Edward Glaeser

Edward Ludwig Glaeser ( born May 1, 1967 in New York City ) is an American economist. He is Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

Life

Edward Glaeser attended the Collegiate School in New York City by 1978 until 1984. Afterwards, he studied economics at Princeton University (Bachelor 1988). At the University of Chicago in 1992 he became the Ph.D. doctorate. Since 1992 he is a professor at Harvard.

Work

Glaeser's research focus is the Urban Economics. He published papers on urban growth, segregation, crime, and housing and real estate markets. His special interest is the role of geographical proximity in innovation.

  • Chile, Political Economy of Urban Development. (Editor with J. R. Meyer). Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00254-7.
  • The Governance of Not-For - Profit Organizations. (Editor). University of Chicago Press, 2003, ISBN 0-226-29788-8.
  • Fighting Poverty in the U.S. and Europe: A World of Difference. ( with A. Alesina ). Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-928610-8.
  • Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History. (Editor, with C. Goldin ). University of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-29957-0.
  • Cities, Agglomeration and Spatial Equilibrium. Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-929044-4.
  • Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable. AEI Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8447-4273-1.
  • Housing Markets and the Economy: Risk, Regulation, and Policy. ( with John M. Quigley ). Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2009, ISBN 978-1-55844-184-2.
  • Agglomeration Economics. University Of Chicago Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-226-29789-7.
  • Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier. The Penguin Press, New York 2011, ISBN 978-1-59420-277-3.
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