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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 |
10:45 am |
The Last Mile Problem -- A Grand Transportation Challenge |
11:15 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am |
Break
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11:40 am |
Detour Ahead: Market Frictions and Path Dependence in Transport Networks |
12:10 pm |
Procurement and Infrastructure Costs |
12:40 pm |
Discussion
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1:00 pm |
Break
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1:15 pm |
Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis |
2:00 pm |
Break
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2:05 pm |
Regulating Untaxable Externalities: Evidence from Vehicle Air Pollution and Exhaust Standards |
2:35 pm |
Discussion
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2:45 pm |
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
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