Vinicios Sant'Anna

Vinicios Sant'Anna is an Assistant Professor of Finance at California State Polytechnic University's Orfalea College of Business and a research affiliate at MIT's Center for Real Estate Urban Economics Lab. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Sao Paulo and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

His research examines urban-spatial dynamics through applied microeconomics, focusing on:

• Housing market responses to migration shocks
• Real estate finance and residential segregation
• International trade linkages with labor and urban outcomes
• Economic history of displacement events

Recent publications analyze disaster-induced migration (Dust Bowl), immigrant-native residential patterns, and trade-wage relationships, utilizing large administrative datasets and quasi-experimental methods. His work consistently demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between urban development, policy interventions, and economic inequality.

At MIT, he co-organizes research seminars and teaches in the MSRED program while serving as Junior Editor for the Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education.