Cameron LaPoint

Cameron LaPoint is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Yale University's School of Management. His research focuses on real estate, macro-finance, and corporate finance, with an emphasis on how housing market conditions influence the broader economy and financial markets. LaPoint's work includes examining the impact of publicly backed home improvement loans on climate resilience and energy efficiency, as well as the relationship between property tax delinquency and gentrification. He has advised legal teams on property tax foreclosure procedures and studied the effects of corporate location decisions on regional inequality. LaPoint holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rochester and a PhD in economics from Columbia University.

Cameron LaPoint is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management, specializing in Corporate Finance, Real Estate, Macroeconomics, and Household Finance. His research explores the intersection of financial decisions and spatial economic dynamics, focusing on how place-based policies influence corporate investment and real estate markets. LaPoint's work examines the impact of property tax policies on housing affordability, the role of Tobin taxes in real estate cycles, and the relationship between corporate borrowing and land values. His studies also address financial cycles, government contract risk, and the effects of public benefit payments on economic outcomes.