Shawn McCoy

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Director, UNLV Lied Center for Real Estate
Associate Professor, Economics
Expertise: Urban Economics, Environmental Economics, Health Economics

Biography

Shawn McCoy is an economics professor, who specializes in urban-, environmental-, and health-related issues.

McCoy's research focuses on identifying cause-and-effect relationships between social problems, local economies, and the environment. His published works or works in-progress have explored a wide range of topics, including: the effect of wildfires and other storm damage on real estate transactions and homeowners' perceptions of disaster risk; how mass shootings and terrorism affect communities; and connections between disease and urban development, and fracking and indoor radon levels in homes.

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Pittsburgh
  • B.A., Economics, UNLV

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Vegas Inc
With overall inflation down from a summer 2022 peak, the Federal Reserve’s effort to tame inflation through monetary policy has been on many accounts successful. However, households across the United States are still feeling the pinch in one specific area: housing. In this sector, inflation is running two points higher than the mainline rate.
Las Vegas Sun
When I talk to constituents around Nevada’s 1st Congressional District, the issue I hear most about is housing. The lack of affordable and safe housing is a critical issue facing all of Southern Nevada, where housing prices and rents have skyrocketed in recent years. We must do more to reduce housing costs.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Jair Guigui knows all too well about Las Vegas’ housing crisis. His sister recently moved in with him due to rising rental rates, and the 20-year-old said his parents, who were undocumented immigrants, were taken advantage of by a landlord which caused a number of health issues and forced them to move in with his older sister.
Las Vegas Review Journal
There is no way around it, the Las Vegas Valley has a big problem, said the leader of the Nevada Housing Coalition. “Straight answer is we have a housing crisis in every sense of the imagination,” said Maurice Page, executive director for the coalition.
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UNLV Newsmakers 2023: August
Students at Pida Plaza on the first day of classes (Josh Hawkins, UNLV).
Campus News | September 1, 2023

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Campus News | August 1, 2023

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