Economics of Transportation and Infrastructure in the 21st Century

Edward L. Glaeser, James M. Poterba, and Stephen J. Redding, Organizers

June 10, 2020

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Wednesday, June 10
	Moderator: James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:00 pm	Welcome Remarks James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Diana Furchtgott-Roth, U.S. Department of Transportation
12:15 pm	COVID-19: Implications for the Transportation Sector Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
	Transportation Infrastructure
1:00 pm	Matthew Turner, Brown University and NBER Transportation Infrastructure in the United States (slides)
1:20 pm	Nathaniel Baum-Snow, University of Toronto Measuring the Returns to Highway Investments (slides)
1:40 pm	Pablo Fajgelbaum, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Optimal Transport Networks in Spatial Equilibrium (slides)
2:00 pm	Leah Brooks, George Washington University What Explains the Varying Cost of Highway Construction in the U.S.? (slides)
2:30 pm	Break
	Transportation Applications of the Radio Frequency Spectrum
2:45 pm	Diana Gehlhaus Carew, RAND Corporation Potential Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum in the 5.9 GHz Band
3:05 pm	Michelle Connolly, Duke University Comparing Spectrum Valuations Across Multiple Potential Users (slides)
3:25 pm	Jakub Kastl, Princeton University and NBER Valuing Spectrum: Lessons from Auction Experience (slides)
3:55 pm	Break
	Promise and Prospect for Autonomous Vehicles
4:05 pm	Benjamin Leard, University of Tennessee Estimating Willingness to Pay for Driverless Vehicles (slides)
4:25 pm	Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution Policy Challenges Arising from Autonomous Vehicles (slides)
	Framing the Research Agenda in Transportation Economics
4:45 pm	Elaine Buckberg, Harvard University The Emerging Market for Autonomous Transportation (slides)
5:15 pm	Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER Framing the Research Agenda in Transportation Economics (slides)
5:30 pm	Adjourn