeldt (2009): Built Evironment as Determinant for Attractiveness of Location (Gebaute Umwelt als Determinante fuer Lageattraktivitaet: Der Einfluss gebietstypischer Bebauungsstruktur auf Grundstueckspreise in Berlin), DISP - THE PLANNING REVIEW, 179, 46-56 1 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2008): The centrality was already there! The importance of public rail traffic for the creation of Berlin City West; (Die Zentralitaet war schon da! Die Bedeutung des oeffentlichen Schienennahverkehrs fuer die Entstehung der Berliner City West), DISP - THE PLANNING REVIEW, 174 REVISE & RESUBMIT G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, M. Steenbeck: Après nous le deluge? Direct democracy and intergenerational conflicts in ageing societies JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE G. Ahlfeldt, D. Roth, T. Seidel: The regional effects of a national minimum wage ECONOMICS LETTERS G. Ahlfeldt, E. Pietrostefani: The economic effects of density: A synthesis JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS
BOOKS & BOOK SECTIONS & REPORTS 21 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, F. Richter (2018): Zoning in Reunified Berlin. In: Lehavi A. (eds) One Hundred Years of Zoning and the Future of Cities. Springer, Cham 20 G. Ahlfeldt, E. Pietrostefani (2017): The effects of compact urban form: A qualitative and quantitative evidence review. Coalition for Urban Transitions, London and Washington, DC. 19 G. Ahlfeldt (2017), Wie sich Städte und Märkte bis 2030 entwickeln – und darüber hinaus. CBRE Wohnmarktreport | 2017 | Berlin. 18 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2016), The micro-cosmos of German cities: New insights into the supply of and demand for urban amenities. In T. Just, W. Maennig, Understanding German Real Estate Markets, vol. 2. 17 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Holman (2015), Marked by distinction. RIBA JOURNAL, June 2015 16 G. Ahlfeldt, D. McMillen (2014), Land values in Chicago, 1913-2013: A city’s spatial history revealed. LAND LINES, April 2014 15 G. Ahlfeldt (2013), If we build it, will they pay? How accurate predictions of property price effects can help realise transport infrastructure projects. THE EUROPEAN FINANCIAL REVIEW, 06/2013 14 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Wendland (2013), Regionalökonomische Verflechtungsstudie für die Region Rhein Main Neckar. Report commissioned by the Darmstadt Chamber of Commerce 13 G. Ahlfeldt, G. Kavetsos (2013), Should I Wish on a Stadium? Measuring the Average Effect on the Treated. In P. Rodriguez, S. Kesenne and J. Garcia, The Econometrics of Sport, Edward Elgar 12 G. Ahlfeldt (2012), Warum sich investitionen in Stadtraum lohnen. DER BAUMEISTER, 2012 (12) 11 G. Ahlfeldt, N. Holman, N. Wendland (2012): An assessment of the effects of conservation areas on value. Report commissioned by English Heritage CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 5
10 G. Ahlfeldt (2012) Spatial externalities, economics and policies, Off print University of Hamburg, Habilitation-Thesis 9 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2012), Stadien, “ikonische” Stadionarchitektur und Stadtentwicklung. Eine stadtoekonomische Perspektive. GEOGRAPHISCHE RUNDSCHAU, May 5 2012, 36-41 8 G. Ahlfeldt, G. Kavetsos: Outlook (2012), Progress and Challenges of Stadium Evaluation. In W. Maennig & A. Zimbalist, International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, Edward Elgar 7 G. Ahlfeldt, W Maennig& M Ölschläger (2012), Support for and Resistance against large Stadia: The role of Lifestyle and other Socio-economic Factors. In W. Maennig & A. Zimbalist, International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, Edward Elgar 6 G. Ahlfeldt, F. Schrayvogel (2010) Wahrgenommene Kosten und Nutzen innerstädtischer Flughaefen – Ergebnisse einer räumlich-empirischen Untersuchung des Volksentscheids zum Flughafen Berlin Tempelhof” ZEITSCHRIFT FUER AMTLICHE STATISTIK BERLIN BRANDENBURG, 10(2), 24-26 5 G. Ahlfeldt (2010) Stadtoekonomische Impulse durch Sport: Moeglichkeiten und Grenzen 13. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Sportoekonomie e.V. "Sport. Stadt. Oekonomik", 8. - 9. Mai 2009, Berlin”, THE GERMAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE, 40(1), 63-65 4 G. Ahlfeldt (2008) Economic Geography and Architectural Economics: External Effects of Built Environment, Off print University of Hamburg, Phd-Thesis 3 W. Maennig, G. Ahlfeldt (2008) Regionale und sektorale Geldpolitik: Erfahrungen der Bundesbank und Lehren für die Europaeische Zentralbank, in: Lubk, C., Mayer, A., Weber, L. (Eds.): Gesellschaft im Wandel: Aktuelle ökonomische Herausforderungen, Gabler, Wiesbaden 2 G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig (2008) Stadionarchitektur und Stadtentwicklung aus stadtoekonomischer Perspektive, in: Klein, G., Loew, M. Maeuser, M. (Eds.): Bewegungsraum und Stadtkultur, Transcript, Bielefeld 1 G. Ahlfeldt (2006) Europa, Binnenmarkt und Liberalisierung, Tectum, Marburg DISCUSSION PAPERS G. Ahlfeldt, W. Maennig, S. Mueller: The generation gap in direct democracy G. Ahlfeldt, V. Nitsch, N. Wendland: Ease vs. Noise: Long-run changes in the value of transport (dis)amenities G. Ahlfeldt, S. Redding, D. Sturm: A Quantitative Framework for Evaluating the Impact of Urban Transport Improvements G. Ahlfeldt, D. McMillen: New estimates of the elasticity of substitution between land and capital G. Ahlfeldt: Urbanity (SELECTED) CURRENT PROJECTS G. Ahlfeldt, P. Haller (IAB), S. Heblich (Bristol): Effective density: The impact of transport infrastructure on local labour markets G. Ahlfeldt, D. Roth (IAB), T. Seidel (University Duisburg-Essen): The impact of a national minimum wage on workers, firms, and regions G. Ahlfeldt, T. Albers, K. Behrens (UQAM), C. Hilber (both LSE), F. Weinhardt (DIW), Prime locations G. Ahlfeldt, A. Bento (USC), D. Kei Fung (CORNELL): On the Benefits of Public Transit Provision: Evidence from Los Angeles' Expo Line CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 6
T V & R A D I O 2018-03-23, radio interview on urbanization trends in Germany, HR-info 2017-03-31, Montabaur: "Wirtschaftlicher Impuls". 3SAT makro (interview on the economic effects of HSR in German TV show) 2014-04-15, Das „Besser-Leben“-Orakel. DASERSTE. TV feature on the urban economics web-application www.potentialspaces.de 2013-05-16, Starker Wirtschaftsraum: Verflechtungstudie der IHK Darmstadt, rheinmaintv TV report. 2013-01-28, Live interview in the 8pm BBC News (TV) on the economic impact of HS2. 2012-12-08, Immobilienboom in der Hauptstadt (real estate boom in the capital city), RBB die Reporter (TV report) 2012-08-15, 10 Jahre ICE-Bahnhof Montabaur. Von der angeblichen Provinzposse zur Erfolgsgeschichte, WWTV 2011-02-21, Economic Effects of HS2, Radio Interview, BBC 2011-02-05, Schlechte Anbindung des Hauptbahnhofs, RBB „Abendschau“ 2010-10-15, web TV Interview on the economic effects of high speed rail, United Brain Networks TV 2009-10-19, TV documentation and interview on the subject of mainline realignment in Berlin, RBB "Abendschau" 2008-06-12, Radio interview on the subject of real estate price effects of railway network extensions, LIVE interview in RBB radioeins, die schöne Woche PRINT & INTERNET 2018-06-27, Minimum wage laws still fall short for those on the bottom. THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2018-06-26, Introduction of minimum wage in Germany did not lead to job losses. LSE news 2017-11-16, listed among the German 2017 “top 40 under 40” in science and society. CAPITAL 2017-10-25, Live just outside conservation area for property price boost. THE TIMES 2017-09-19, Architectural value? The right measure. ESQUISSES, vol. 28, no 3, autumn 2017 2017-09-19, Intercontinental railway corridors (Приоритет грузов на трансконтинентальных магистралях). GUDOK (Interview in major Russian newspaper) 2017-09-07, Urban rail as a part of a multi-model transport network (Конкуренция между электропоездами и автобусами надуманна). GUDOK (Interview in major Russian newspaper) 2017-09-09, Games with a land plan should end. Let's start a land competition. iDNES. 2017-03-30, Die Angst vor dem Knall. DIE TAGESZEITUNG 2016-11-23, Kupujte si byty, Praha pak bude krásnější Gabriel Ahlfeldt. LIDOVE NOVINY (interview in major Czech newspaper). 2016-11-15, Generation gap for voters makes referenda unsuitable in ageing populations. LSE news. 2016-06-02, ICE feiert 25. Jubiläum. Trotzdem kein Halt am Berliner Zoo. TAGESSPIEGEL 2016-05-08, the complex relationship between data and cities. CITYLAB 2015-12-24, Are shiny new football stadiums a game-changer for communities. THE INDEPENDENT. 2015-11-18, Karrierestation Provinzbahnhof. HANDELSBLATT. 2015-09-05, Deutschland wird zu einer einzigen großen Stadt. DIE WELT 2015-09-03, Willkommen in Deutschstadt. DIE WELT. 2015-08-11, London faces skyscraper pressure unless planning laws change. LSE news, cited in BUILDING PROJECTS, NETMAG MEDIA, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DESIGN 2015-07-26, When neighbors score a prize (Når naboerne scorer hovedgevinsten), INDBLIK 2015-03-16, Academics put pricetag on 'distinctive design', AJ (ARCHITECTS JOURNAL) 2014-10-12, The Berlin Wall’s great human experiment. THE BOSTON GLOBE 2014-10-10, De koosten van de Berlijnse Murr (the cost of the Berlin Wall). Coen Teulings in NRC 2014-09-20, Paying the field. Councils are becoming keener on football stadiums. THE ECONOMIST CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 7
2014-09-11, Superfast broadband will see a bigger return on investment than HS2, says economist, CABLE.CO.UK 2014-08-04, Want to add three per cent to the value of house? Get better broadband. DAILY EXPRESS 2014-08-01, Fast internet speeds boost UK property price, THE TELEGRAPH & DAILYNEWS 2014-07-31, Internet speed closely linked to property values, LSE news, cited by USwitch.com, TMC Net, ISPREVIEW UK, TELECOMPAPER, THINKBROADBAND, Cable.co.uk, RECOMBU, INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS, THE FINCANCIAL, XATAKA, INDIVIDUAL.COM, BROADBAND PROPERTIES MAGAZINE, HOME BUSINESS 2013-12, Megastaedte: Wie sich die Metropolen der Welt veraendern warden. WERTE, Deutsche Bank Magazine 2013-11-26, The cost of conservation. THE ECONOMIST 2013-11-04, Gentrification. VENITISM 2013-10-29, Gentrification plays central role in conservation decisions, LSE news 2013-09-09, High speed property gains dwindle. ESTATES GAZETTE 2013-05-30, City residents willing to pay a higher price for a good lifestyle, LSE news 2013-05-16, In der Mitte zwischen Main und Neckar und trotzdem am Rande, FRANKUFTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG 2013-04, Gute Architektur hebt den Wert der Nachbarschaft. Interview in the German architecture magazine DEUTSCHES ARCHITEKTENBLATT. 2013-01-28, Der große Wohnungsmarkt-Check, Berlin ist gefragter denn je. WIRTSCHAFTSWOCHE 2012-08-17, ICE Bahnhof Montabaur „Die Erfolgsgeschichte geht weiter!“, Westerwälder Leben 2012-08-16, Montabaur fordert stündlichen ICE-Halt, RHEIN-ZEITUNG 2012-08-01, Architekturökonomie: Fluch oder Segen?, interview in the Swiss architecture magazine HOCHPARTERRE 2012-07-17, Predicting property boons from station to station. LSE Research and Expertise feature article. 2012-06-10, Lincoln conservation areas add value to homes, the LINCOLNITE 2012-07-06, Heritage homes are worth the red tape, FINANCIAL TIMES 2012-07-03, Heritage pays for home owners, according to conservation study, Beautiful North Yorkshire 2012-07-06, Research into the effects of Conservation Areas on value, LSE and English Heritage 2012-05-29, Mehr Romantik gefragt. SCHWEIZER IMMOBILIENBRIEF 2012-03, If we build it, will they pay? Viewpoint in Metro Rail International 2012-04-03, Immobilienpreise in Tegel steigen, DER TAGESSPIEGEL 2011-05-07, Research draws link between rail investment and property prices, Local Transport Today 2011-05-01, New football stadiums good for house prices, economists find, THE OBSERVER 2011-03-24, Property price rises can be accurately predicted ahead of transport improvements, LSE news, ATOMIC CULTURE, etc. 2011-01-25, Speeding towards economic growth, RTM – RAIL TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE 2010-10-28, Montabaur und Limburg im Testlabor, WESTDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG 2010-10-22, Freie Bahn für den Wohlstand, Wirtschaftszeitung AKTIV 2010-10-18, ICE bringt Wohlstand nach Montabaur und Limburg, RHEIN-ZEITUNG 2010-10-12, Das bringen Hochgeschwingdigkeitsstrecken, HANDELSBLATT 2010-09-28, Gravy Train: High Speed Rail's Economic Benefits, globalpost 2010-09-13, Why high speed rail is an economic winner, LSE news, cited in various magazines and radio 2010-06-10, Eye-catching stadia deliver economic boost, Stadia Magazine 2009-10-20, Bahnhof Zoo bleibt abgehängt, DER TAGESSPIEGEL 2009-10-19, Lange Wege zum Hauptbahnhof, DER TAGESSPIEGEL 2009-10-19, Zeitaufwand durch Hauptbahnhof, BZ CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 8
2009-06-16, Zu wenig öffentliche Freizeitsportanlagen - Zentrum und einzelne Stadtteile unterversorgt, Hamburger Wochenspiegel 2008-06-08, U5 treibt Mieten in die Hoehe, DER TAGESSPIEGEL 2008-02-28, Tempelhof ist in - Nach dem Aus, DER TAGESSPIEGEL BLOGS & C O L U M N S 2017-11-27, Who benefits from neighbourhoods designated as conservation areas? LSE Business Re- view Blog 2017-11-04, Skyscrapers and land values: Evidence from Chicago on the costs of building tall cities, VOXEU 2016-11-15, Every generation votes in their own interest. But in an ageing world, that’s a problem. LSE Brexit Blog. 2016-09-26, Distinctively different: A new approach to valuing architectural amenities, VOXEU 2016-02-04, Speed 2.0: Evaluating access to universal digital highways, VOXEU 2015-04-28, What is good architecture worth?, SERC blog, joint with Paul Cheshire 2014-08-20, The economics of density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall, VOXEU 2014-08-05, How to roll out high speed broadband in Britain. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) blog 2014-08-04, How the government should promote high speed broadband in Britain. LSE British Politics and Policy blog. 2013-05-16, Accurate predictions of property price effects can help realise transport infrastructure projects. LSE British Politics and Policy blog. 2012-12-10, Die Flucht nach vorn (Homeownership as a hedge against displacement). URBANCONTEXT blog. 2012-08-02, Conservation Areas may solve a form of prisoners’ dilemma as all local homeowners are required to maintain their property, making everyone better off. LSE British Politics and Policy. 2012-07-12, von Gefangenendilemma und goldenen Käfigen: Zur Ökonomie des Denkmalschutzes, UR- BANCONTEXT blog. 2012-07-11, Conservation Areas: Prisoners' Dilemmas and Gilded Cages, Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) blog 2012-03-06, Aus ökonomischer Sicht ist ein Berliner Innenstadtflughafen (noch) nicht sinnvoll, URBAN- CONTEXT blog 2011-09-30, Die A100 wird zur Zerreißprobe in den Berliner Koalitionsverhandlungen. Was bringt sie wirklich? – Ein Statement, URBANCONTEXT blog 2011-08-26, Stadium 1, Neighborhood 0, Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) blog 2011-08-24, Shout if you don't want to go faster, Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) blog 2011-08-22, Der Wert von "Starchitektur", URBANCONTEXT blog 2011-07-08, Putting a price on starchitecture, Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) blog 2011-06-28, Seid begeistert! Doch bloss wovon? (debating the reconstruction of the Berlin city palace) URBANCONTEXT blog 2011-06-14, Rents are going up – what can we do? URBANCONTEXT blog 2010-09-29, The economic benefits of high speed rail in Europe can now be demonstrated, British Politics and Policy at LSE blog CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 9
GRANTS & COMMISSIONED RESEARCH 2016, G. Ahlfeldt, Elisabetta Pietrostefani. The effects of compact urban development: An evidence review. Commissioned by OECD and WRI. 2014, G. Ahlfeldt, Review for European Court of Auditors. Effectiveness of EU-supported public urban transport projects. Commissioned by LSE Enterprise. 2013-2014, G. Ahlfeldt, C. Hilber, F. Weinhardt, Research Grant: Prime Locations, LSE Research Committee Seed Fund, approx. £5,000 2012-2013, G. Ahlfeldt, N. Holman, Valuing conservation areas in England, The Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), £10,000 2011-2013, G. Ahlfeldt, Nicolai Wendland, Economic Integration in the Rhein-Main Neckar area. Commissioned by the Darmstadt Chamber of Commerce (IHK Darmstadt) 2011-2012, G. Ahlfeldt, Research Grant: One hundred years of land values in Chicago, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, $80,000 2011-2012, G. Ahlfeldt, An assessment of the effects of conservation areas on value (English Heritage) 2011-2012, G. Ahlfeldt, Research Grant: Cities, Space and History – A Comparative Analysis, LSE Research Committee Seed Fund, approx. £25,000 2010-2013, G. Ahlfeldt, V. Nitsch, N. Wendland, Research grant: Testing for a sustainable spatial structure in pre-WWII Berlin, German Science Foundation (DFG), approx. €270,000 2010-2011, G. Ahlfeldt, V. Nitsch, N. Wendland, Research grant: Income segregation in growing metropolises: An analysis of Berlin during the late era of industrialization, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, approx. €75,000 2010, G. Ahlfeldt, Review for European Court of Auditors. Improving Transport performance on Trans- European Rail Axes: Have EU Rail Infrastructure Investments been effective? Commissioned by LSE Enterprise. 2008-2009, G. Ahlfeldt, Various conference travel grants, DAAD, DFG BOAD MEMBERSHIPS REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS, Editor, since January 2018 REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS, Associate Editor, July 2016 – December 2017 JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, Associate Editor, since January 2015 URBAN ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, EUROPEAN ANNUAL MEETINGS, programme committee, 2015-2017 REFEREE (SELECTION) JOURNAL ARTICLES AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, ECONOMIC JOURNAL, AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL: APPLIED ECONOMICS, AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL: ECONOMIC POLICY, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMETRICS, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY A, JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS (Outstanding Reviewer 2016), JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS, JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING A, LAND ECONOMICS, EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH, REGIONAL STUDIES; CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY, ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING B, HOUSING STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL PLANNING REVIEW, JOURNAL OF CUTLURAL ECONOMICS, PERSPEKTIVEN DER WIRTSCHAFTSPOLITIK, SOUTHERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, SPATIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THE ANALS OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, TRANSPORTMETRICA A, URBAN STUDIES, JOURNAL OF SPORTS ECONOMICS, GROWTH & CHANGE, CITIES, ANNALS OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, DISP-THE PLANNING REVIEW; EUROPEAN SPORTS MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 10
RESEARCH PROJECTS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC), UK FONDS NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE LUXEMBOURG ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION LEIBNIZ ASSOCIATION LEVERHULME TRUST NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA (SSHRC) SWISS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PUBLIC LECTURES,KEYNOTES & NON - ACADEMIC TALKS 2018, Opeanreach developers forum, call-in 2018, Industrial renewal in Germany’s oldest industries. Panel discussion, with Ute Wolf (CFO, Evonik Industries), Saori Dubourg (board member, BASF), LSE German Society Symposium 2018, DICE (Düsseldorf), Economic geography and international trade conference (keynote) 2018, University of Copenhagen (keynote) 2017, Regional GDP, joint workshop by Ifo Munich and the Bavarian Statistical Office, Munich (keynote) 2017, reSITE conference, speaker, panellist, and moderator, Prague 2016, Data-Driven Changemakers Datathon, Prague 2015, World Bank Impact Evaluation Workshop, Rio de Janeiro 2014, HM Treasury, London 2014, London Assembly Regeneration Committee, City Hall London 2014, Civic Trust, Dublin 2014, INNOZ & LSECities future mobility forum, London 2012, Lincoln Institute, Cambridge, MA 2012, CUREMhorizonte, University of Zuerich 2011, Steer Davis Gleave Consulting 2010, LSE Alumni Berlin, Econwatch, German Cambridge Society, Berlin 2007, Second Hamburg Pechakucha Night, Hamburg INVITED SPEECHES 2018, Autonomous University of Barcelona 2018, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Boston 2017, Regensburg University 2016, Potsdam University 2016, Leipzig University 2016, Berne University 2014, Paris School of Economics 2014, TU-Berlin 2014, University of Oxford 2014, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam 2013, SDU, Odense 2013, VU Amsterdam 2013, CESIfo, Munich 2013, University of Barcelona (IEB) 2012, University or Reading 2012, Halle Institute for Economic Research 2011, UC Berkeley CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 11
2011, University of Aberdeen 2011, TU-Dresden 2011, Guijon 2011, Lancaster University 2010, TU-Darmstadt ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS 2018, UEA European meetings, Duesseldorf 2017, German Economic Association, annual meeting of regional economists 2017, CESIfo workshop on place-based policies, Venice 2017, UEA European meetings, Copenhagen 2016, German-speaking economists abroad, annual conference, DIW Berlin 2016, CESIfo spatial data workshop, Munich 2016, ERSA, Urban Economics Sessions, Vienna 2016, Infrastructure Conference, Cambridge 2016, IV Urban Economics Workshop IEB Barcelona 2016, ICSIC, Cambridge 2014, NARSC, Urban Economics Sessions, Washington 2014, VfS-Ausschusses für Regionaltheorie und –politik, WU-Wien 2014, Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics, Saint Petersburg 2014, ERSA, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, Saint Petersburg 2014, IEB Workshop on Urban Economics, Barcelona 2014, Urban economics and public finance conference, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Boston 2014, SERC WIP Seminar, London 2014, Urban and regional economics seminar, London 2013, NARSC, Urban Economics Sessions, Atlanta 2013, SERC Seminar, London 2013, ERSA, Urban Economics Sessions, Palermo 2013, SERC Annual Conference, London 2013, Urban economics and public economics conference, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Boston 2013, SERC WIP Seminar, London 2012, SERC WIP Seminar, London 2012, NARSC, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, Ottawa 2012, ERSA, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, Bratislava 2012, ULE Summer Symposium, University of British Columbia 2012, IEB Workshop on Urban Economics, Barcelona 2012, University of Hamburg 2011, NARSC, Urban Economics Meeting, annual conference, Miami 2011, ERSA, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, Barcelona 2011, Royal Economic Association, annual conference, London 2010, NARSC, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, Denver 2010, SPSP, Sports Economics Workshop, Barcelona 2010, CCHPR, 20th anniversary meeting, Cambridge 2010, German Economic Association, annual conference, Kiel, Germany 2010, European Regional Science Association, annual conference, Jönköping, Sweden 2010, IEB Workshop on Urban Economics, Barcelona 2010, ENHR Housing Economics Working Group Meeting, London 2010, SERC seminar in urban and regional economics, LSE, London CV - P. GABRIEL M. AHLFELDT 12
2009, NARSC, Urban Economics Sessions, annual conference, San Francisco 2009, Symposium, Railways, Real Estate & the Re-Making of Cities in the 21st Century, Berlin 2009, German Economics Association, annual conference, Magdeburg, Germany 2009, Western Economic Association, annual conference, Vancouver 2009, Arbeitskreis Sportoekonomie e.V., annual Meeting, Berlin 2008, NARSC, annual conference, New York 2008, Annual conference on applied infrastructure research, Berlin 2008, Swiss economic institute research seminar, ETH Zurich 2008, German Speaking Section of the ERSA, annual conference, Kiel, Germany 2008, International Symposium, Sports & Economics, Hamburg 2008, International Association of Sports Economists, annual conference, Gijon, Spain 2008, German Sports Science Association, annual conference, Hamburg ACADEMIC SERVICES & COMMITTEES LSE Cities steering committee, since 2015/16 LSE Estates Strategy Committee, 2012-2016 WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, academic panellist, 2013-2017 LECTURES & SEMINARS Urban Economics (Urban Development, executive programme), TU-Berlin, since 2017/18 Urban Economics (Real Estate Management, executive programme), TU-Berlin, since 2017/18 Urban Management, University of Zurich, 12, 13, 14 MSc Dissertation Supervision, Hamburg University, 2007/08-09/10, LSE, since 2010/11 Applied Urban and Regional Economics, LSE, since 09/10 Economics of Regional and Urban Planning, LSE, 09/10-15/16 Real Property Market Practice, LSE, since 09/10 Sports Economics, Hamburg University, 2006/07- 08/09 Sports & Media Economics, Hamburg University, 2006/07- 08/09 International Organizations, Hamburg University 2007/08-08/09 CLASS TEACHING International Trade, Hamburg, 06/07, 07/08 Introduction into Economics, Hamburg, 07/08 LANGUAGES English: Working language German: Mother tongue Portuguese: Well advanced in speaking and reading, basic skills in writing Spanish: Advanced skills in speaking, reading and writing French Intermediate skills in speaking, reading and writing