Economics of Transportation in the 21st Century
Organized by Edward L. Glaeser, James M. Poterba, and Stephen J. Redding
Supported by the US Department of Transportation through an interagency agreement with the National Science Foundation (grant 155903).
October 8, 2021
on Zoom.us, Times in US EST
Friday, October 8
10:00 am
Welcome
Andrew Wishnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, US Department of Transportation
James Poterba, MIT and NBER
10:15 am

The Potential of Public Transit: Evidence from Mobile Phone Data (slides)

Milena Almagro Garcia, University of Chicago and NBER
Juan Camilo Castillo, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Tobias Salz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
10:45 am

The Last Mile Problem -- A Grand Transportation Challenge (slides)

Peter Christensen, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER
Lewis Lehe, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Adam Osman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
11:15 am
Discussion
11:30 am
Break
11:40 am

Detour Ahead: Market Frictions and Path Dependence in Transport Networks (slides)

Marta A. Santamaria, University of Warwick
Diana Van Patten, Yale University and NBER
12:10 pm

Procurement and Infrastructure Costs (slides)

Zachary Liscow, Yale University
Cailin R. Slattery, University of California, Berkeley
12:40 pm
Discussion
1:00 pm
Break
1:15 pm
Keynote Address: Technological Progress and Alternatives to Fossil Fuels in the Transportation Sector: Relevance to Economists and Policy-makers (slides)
Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis
2:00 pm
Break
2:05 pm

Regulating Untaxable Externalities: Evidence from Vehicle Air Pollution and Exhaust Standards (slides)

Mark R. Jacobsen, University of California, San Diego and NBER
James M. Sallee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Joseph S. Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Arthur A. van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
2:35 pm
Discussion
2:45 pm
Panel Discussion: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Opportunity
Moderator: Stephen Redding, Princeton University and NBER
Panelists:
Peter Q. Blair, Harvard University and NBER
Stephanie Lawrence, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US Department of Transportation
Myra Mohnen, University of Ottawa (slides)
Nick Tsivanidis, University of California at Berkeley (slides)
3:30 pm
Adjourn