New Directions in Transportation Economics
Edward L. Glaeser, James M. Poterba, and Stephen J. Redding, Organizers
May 25, 2022
Supported by U.S. Department of Transportation
on Zoom.us
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| 11:00 am |
Welcome James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Darren Timothy, Chief Economist, US Department of Transportation |
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| 11:05 am |
Infrastructure Procurement Chair: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER |
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Jeffrey B. Liebman, Harvard University and NBER Improving Procurement Outcomes: Lessons from US Cities, Counties, and States |
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Valentin Bolotnyy, Stanford University Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford University and NBER Scaling Auctions as Insurance: A Case Study in Infrastructure Procurement |
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| 11:50 am |
Infrastructure Project Procurement, Management, and Cost Containment (slides) Alexander Budzier, University of Oxford |
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| 12:30 pm |
Caitlin S. Gorback, NBER Post-Doctoral Researcher |
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| 1:00 pm |
Supply Chain Disruptions and the Transportation Sector Chair: Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER |
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Giulia Brancaccio, New York University and NBER Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University and NBER Theodore Papageorgiou, Boston College Transport Markets, Port Infrastructure, and World Trade |
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George A. Alessandria, University of Rochester and NBER Kim J. Ruhl, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER Mitigating International Supply-Chain Risk with Inventories and Fast Transport |
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Elaine Buckberg, Harvard University Supply Chain Bottlenecks and Vehicle Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| 2:20 pm |
Electrification of Automotive Transport Chair: James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis and NBER The Economics of Electric Vehicles |
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Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER James H. Stock, Harvard University and NBER Policies for Electrifying the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in the US |
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| 3:15 pm |
Closing Comments James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| 3:30 pm | Adjourn | |