Biography
Alina Arefeva joined the Wisconsin School of Business faculty in May 2018 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics.
Prior to joining the faculty at UW-Madison, Arefeva was an Assistant Professor in Real Estate and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School where she taught real estate investment and development.
Professor Arefeva’s research interests are in real estate economics, urban economics, finance and macroeconomics. She studies impact of microstructure and economic policies on residential and commercial real estate markets.
Professor Arefeva earned her BA in Economics from Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and her PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Research
Selected Submitted Journal Articles
Arefeva, A. & Meng, D. (2020). How to Set a Deadline for Auctioning a House
Working Papers
Arefeva, A. (2020). How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
Presentations
American Economic Association (ARUEA) (2020) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
Urban Economic Association (2019) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) (2019) How to Set a Deadline for Auctioning a House
CEBRA Annual Meeting at Columbia University (2019) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
AREUEA International Conference (2019) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Conference (2019) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
Summer Real Estate Research Symposium (pre-WFA) (2019) How Auctions Amplify House-Price Fluctuations
Southwestern Finance Association Conference (2019) How to Set a Deadline for Auctioning a House
Service
Editorial and Reviewing Activities
Review of Finance - January 2020 - February 2020
Ad Hoc Reviewer