New Directions in Transportation Economics
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
May 25, 2022
on Zoom.us
Wednesday, May 25
11:00 am
Welcome
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Darren Timothy, Chief Economist, US Department of Transportation
11:05 am
Infrastructure Procurement
Chair: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER

Improving Procurement Outcomes: Lessons from US Cities, Counties, and States (slides)

Jeffrey B. Liebman, Harvard University and NBER

Scaling Auctions as Insurance: A Case Study in Infrastructure Procurement (slides)

Valentin Bolotnyy, Stanford University
Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford University and NBER
11:50 am
Keynote Lecture
Infrastructure Project Procurement, Management, and Cost Containment (slides)
Alexander Budzier, University of Oxford
12:30 pm
NBER-DOT Data Portal Update (slides)
Caitlin S. Gorback, NBER Post-Doctoral Researcher
1:00 pm
Supply Chain Disruptions and the Transportation Sector
Chair: Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER

Transport Markets, Port Infrastructure, and World Trade (slides)

Giulia Brancaccio, New York University and NBER
Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University and NBER
Theodore Papageorgiou, Boston College

Mitigating International Supply-Chain Risk with Inventories and Fast Transport (slides)

George A. Alessandria, University of Rochester and NBER
Kim J. Ruhl, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER

Supply Chain Bottlenecks and Vehicle Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic (slides)

Elaine Buckberg, Harvard University
2:20 pm
Electrification of Automotive Transport
Chair: James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Economics of Electric Vehicles (slides)

David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis
Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis and NBER

Policies for Electrifying the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in the US (slides)

Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER
James H. Stock, Harvard University and NBER
3:15 pm
Closing Comments
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:30 pm
Adjourn