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
May 19, 2023
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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 and NBER

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, University of California, Berkeley

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

Sara Bagagli, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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