Economics of Energy Use in Transportation

Meghan R. Busse, Christopher R. Knittel, and Kate S. Whitefoot, Organizers

June 11-12, 2020

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Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, June 11
3:00 pm
James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER
Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis and NBER
David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis

Energy Prices and Electric Vehicle Adoption (slides)
Discussant: Jing Li, Tufts University
3:45 pm
Connor R. Forsythe, Carnegie Mellon University
Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Kate S. Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University

Externalities of Policy-Induced Scrappage: The Case of Automotive Regulations (slides)
Discussant: Mark R. Jacobsen, University of California, San Diego and NBER
4:30 pm
Break
4:45 pm
Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago and NBER
James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER
David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis
Catherine Wolfram, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Cars of the Future, Today? Estimating the Contribution of Electric Vehicles to California's Residential Electricity Demand (slides)
Discussant: Erin T. Mansur, Dartmouth College and NBER
5:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, June 12
12:00 pm
Arik Levinson, Georgetown University and NBER
Lutz Sager, ESSEC Business School

Do Car Buyers Undervalue Future Fuel Savings? Post-Purchase Evidence (slides)
Discussant: Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University and NBER
12:45 pm
Rhiannon Leigh Jerch, The University if Wisconsin-Madison
Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Shanjun Li, Cornell University and NBER
Jing Wu, Tsinghua University

Road Rationing Policies and Housing Markets (slides)
Discussant: Adele Morris, Fedeeral Reserve Board
1:30 pm
Break
1:45 pm
Matthew B. Bruchon, Carnegie Mellon University
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Ines Azevedo, Stanford University

Effects of Internalizing Air Emissions Externalities on Optimal Ride-Hailing Fleet Technology Composition and Operations (slides)
Discussant: Don MacKenzie, University of Washington (slides)
2:30 pm
Adjourn