Faculty
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Expertise
Public policy
Urban economics
Housing markets
Real estate finance
Biography
Christian L. Redfearn, Ph.D., is interested in research in applied microeconomics, applied econometric, urban and regional economics, real estate finance, and price index construction. He is currently involved in both domestic and international research projects, including Swedish housing markets, residential real estate markets in Singapore, and Los Angeles Basin Real Estate Submarket Dynamics. Professor Redfearn’s work has been published in the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and Real Estate Economics.
Selected Publications
- Estimation and Hypothesis Testing for Nonparametric Hedonic House Price Functions. Journal of Regional Science, 50(3), 712-733. (2013).
- Network Accessibility & The Evolution Of Urban Employment. Urban Studies, 49(1), 77-95.
- How Informative Are Average Effects? Hedonic Regression and Amenity Capitalization in Complex Urban Housing Markets. Regional Science& Urban Economics, 39(3).
Affiliated Research Centers
Lusk Center for Real Estate
Advancing real estate knowledge, informing business practice, and addressing timely issues that affect the real estate industry, the urban economy, and public policy.
METRANS Transportation Consortium
METRANS Transportation Consortium is a joint partnership of USC and California State University, Long Beach. Its mission is to solve transportation problems in large metropolitan regions through interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach.