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, and the University of Southern California.
I’m also a Principal Economist for Cotality (formerly CoreLogic), where I’m responsible for tracking and communicating current trends in the Real Estate market. I also spent a couple of years on Cotality’s Research and Development team, and still dedicate some time to exploring new products and techniques.
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 build a quantitative spatial model in which some workers can substitute on-site effort with work done from home. We quantify our framework to match the distribution of jobs and residents across 4,502 U.S. locations. Then we simulate permanent increases in the attractiveness and productivity of telework that lead to greater adoption of hybrid and fully remote work. Broader access to jobs reduces wage inequality across residential locations, and heralds a partial reversal in the spatial concentration of talent and spending power known as the ``Great Divergence.''.
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.
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Research
We build a quantitative spatial model in which some workers can substitute on-site effort with work done from home. We quantify our framework to match the distribution of jobs and residents across 4,502 U.S. locations. Then we simulate permanent increases in the attractiveness and productivity of telework that lead to greater adoption of hybrid and fully remote work. Broader access to jobs reduces wage inequality across residential locations, and heralds a partial reversal in the spatial concentration of talent and spending power known as the ``Great Divergence.''.
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.
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
