Hi and welcome to my website!

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Inequality in America Initiative at Harvard University.

I graduated from Stanford University in 2023 and I will join the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University as an Assistant Professor in fall 2024.

My research interests are in macroeconomics, finance and real estate.

You can reach me at brianhiggins[at]fas[dot]harvard[dot]edu.

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Upcoming Talks

ITAM Finance Conference, February 2024
MIT (Real Estate), May 2024
LAEF on the Lakes (UW-Madison), May 2024

Working Papers

Racial Segmentation in the US Housing Market
Paper (2023)
Best Junior Scholar Paper (AREUEA 2023)

Savings and Consumption Responses to Persistent Income Shocks NEW!
(with Terry O’Malley and Fang Yao)
Paper (2024), Slides

Mortgage Borrowing Limits and House Prices: Evidence from a Policy Change in Ireland
Paper (2024), Slides, ECB Working Paper
Lamfalussy Fellowship (European Central Bank)