Ahlfeldt, Gabriel


Dr Gabriel Ahlfeldt  

Department

Position held

Spatial Economics Research Centre

Affiliate

Department of Geography and Environment

Lecturer in Urban Economics and Land Development

Experience keywords:

empirical research; new urban economics; economic history; economic geography; new economic geography; building design quality; spatial economics; accessibility; cultural and media geography

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Dr Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Dipl. Vw. [MSc (Econ) equivalent, Free University Berlin] and Dr. rer. pol. (University of Hamburg), is a Lecturer in Urban Economics and Land Development. He joined the department of Geography and Environment in 2009.

His quantitative research covers the fields of applied urban and regional economics. He is interested in the spatial dimension of the urban and regional distribution of economic activity, and the spatial interaction between economic agents at various geographic levels. Much of his recent research focuses on the external effects of the built environment and the economic impact of accessibility, both in contemporary and historical perspective.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

BankingCreative Industries and Culture

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Germany; Europe

Languages:

German [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; Portuguese [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Basic]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7852 3785

Publications

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2013

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Kavetsos, Georgios (2013) Form or function?: the effect of new sports stadia on property prices in London. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: series A (statistics in society), Online ISSN 0964-1998

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Wendland, Nicolai (2013) How polycentric is a monocentric city?: centers, spillovers and hysteresis. Journal of economic geography, 13 (1). pp. 53-83. ISSN 1468-2702

2012

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2012) If we build it, will they pay? Predicting property price effects of transport innovations. Environment and planning A, ISSN 0308-518X

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Holman, Nancy and Wendland, Nicolai (2012) An assessment of the effects of conservation areas on value. English Heritage, London, UK

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Kavetsos, Georgios (2012) Should I wish on a stadium?: measuring the average effect on the treated. In: Rodrigues, Placido and Garcia, Jaume, (eds.) The econometrics of sport. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781781002858

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Kavetsos, Georgios (2012) Outlook, progress and challenges of stadium evaluation. In: Maennig , Wolfgang and Zimbalist , Andrew, (eds.) International handbook on the economics of mega sporting events. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 279-294. ISBN 9780857930262

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang and Ölschläger, Michaela (2012) Support for and resistance against large stadia: the role of lifestyle and other socio-economic factors. In: Maennig, Wolfgang and Zimbalist, Andrew and Woods, Robert A., (eds.) International handbook on the economics of mega sporting events. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 279-294. ISBN 9780857930262

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2012) Voting on a NIMBY facility: proximity cost of an “iconic” stadium. Urban affairs review, 48 (2). pp. 205-237. ISSN 1078-0874

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2012) Rail mega-projects in the realm of inter- and intra-city accessibility: evidence and outlooks for Berlin. Built environment, 38 (1). pp. 71-88. ISSN 0263-7960

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2012) Voting on a NIMBY facility: proximity cost of an "iconic" Stadium. Urban affairs review, 48 (2). pp. 205-237. ISSN 1078-0874

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Scholz, Christiane (2012) Berlin: Stadt in Planung und im Wandel. disP: the planning review, 48 (1). pp. 6-15. ISSN 0251-3625

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Mastro, Alexandra (2012) Valuing iconic design: Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in Oak Park, Illinois. Housing studies, ISSN 0267-3037

2011

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2011) The train has left the station: do markets value intra-city access to inter-city rail connections? German economic review, 12 (3). pp. 312-335. ISSN 1468-0475

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Kavetsos, Georgios (2011) Form or function?: the impact of new football stadia on property prices in London. Spatial Economics Research Centre. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2011) If Alonso was right: modeling accessibility and explaining the residential land gradient. Journal of regional science, 51 (2). pp. 318-338. ISSN 0022-4146

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2011) If we build, will they pay?: predicting property price effects of transport innovations. SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0075. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Wendland, Nicolai (2011) Fifty years of urban accessibility: the impact of the urban railway network on the land gradient in Berlin 1890-1936. Regional science and urban economics, 41 (2). pp. 77-88. ISSN 0166-0462

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2011) Blessing or curse?: appreciation, amenities and resistance to urban renewal. Regional science and urban economics, 41 (1). pp. 32-45. ISSN 0166-0462

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2011) External productivity and utility effects of city airports. Regional studies, 47 (4). pp. 508-529. ISSN 0034-3404

2010

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2010) Architecture, economics - architectural economics [Architektur, ökonomie - Architekturökonomie]. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 11 (4). pp. 340-355. ISSN 1465-6493

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2010) Stadtökonomische Impulse durch Sport: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. Sportwissenschaft, 40 (1). pp. 63-65. ISSN 0342-2380

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2010) Stadium architecture and urban development from the perspective of urban economics. International journal of urban and regional research, 34 (3). pp. 629-646. ISSN 1468-2427

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2010) Impact of sports arenas on land values: evidence from Berlin. Annals of regional science, 44 (2). pp. 205-227. ISSN 1432-0592

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2010) Substitutability and complementarity of urban amenities: external effects of built heritage in Berlin. Real estate economics, 38 (2). pp. 285-323. ISSN 1080-8620

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang and Scholz, H. (2010) Erwartete externe Effekte und Wahlverhalten: Das Beispiel der Muenchner Allianz-Arena (Expected external effects and voting: the case of the Munich Allianz-Arena). Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 230 (1). pp. 2-26. ISSN 0021-4027

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2010) Impact of non-smoking ordinances on hospitality revenues: the case of Germany. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 230 (5). pp. 506-521. ISSN 0021-4027

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Feddersen, Arne (2010) Geography of a sports metropolis. Région et Développement, 31 pp. 11-35. ISSN 1267-5059

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Feddersen, Arne (2010) From periphery to core: economic adjustments to high speed rail. London School of Economics & University of Hamburg

2009

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Wendland, Nicolai (2009) Looming stations: valuing transport innovations in historical context. Economics letters, 105 (1). pp. 97-99. ISSN 0165-1765

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Maennig, Wolfgang (2009) Arenas, arena architecture and the impact on location desirability: the case of `Olympic Arenas' in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. Urban studies, 46 (7). pp. 1343-1362. ISSN 1360-063X

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2009) Built environment as determinant for attractiveness of location (Gebaute Umwelt als Determinante fuer Lageattraktivitaet: Der Einfluss gebietstypischer Bebauungsstruktur auf Grundstueckspreise in Berlin). DISP, 179 ISSN 0251-3625

2008

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. and Wendland, Nicolai (2008) Die Zentralität war schon da!: Die Bedeutung des öffentlichen Schienennahverkehrs für die Entstehung der Berliner City West. DISP, 44 (3). pp. 5-14. ISSN 0251-3625

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