Economics of Transportation in the 21st Century
Edward L. Glaeser, James M. Poterba, and Stephen J. Redding, Organizers
October 14, 2022
Supported by U.S. Department of Transportation
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| Friday, October 14 | ||
| 10:30 am |
Welcome Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER Christopher Coes, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, US Department of Transportation |
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| 10:45 am |
Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER James H. Stock, Harvard University and NBER Optimal Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles |
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| 11:15 am |
Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago and NBER James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis Household Vehicle Portfolios and EV Demand |
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| 11:45 am |
Giulia Brancaccio, New York University and NBER Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University and NBER Theodore Papageorgiou, Boston College Understanding Port Performance and the Role of Infrastructure |
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| 12:15 pm |
Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Woan Foong Wong, University of Oregon Multimodal Transport Networks |
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| 12:45 pm | Break | |
| 1:00 pm |
Pablo Fajgelbaum, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Cecile Gaubert, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Nicole Gorton, University of California, Los Angeles Eduardo Morales, Princeton University and NBER Edouard Schaal, Pompeu Fabra University Political Preferences and the Spatial Distribution of Infrastructure: Evidence from California's High-Speed Rail |
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| 1:30 pm |
Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Beibei Li, Carnegie Mellon University Using New Transportation Options to Drive Low-Income Citizens to Greater Success |
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| 2:00 pm |
Matthew Freedman, University of California, Irvine David C. Phillips, University of Notre Dame Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic Disparities |
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| 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:45 pm |
Cecilia Moreira, Stanford University Steven L. Puller, Texas A&M University and NBER Ini Umosen, University of California, Berkeley Transportation as a Barrier to Education Access: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools |
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| 3:15 pm |
Michelle M. Marcus, Vanderbilt University and NBER Jamie Hansen-Lewis, University of California, Davis Uncharted Waters: Effects of Maritime Emission Regulation |
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| 3:45 pm |
Closing Remarks James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER |
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| 4:00 pm | Adjourn | |