ZEW Conference on Global Trends in International Real Estate Markets

This year, the twelfth conference of the Leibniz Network “Real Estate Markets and Capital Markets” (ReCapNet) took place as an online-only event with guests from all over the world. Between 10 and 19 November 2020, around 100 researchers met to attend the presentations and discussions of twelve selected research papers as well as the keynote address by Professor Edward Glaeser from Harvard University.

The highlight of the conference was the keynote speech delivered by Edward Glaeser, professor at Harvard University, on the “Survival of the City”, which focused on modern cities in times of the pandemic. In his speech, the author of the book “Triumph of the City” explained the changes cities are experiencing in terms of labour markets, housing demand and other urban economics issues. Around 100 participants, including researchers and students, had the opportunity to engage in a lively exchange with the speaker afterwards.