Economics of Energy Use in Transportation
Organized by Meghan R. Busse, Christopher R. Knittel, and Kate S. Whitefoot
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation
May 2-3, 2019
Intercontinental Washington DC - The Wharf, Algonquian Room, 12th Floor, 801 Wharf St., SW, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, May 2
12:00 n
Buffet Lunch
1:15 pm
Welcome and Introductions
Mechanisms to Reduce Petroleum-Based Fuel Use from Autos
1:30 pm

Local Pass-Through and the Regressivity of Taxes: Evidence from Automotive Fuel Markets (slides)

Samuel Stolper, University of Michigan

Discussant:
Adele Morris, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
2:30 pm

Environmental Benefits from Transportation Electrification: Urban Electric Buses (slides)

Stephen P. Holland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NBER
Erin T. Mansur, Dartmouth College and NBER
Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Andrew J. Yates, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discussant:
Steve Cicala, Tufts University and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm

Fueling Alternatives: Evidence from Real-World Driving Data (slides)

Jackson Dorsey, University of Texas at Austin
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER
Shaun McRae, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Discussant:
Shinsuke Tanaka, University of Connecticut
4:45 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Reception and Group Dinner - Marina Room
Friday, May 3
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Influence of Emerging Technologies on Vehicle Demand and Externalities
8:30 am

Effects of On-Demand Ridesourcing on U.S. Vehicle Ownership, Travel Patterns, and Energy Use Externalities (slides)

Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Ines Azevedo, Stanford University
Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University
Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University
Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER

Discussant:
Don MacKenzie, University of Washington
9:30 am

Subsidizing Low- and Middle-Income Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from California (slides)

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

Discussant:
Jing Li, Tufts University
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am

Technological Innovation and Per-Mile Automobile Insurance: Effects on Patterns of Vehicle Usage (slides)

Steven T. Berry, Yale University and NBER
Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University and NBER
James A. Levinsohn, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Joshua Linn, University of Maryland, College Park
11:45 am
Lunch
Keynote Speaker - Michael Berube
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Transportation, Department of Energy
Energy Use in Freight and Air Transportation
1:15 pm

Energy Consumption, Emissions and Modal Substitution in U.S. Freight Transportation (slides)

James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER
Jonathan E. Hughes, University of Colorado Boulder

Discussant:
Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
2:15 pm

The Effect of Adopting NextGen Air Transportation System on Air Travel Performance: Evidence from High-frequency Air Traffic Data (slides)

Ziyan Chu, Resources for the Future
Yichen Christy Zhou, Clemson University

Discussant:
Silke J. Forbes, Tufts University
3:15 pm
Adjourn