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 2, 2025
Zoom
Friday, May 2
12:00pm
Welcoming Remarks

Chair: Stephen Redding, Princeton University and NBER
12:05pm

The Long-run Effects of Transportation Productivity on the US Economy

A. Kerem Coşar, University of Virginia and NBER
Sophie Osotimehin, University of Quebec at Montreal
Latchezar Popov, Texas Tech
12:35pm

Market Segmentation and Congestion Costs: Evidence from Johannesburg’s Minibus Market

Oluchi U. Mbonu, Harvard University
Christopher Eaglin, Duke University
1:05pm

Displacement and Infrastructure Provision: Evidence from the Interstate Highway System

Pablo A. Valenzuela-Casasempere, Yale University
1:35pm
Break
1:45pm
Panel Discussion: Cost Efficiency in Public Procurement

Chair: Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER

Lindsey Currier, Harvard University
Zachary Liscow, Yale Law School
2:20pm

The Short-Run Effects of Congestion Pricing in New York City

Cody Cook, Yale University
Aboudy Kreidieh, Google Research
Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford University and NBER
Hunt Allcott, Stanford University and NBER
Neha Arora, Google Research
Freek van Sambeek, Stanford University
Andrew Tomkins, Google Research
Eray Turkel, Google Research
2:50pm

Spreading the Jam: Optimal Congestion Pricing in General Equilibrium

Thomas R. Hierons, University of Chicago
3:20pm

Measuring and Mitigating Traffic Externalities

Zane Kashner, Stanford University
Brad Ross, National Bureau of Economic Research
3:50pm
Break
4:00pm
Chair: James Poterba, MIT and NBER
Logistics and Automated Package Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges
Matthias Winkenbach, MIT Center for Transportation Logistics
4:30pm

Uber Versus Trains: Worldwide Evidence from Transit Expansions

Jonathan Hall, The University of Alabama
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, University of California, Berkeley
Harrison Wheeler, University of Toronto
Rik Williams
5:00pm
Closing Remarks
Adjourn