Allison Shertzer

Allison Shertzer
  • Adjunct Professor of Real Estate

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    Dinan Hall, 4th Floor
    3733 Spruce Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104-6301

Links: Personal Website

Overview

Allison Shertzer is an economist who studies housing markets in American cities over the long run. Her recent research covers the introduction of land use regulation, the value of infrastructure, and the development of public transit.

Allison is an Adjunct Professor in the Real Estate Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an Economic Advisor and Economist in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She joined the Bank in 2023 from the University of Pittsburgh, where she was an Associate Professor. Allison leads the Historical Housing Prices Project at the Philadelphia Fed, which provides data and tools related to the price of housing in American cities since 1890. She also serves on the Planning Commission of the Borough of Jenkintown.

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Teaching

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  • BEPP2080 - Housing Markets

    This course is designed for students interested in the economics and operations of housing markets. It is primarily a U.S.-focused course. The class is divided into five sections: (1) economic analysis of housing market fundamentals (supply and demand); (2) a policy analysis section on housing affordability issues in the U.S.; (3) operations of homebuilders and rental landlords, as well as the single family rental sector; this section includes a series of guest lecturers from industry executives; (4) the nature of housing cycles; and (5) a discussion of factors that have affected the evolution of housing markets over the long run. This course presumes knowledge of intermediate microeconomics. For Wharton students, this means you must have passed BEPP 2500. Non-Wharton students should have taken the equivalent course in the College. The class is primarily lecture based, although we will have one flipped class, as well as a number of guest lecturers from industry. There are two in-class midterms and two assignments.

  • BEPP7080 - Housing Markets

    This course is designed for students interested in the economics and operations of housing markets. It is primarily a U.S.-focused course. The class is divided into five sections: (1) economic analysis of housing market fundamentals (supply and demand); (2) a policy analysis section on housing affordability issues in the U.S.; (3) operations of homebuilders and rental landlords, as well as the single family rental sector; this section includes a series of guest lecturers from industry executives; (4) the nature of housing cycles; and (5) a discussion of factors that have affected the evolution of housing markets over the long run. This course presumes knowledge of intermediate microeconomics. For Wharton students, this means you must have passed MGEC 6110. Non-Wharton students should have taken the equivalent course in the College. The class is primarily lecture based, although we will have one flipped class, as well as a number of guest lecturers from industry. There are two in-class midterms and two assignments.

  • REAL2080 - Housing Markets

    This course is designed for students interested in the economics and operations of housing markets. It is primarily a U.S.-focused course. The class is divided into five sections: (1) economic analysis of housing market fundamentals (supply and demand); (2) a policy analysis section on housing affordability issues in the U.S.; (3) operations of homebuilders and rental landlords, as well as the single family rental sector; this section includes a series of guest lecturers from industry executives; (4) the nature of housing cycles; and (5) a discussion of factors that have affected the evolution of housing markets over the long run. This course presumes knowledge of intermediate microeconomics. For Wharton students, this means you must have passed BEPP 2500. Non-Wharton students should have taken the equivalent course in the College. The class is primarily lecture based, although we will have one flipped class, as well as a number of guest lecturers from industry. There are two in-class midterms and two assignments.

  • REAL7080 - Housing Markets

    This course is designed for students interested in the economics and operations of housing markets. It is primarily a U.S.-focused course. The class is divided into five sections: (1) economic analysis of housing market fundamentals (supply and demand); (2) a policy analysis section on housing affordability issues in the U.S.; (3) operations of homebuilders and rental landlords, as well as the single family rental sector; this section includes a series of guest lecturers from industry executives; (4) the nature of housing cycles; and (5) a discussion of factors that have affected the evolution of housing markets over the long run. This course presumes knowledge of intermediate microeconomics. For Wharton students, this means you must have passed MGEC 6110. Non-Wharton students should have taken the equivalent course in the College. The class is primarily lecture based, although we will have one flipped class, as well as a number of guest lecturers from industry. There are two in-class midterms and two assignments.

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