David Yves Albouy

David Yves Albouy is a Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois, serving as DEI and Climate Officer in the Economics department. His research focuses on geographic distribution of federal taxes/spending, public goods, housing costs, and quality of life differentials.

• Education: B.A. in History/Philosophy/Economics from McGill University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University and UC Berkeley respectively.

Key research themes include public infrastructure valuation, immigration patterns linked to amenities, and spatial welfare economics. His work employs advanced statistical methods to analyze land values and public goods complementarity. Albouy has contributed datasets on metropolitan land values and co-authored influential papers on urban economic theory.