Friday, May 19

1:00 pm

Welcome
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

1:05 pm

Keynote Presentation
Supply Chain Disruptions and the Transportation Sector
General Stephen Lyons (ret.), US Department of Transportation

1:40 pm

Economics of Supply Chains: Determinants and Consequences
Chair: Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER

How Far Goods Travel: Global Transport and Supply Chains from 1965-2020

Sharat Ganapati, Georgetown University and NBER
Woan Foong Wong, University of Oregon

Increasing Inventories: The Role of Delivery Times

Maria Jose Carreras Valle, Purdue University

2:30 pm

Break

2:40 pm

Distributional Considerations in Transportation Project Analysis
Chair: James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cost Benefit Analysis with Distributional Weights (slides)

James K. Hammitt, Harvard University

Unequal Access: Racial Segregation and the Distributional Impacts of Interstate Highways in Cities

Laura Weiwu, Stanford University

The (Express) Way to Segregation: Evidence from Chicago (slides)

Sara Bagagli, London School of Economics

3:55 pm

Break

4:05 pm

Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Costs and Financing
Chair: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER

Understanding the Cost of Infrastructure Projects: Findings from the Transit Costs Project (slides)

Eric Goldwyn, Marron Institute - New York University

Take the Q Train: Value Capture of Public Infrastructure Projects

Arpit Gupta, New York University
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University and NBER
Constantine Kontokosta, New York University

4:55 pm

Closing Remarks

5:00 pm

Adjourn