Friday, December 8
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:31 am
Session I: Congestion Pricing
9:30 am

Can Usage-Based Pricing Reduce Traffic Congestion?

Itai Ater, Tel Aviv University
Adi Shany, Tel Aviv University
Brad Ross, Stanford University
Eray Turkel, Stanford University
Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford University and NBER

Reader:
Gabriel Kreindler, Harvard University and NBER
10:10 am

Congestion Pricing, Carpooling, and Commuter Welfare

Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University and NBER
Michael Schwarz, Microsoft

Reader:
Nicola Rosaia, Columbia University
10:50 am
Break
11:00 am
Session II: Shipping Markets
11:10 am

Booms, Busts, and Endogeneous Rigidities: Evidence from Containerships

Nicholas Vreugdenhil, Arizona State University
Nahim B. Zahur, Queen's University
Maria Osipenko, Arizona State University

Reader:
Kevin R. Williams, Yale University and NBER
11:50 am
Lunch
1:29 pm
Session III: Spatial Competition
1:30 pm

Spatial Competition, Strategic Entry Responses, and the North Dakota Railroad War of 1905

Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER

Reader:
Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
2:10 pm

Spatial Rents, Garage Location, and Competition in the London Bus Market

Marleen R. Marra, Sciences Po
Florian Oswald, Sciences Po

Reader:
Jakub Kastl, Princeton University and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Session IV: Electric Vehicle Markets
3:10 pm

Entry and Coordination in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Industry

Jing Li, Tufts University
Katalin Springel, HEC Montreal

Reader:
Ron Yang, University of British Columbia
3:50 pm

When Will Electric Vehicles Connect to the Grid?

Pascal Heid, Toulouse School of Economics
Kevin Remmy, University of Mannheim
Mathias Reynaert, Toulouse School of Economics

Reader:
Steven L. Puller, Texas A&M University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Social Hour / Break
6:00 pm
Dinner - Indo Restaurant, 3295 El Camino Real, Palo Alto