Junior Scholar Program

The Junior Scholars Program (JSP) seeks to promote the professional development of junior researchers in urban economics and real estate finance and connect them to more senior people in their field. The program also enhances diversity among future AREUEA members and enables established members to give back to AREUEA.

Any early-career scholar in urban economics or real estate who is no more than four years post-Ph.D., including Ph.D. students on the market, can apply. The submission portal for the 2024 AREUEA National Conference provides instructions on how to apply for the 2024 cycle.

2023 Junior Scholars 

• Yoon-Jung Choi, Florida International University
• Rene Crespin, Michigan State University
• Brian Higgins, Stanford University
• Stephanie Kestelman, Harvard University
• Seohee Kim, Duke University
• Nikita Kotsenko, New York University
• Jacob Krimmel, Federal Reserve Board
• Eunjee Kwon, University of Cincinnati
• Elena Lutz, ETH Zurich and MIT
• Franklin Qian, University of North Carolina
• Xue Xiao, Pennsylvania State University
• Lingshan Xie, University College London

We are grateful for our 2023 Mentors:

• Nate Baum-Snow (University of Toronto)
• Jim Conklin (University of Georgia)
• Scott Frame (Structured Finance Association)
• Anil Kumar (Aarhus University)
• Amine Ouazad (Rutgers University)
• Sugata Ray (University of Alabama)

JSP Committee

• Jorge De la Roca
• Jessie Handbury
• Gonzalo Maturana
• McKay Price