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Ignacio Aravena González is a Fellow at the London School of Economics, focusing on Real Estate Economics and Finance. He joined the department in 2020 and began his fellowship in 2024 while pursuing his PhD. Aravena's research examines the intersection of urban regulation, real estate markets, and neighbourhood dynamics, with a special interest in causal inference and spatial analysis within applied real estate markets and housing policies. Before joining LSE, he earned a Master's degree in Urban Planning from New York University, concentrating on housing policy and real estate tools aimed at fostering thriving and equitable cities. He also holds a Master's degree in Real Estate from Universidad de Chile and a Bachelor's Professional Degree in Construction Engineering. Over the past decade, Ignacio has worked as an independent consultant engaged in applied research and teaching in the fields of real estate economics and finance, housing policy, and land use regulation. His current research investigates the impacts of land use policies on affordable housing production and population dynamics in metropolitan areas, while also studying the effects of Chilean social unrest on real estate markets. Ignacio is proficient in R Studio, Python, Stata, ArcGIS, and QGIS.
Department of Economics