Economics of Energy Use in Transportation
Meghan R. Busse, Christopher R. Knittel, and Kate S. Whitefoot, Organizers
May 2-3, 2019
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy
Intercontinental Washington DC - The Wharf, Algonquian Room, 12th Floor, 801 Wharf St., SW, Washington, D.C.
| Thursday, May 2 | ||||
| 12:00 n | Buffet Lunch | |||
| 1:15 pm | Welcome and Introductions | |||
| Mechanisms to Reduce Petroleum-Based Fuel Use from Autos | ||||
| 1:30 pm |
Samuel Stolper, University of Michigan Local Pass-Through and the Regressivity of Taxes: Evidence from Automotive Fuel Markets
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| 2:30 pm |
Stephen P. Holland, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NBER Erin T. Mansur, Dartmouth College and NBER Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Andrew J. Yates, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Environmental Benefits from Transportation Electrification: Urban Electric Buses
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| 3:30 pm | Break | |||
| 3:45 pm |
Jackson Dorsey, University of Texas at Austin Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER Shaun McRae, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Fueling Alternatives: Evidence from Real-World Driving Data
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| 4:45 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 5:30 pm | Reception and Group Dinner - Marina Room | |||
| Friday, May 3 | ||||
| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |||
| Influence of Emerging Technologies on Vehicle Demand and Externalities | ||||
| 8:30 am |
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University Ines Azevedo, Stanford University Constantine Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Effects of On-Demand Ridesourcing on U.S. Vehicle Ownership, Travel Patterns, and Energy Use Externalities
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| 9:30 am |
Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis and NBER David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis Subsidizing Low- and Middle-Income Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from California
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| 10:30 am | Break | |||
| 10:45 am |
Steven T. Berry, Yale University and NBER Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University and NBER James A. Levinsohn, Yale University and NBER Technological Innovation and Per-Mile Automobile Insurance: Effects on Patterns of Vehicle Usage
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| 11:45 am | Lunch | |||
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Keynote Speaker - Michael Berube Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Transportation, Department of Energy |
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| Energy Use in Freight and Air Transportation | ||||
| 1:15 pm |
James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER Jonathan E. Hughes, University of Colorado at Boulder Energy Consumption, Emissions and Modal Substitution in U.S. Freight Transportation
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| 2:15 pm |
Ziyan Chu, Resources for the Future Yichen Christy Zhou, Clemson University The Effect of Adopting NextGen Air Transportation System on Air Travel Performance: Evidence from High-frequency Air Traffic Data
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| 3:15 pm | Adjourn | |||