Sevrin Waights
Biographic Data
| ID | 5733797 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sevrin Waights |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sevrin |
| FAMILY NAME | Waights |
| SIGNATURE | WAIGHTS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6844-6522 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Parental Leave Benefits and Gender Inequality
I use the universe of tax returns in Germany and a regression kink design to estimate the impacts of mothers’ parental leave benefit amounts on within-couple earnings inequality. I make use of a benefits cap to estimate the causal impacts for high-earning women: a group for which earnings inequality is particularly large. A lower mother's benefit amount results in a reduced gender gap in earnings that persists beyond the benefit period for at lea…
Gender gaps in early wage expectations
Centre‐Based Care and Parenting Activities
We examine the relationship between parenting activities and centre‐based care using time diary and survey data for mothers in Germany. While mothers using centre‐based care spend significantly less time in the presence of their child, we find that differences in the time spent on specific activities such as reading, talking, and playing with the child are relatively small or zero. The pattern of results is more pronounced for lower education mot…
Incubators, accelerators and urban economic development
We combine theory and evidence on incubator and accelerator programmes and their effects on urban economic development. These structured co-working programmes have grown rapidly. However, a rich descriptive literature reveals little about their impact on participants or surrounding urban areas. We situate programmes in a conceptual framework of co-location tools, theorise objectives and benefits and report findings from systematic, OECD-wide revi…
Parental well-being in times of Covid-19 in Germany
We examine the effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in Germany. We specifically focus on the role of day care center and school closures, which may be regarded as a “disruptive exogenous shock” to family life. We make use of a novel representative survey of parental well-being collected in May and June 2020 in Germany, when schools and day care centers were closed but while other measures had been re…
The preservation of historic districts—is it worth it
I investigate the welfare effect of conservation areas that preserve historic districts by regulating development. Such regulation may improve the quality of life but does so by reducing housing productivity—that is, the efficiency with which inputs (land and non-land) are converted into housing services. Using a unique panel dataset for English cities and an instrumental variable approach, I find that conservation areas lead to higher house pric…
Does the law of one price hold for hedonic prices
Hedonic prices of locational attributes in urban land markets are determined by a process of spatial arbitrage that is similar to that which underpins the law of one price. If hedonic prices deviate from their spatial equilibrium values then individuals can benefit from changing locations. I examine whether the law holds for the hedonic price of rail access using a unique historical dataset for Berlin over the period 1890–1914, characterised by m…
Game of Zones
We develop and test a simple theory of the conservation area designation process in which we postulate that the level of designation is chosen to comply with interests of local homeowners. Conservation areas provide benefits to local homeowners by reducing uncertainty regarding the future of their area. At the same time, the restrictions impose a cost by limiting the degree to which properties can be altered. In line with our model predictions we…
Game of Zones
We develop and test a simple theory of the conservation area designation process in which we postulate that the level of designation is chosen to comply with interests of local homeowners. Conservation areas provide benefits to local homeowners by reducing uncertainty regarding the future of their area. At the same time, the restrictions impose a cost by limiting the degree to which properties can be altered. In line with our model predictions we…
Incubators, accelerators and urban economic development
We combine theory and evidence on incubator and accelerator programmes and their effects on urban economic development. These structured co-working programmes have grown rapidly. However, a rich descriptive literature reveals little about their impact on participants or surrounding urban areas. We situate programmes in a conceptual framework of co-location tools, theorise objectives and benefits and report findings from systematic, OECD-wide revi…
Does the law of one price hold for hedonic prices
Hedonic prices of locational attributes in urban land markets are determined by a process of spatial arbitrage that is similar to that which underpins the law of one price. If hedonic prices deviate from their spatial equilibrium values then individuals can benefit from changing locations. I examine whether the law holds for the hedonic price of rail access using a unique historical dataset for Berlin over the period 1890–1914, characterised by m…
Game of Zones
We develop and test a simple theory of the conservation area designation process in which we postulate that the level of designation is chosen to comply with interests of local homeowners. Conservation areas provide benefits to local homeowners by reducing uncertainty regarding the future of their area. At the same time, the restrictions impose a cost by limiting the degree to which properties can be altered. In line with our model predictions we…
The preservation of historic districts—is it worth it
I investigate the welfare effect of conservation areas that preserve historic districts by regulating development. Such regulation may improve the quality of life but does so by reducing housing productivity—that is, the efficiency with which inputs (land and non-land) are converted into housing services. Using a unique panel dataset for English cities and an instrumental variable approach, I find that conservation areas lead to higher house pric…
Does the law of one price hold for hedonic prices
Hedonic prices of locational attributes in urban land markets are determined by a process of spatial arbitrage that is similar to that which underpins the law of one price. If hedonic prices deviate from their spatial equilibrium values then individuals can benefit from changing locations. I examine whether the law holds for the hedonic price of rail access using a unique historical dataset for Berlin over the period 1890–1914, characterised by m…
Parental well-being in times of Covid-19 in Germany
We examine the effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in Germany. We specifically focus on the role of day care center and school closures, which may be regarded as a “disruptive exogenous shock” to family life. We make use of a novel representative survey of parental well-being collected in May and June 2020 in Germany, when schools and day care centers were closed but while other measures had been re…
Centre‐Based Care and Parenting Activities
We examine the relationship between parenting activities and centre‐based care using time diary and survey data for mothers in Germany. While mothers using centre‐based care spend significantly less time in the presence of their child, we find that differences in the time spent on specific activities such as reading, talking, and playing with the child are relatively small or zero. The pattern of results is more pronounced for lower education mot…
Incubators, accelerators and urban economic development
We combine theory and evidence on incubator and accelerator programmes and their effects on urban economic development. These structured co-working programmes have grown rapidly. However, a rich descriptive literature reveals little about their impact on participants or surrounding urban areas. We situate programmes in a conceptual framework of co-location tools, theorise objectives and benefits and report findings from systematic, OECD-wide revi…
Gender gaps in early wage expectations
Parental Leave Benefits and Gender Inequality
I use the universe of tax returns in Germany and a regression kink design to estimate the impacts of mothers’ parental leave benefit amounts on within-couple earnings inequality. I make use of a benefits cap to estimate the causal impacts for high-earning women: a group for which earnings inequality is particularly large. A lower mother's benefit amount results in a reduced gender gap in earnings that persists beyond the benefit period for at lea…
Economics (7 works) · Business (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Housing Market and Economics (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Econometrics (2 works)