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Economics of Transportation and Infrastructure 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 inter-agency agreement with the National Science Foundation, and by Grant #2017-1528 from the Smith Richardson Foundation June 10, 2020 on Zoom.us |
| Wednesday, June 10 | |
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Moderator: James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
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| 12:00 pm |
Welcome Remarks
James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Diana Furchtgott-Roth, U.S. Department of Transportation |
| 12:15 pm |
COVID-19: Implications for the Transportation Sector
Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER |
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Transportation Infrastructure
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| 1:00 pm |
Transportation Infrastructure in the United States |
| 1:20 pm |
Measuring the Returns to Highway Investments |
| 1:40 pm |
Optimal Transport Networks in Spatial Equilibrium |
| 2:00 pm |
What Explains the Varying Cost of Highway Construction in the U.S.? |
| 2:30 pm |
Break
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Transportation Applications of the Radio Frequency Spectrum
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| 2:45 pm |
Potential Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum in the 5.9 GHz Band |
| 3:05 pm |
Comparing Spectrum Valuations Across Multiple Potential Users |
| 3:25 pm |
Valuing Spectrum: Lessons from Auction Experience |
| 3:55 pm |
Break
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Promise and Prospect for Autonomous Vehicles
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| 4:05 pm |
Estimating Willingness to Pay for Driverless Vehicles |
| 4:25 pm |
Policy Challenges Arising from Autonomous Vehicles |
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Framing the Research Agenda in Transportation Economics
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| 4:45 pm |
The Emerging Market for Autonomous Transportation |
| 5:15 pm |
Framing the Research Agenda in Transportation Economics |
| 5:30 pm |
Adjourn
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