Panel 1: Connecting the Dots Between Housing, Transportation, Energy and the Environment
How can the federal government encourage more sustainable housing development in denser, less auto-dependent, more energy efficient communities? Can we make substantial gains in sustainability without significantly increasing housing prices?
Moderator:
Lead Paper:
Edward L. Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Director of Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston and Director of Taubman Center for State and Local Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Discussants:
Panel 2: From Front Yards to Schoolyards: Linking Housing Policy and School Reform
This panel will explore how a child's housing and neighborhood conditions affect his or her educational experience and performance. It also will examine the ways in which housing investment and construction decisions shape schools and neighborhoods. Panelists will discuss what we know, and what we need to learn, about the way that education policy fits into a broader discussion of community development and federal housing policy.
Moderator:
Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute, former national education columnist for
The New York Times
Lead Paper:
Amy Ellen Schwartz, Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics, New York
University's Wagner School of Public Service and Steinhardt School of
Education; Director, NYU Institute for Education and Social Policy
(paper co-authored with Leanna Stiefel, Professor of Economics, New
York University's Wagner School of Public Service and Associate
Director of the Institute for Education and Social Policy)
Discussants:
Warren Simmons, Executive Director, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Susan Tave Zelman, Senior Vice President for Education and Children’s Content, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, former Superintendent for Public Instruction for Ohio
Panel 3: Where Do We Go From Here?: The Future of Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac historically have played a central role in the housing finance system, but after being placed in conservatorship this summer, their future is unclear. This panel will address whether the post-crisis Fannie and Freddie should be wholly owned by the government, completely privatized, or regulated under a public utility model.
Moderator:
Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Co-director, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Panelists:
Dwight Jaffee,Willis Booth Professor of Banking, Finance, and Real Estate and Co-Chair, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California at Berkeley
Alex Pollock, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; formerly President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Robert Van Order, Adjunct Professor of Finance, University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business; Professor of Land Economics, University of Aberdeen; formerly Chief Economist/Chief International Economist, Freddie Mac (paper co-authored with
Kevin E. Villani, Imperial Credit Industries, Inc.)
Panel 4: Reclaiming the Promise of Homeownership: New Models to Help First-Time Homebuyers Achieve Stability and Build Wealth
Over the last several years, first time homeownership has been transformed from a stepping stone to the American Dream to a nightmare. This panel will examine the most promising models for promoting sustainable homeownership for working class and low income families. The panelists also will explore the specific steps the new administration should take to move the best ideas to scale.
Moderator:
Lead Paper:
Panelists:
Raphael Bostic, Professor of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California
Eric Stein, President, Center for Community Self Help; Senior Vice President, Center for Responsible Lending
PANEL 5: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAMS: BUILDING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES
How can the federal government better support
the creation of affordable rental housing that not only provides shelter for
low-income households, but also opens doors for low income families to improve
their economic opportunities? Speakers
will explore how to improve coordination between production and voucher
programs to ensure that affordable rental housing is built in high opportunity
neighborhoods with good schools and jobs, and is paired with programs to help
tenants acquire skills, earn more, and build savings.
Moderator:
Lead Paper:
Jill Khadduri, Principal Associate, Housing and Community Revitalization, Social & Economic Policy, Abt Associates
Panelists:
Bart Harvey, Former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Enterprise Community Partners
Michael Kelly, Executive Director, District of Columbia Housing Authority