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
June 11-12, 2020
on Zoom.us
Thursday, June 11
3:00 pm

Energy Prices and Electric Vehicle Adoption (slides)

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

Discussant:
Jing Li, Tufts University
3:45 pm

Externalities of Policy-Induced Scrappage: The Case of Automotive Regulations (slides)

Connor R. Forsythe Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Kate S. Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University

Discussant:
Mark R. Jacobsen, University of California, San Diego and NBER
4:30 pm
Break
4:45 pm

Cars of the Future, Today? Estimating the Contribution of Electric Vehicles to California's Residential Electricity Demand (slides)

Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago and NBER
James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER
David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis
Catherine Wolfram, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Discussant:
Erin T. Mansur, Dartmouth College and NBER
5:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, June 12
12:00 pm

Do Car Buyers Undervalue Future Fuel Savings? Post-Purchase Evidence (slides)

Arik Levinson, Georgetown University and NBER
Lutz Sager, ESSEC Business School

Discussant:
Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University and NBER
12:45 pm

Road Rationing Policies and Housing Markets (slides)

Rhiannon Leigh Jerch, The University if Wisconsin-Madison
Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER
Jing Wu, Tsinghua University

Discussant:
Adele Morris, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
1:30 pm
Break
1:45 pm

Effects of Internalizing Air Emissions Externalities on Optimal Ride-Hailing Fleet Technology Composition and Operations (slides)

Matthew B. Bruchon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Ines Azevedo, Stanford University

Discussant:
Don MacKenzie, University of Washington (slides)
2:30 pm
Adjourn