Matt Delventhal
Welcome!
I am a quantitative researcher with a formal training in Economics. I have taught courses in Macroeconomics, Urban Economics, and Matlab at Claremont McKenna College and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I am currently a Senior Data Scientist working on Real Estate Markets and Large Language Models at CoreLogic.
Recently I have investigated the Spatial Implications of Telecommuting and the historical progress of Demographic Transitions Across Time and Space.
You can find a copy of my CV here.
Interests
- Future of (tele-) commuting
- Diffusion of demographic change
- Computable transport networks
- Machine learning
Education
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Ph.D. in Economics, 2018
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M.A. in Economics, 2014
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B.S. in Economics, 2010
Featured Research
We use a quantitative model to explore the implications of increased remote work for the U.S. urban landscape. Our framework robustly predicts changes in residents observed 2020-2021. We use our model to evaluate two competing interpretations of the 2020 remote work shock, and conclude the change in preferences was more important than the change in technology.
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
We use a quantitative model to explore the impact of increased remote work on the location of jobs and residents, real estate prices, and traffic congestion in the Los Angeles metro area.
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
We compile a data set of birth and death rates for 186 countries spanning more than 250 years. We document that (i) a demographic transition has been completed or is ongoing in nearly every country; (ii) the speed of transition has increased over time; and (iii) having more neighbors that have started the transition is associated with a higher probability of a country beginning its own transition. To account for these observations, we build a quantitative model in which parents choose child quantity and educational quality.
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Research
We use a quantitative model to explore the implications of increased remote work for the U.S. urban landscape. Our framework robustly predicts changes in residents observed 2020-2021. We use our model to evaluate two competing interpretations of the 2020 remote work shock, and conclude the change in preferences was more important than the change in technology.
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
We use a quantitative model to explore the impact of increased remote work on the location of jobs and residents, real estate prices, and traffic congestion in the Los Angeles metro area.
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
We compile a data set of birth and death rates for 186 countries spanning more than 250 years. We document that (i) a demographic transition has been completed or is ongoing in nearly every country; (ii) the speed of transition has increased over time; and (iii) having more neighbors that have started the transition is associated with a higher probability of a country beginning its own transition. To account for these observations, we build a quantitative model in which parents choose child quantity and educational quality.
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
