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Transportation Economics

The program of study and research in Transportation Economics leads to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Economics with a Concentration in Transportation Economics. This program is an option within the regular Ph.D. program offered by the Department of Economics, allowing students to substitute some additional transportation-related courses for a portion of their requirements in advanced micro- and macro-economic theory. Students also take advantage of Irvine's unusually large and strong concentration of faculty in transportation economics within the economics department.

Several economics faculty have active research programs specialized mainly in transportation, while others find frequent transportation applications for research in such areas as econometrics, public choice, industrial organization, urban economics, and economic geography. This work is both applied and theoretical, and is published both in specialized transportation journals and in general economics journals or journals specialized in related fields of economics.

The faculty are frequently augmented by post-doctoral researchers who add richness to the backgrounds and experience accessible to students through interactions in a friendly, collegial atmosphere. Recently we have had post-doctoral researchers with degrees from University of Pennsylvania and University of Minnesota. We have also benefitted from frequent faculty visitors with specializations in transportation economics.

The department is able to provide financial support to a number of students through research grants and a fellowship program especially targeted to transportation economics. These supplement the regular departmental sources of support including Chancellor and Regents Fellowships and a large number of teaching assistantships. Recently graduate students have been employed on grants to study the demand for electric vehicles, effects of the reliability of the transportation system on travel behavior, traveler response to the first congestion pricing experiment in the United States (which is here in Orange County), market effects of natural gas pipeline deregulation, effectiveness of inspection and maintenance programs on vehicle emissions, firm-strategic implications of transit privatization, and automobile ownership and use.

Students receive a mix of theoretical, empirical, and public-policy training suitable for academic, public-sector, and private-sector settings. Recent Ph.D. graduates and post-doctoral scholars have taken positions at universities, research institutes, consulting firms, and public agencies.

One of the program's popular features is an informal lunchtime discussion series that brings together faculty and graduate students from economics, political science, urban planning, and civil engineering to discuss papers drawn from the recent literature in applied transportation economics.

In addition to the two-quarter graduate sequence in transportation economics, many students in transportation choose additional courses among the department's offerings in the closely related fields of urban economics, industrial organization, and discrete choice econometrics, as well as related courses offered by other departments in urban planning and civil engineering. The following list includes some of the most useful courses:

  • Econ 210A-B Microeconomic Theory I, II
  • Econ 220A-B-C-D Statistics and Econometrics I, II, III, IV
  • Econ 223A Discrete Choice Econometrics
  • Econ 241A-B Industrial Organization I, II
  • Econ 281A-B Urban Economics I, II
  • Econ 282A-B Transportation Economics I, II
  • Econ 283A Urban and Transportation Policy
  • Econ 285A-B-C Colloquium for Transportation Science

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Graduate Programs in Transportation

Mobility and transportation are at the dawn of the most profound changes with an unprecedented combination of new technologies (autonomy, electrification, computation, and AI) meeting new and evolving priorities and objectives (decarbonization, public health, and social justice). And the time frame for these changes—decarbonization in particular—is short in a system with massive amounts of fixed, long-life assets and entrenched behaviors and cultures.

MIT provides students with a broad range of opportunities for transportation-related education to prepare them to address today’s pressing transportation challenges. Housed under MIT’s Mobility Initiative , the transportation program offers courses and classes that span the School of Engineering, the Sloan School of Management, the School of Architecture and Planning, and the Schwarzman College of Computing, with many activities covering interdisciplinary topics that prepare students for future industry, government, or academic careers.

A variety of graduate degrees are available to students interested in transportation studies and research, including the interdepartmental master of science program (MST) and doctoral program in transportation (PhD in Transportation), described below, and the Master of Engineering in Logistics , described under Supply Chain Management. The MST and PhD in Transportation degrees are managed by MIT’s Mobility Initiative and students are registered in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. The interdepartmental structure of these two programs allows students flexibility in developing individual programs of study that are cross-disciplinary and engage students in research with faculty supervisors across many departments.

Opportunities are also available for students to obtain dual master's degrees. Students who wish to pursue this option must follow the regular admissions procedure to be admitted to each degree program. Common dual degree pairings include the Master of Science in Transportation with:

  • Master in City Planning
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Master of Science in Operations Research
  • Master of Science in Technology and Policy

Information on requirements for dual degrees can be found in the section on General Degree Requirements for graduate education.

To learn more about current transportation research at MIT, visit the Mobility Initiative site.

Master of Science in Transportation

The Master of Science in Transportation (MST) program is based on the premise that a common set of analytical approaches and methodologies can be applied to solve a range of transportation problems. The MST provides a common basis for addressing a wide range of problems while allowing enough flexibility to accommodate students with diverse backgrounds and interests.

Students must complete a program of coursework, plus a research-based master's thesis on a topic of their choosing approved by their thesis supervisor. Coursework includes two required core subjects, at least three additional transportation or related subjects comprising an individually designed program, one policy/technology subject, and a computer programming subject.

Generally, the three subjects chosen for the individually designed program relate to an area of specialization, although this is not required. Common areas of specialization include air transportation, data sciences for transportation, urban transportation, planning methods, logistics, and policy. Some students use the individually designed program to deepen their understanding of a selected area of interest, while others may choose to emphasize breadth rather than depth in their studies. At least one of the selected subjects should address policy or technology. At least two of the designated subjects should be clearly focused on transportation, while the third can be in a field that supports transportation, for example, a subject covering methods used in transportation drawn from fields such as economics, computer science, operations research, political science, or management.

The MST degree usually takes up to two years to complete.

For more information, see the full Master of Science in Transportation program description .

An undergraduate degree in engineering is not necessary for admission to the Master of Science in Transportation program, but applicants are expected to have an aptitude for analytical thinking. Backgrounds in the physical or social sciences, urban planning, management, and many other disciplines are equally appropriate foundations for the program.

The only specific subjects required for admission are two subjects in calculus, one in economics, and one in probability. One or more of these subjects may be completed simultaneously with application to the program, and acceptance is then conditional on satisfactory completion of these prerequisites. Applicants should have roughly the equivalent of the following MIT subjects:

Students without an equivalent microeconomics course can be admitted but will have to complete 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics , preferably during their first year in the degree.

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit an English Language Exam. Two exams are accepted: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Applicants to the Master of Science in Transportation degree program should achieve a score of at least 100 on the TOEFL iBT or 7.5 on the IELTS.

Financial Support

Funding for MST students is usually offered to about 90% of each incoming class. A limited number of fellowships are offered each year, but more often funding takes the form of a research assistantship (RA). A student with RA funding typically works with a faculty member on a research project for 10–20 hours per week. The research that is conducted on that project generally becomes the topic of the student's thesis. RAs are awarded as either a half or full appointment. An award of a full RA (about 20 hours of work per week) covers the student's tuition for the academic year and provides a monthly stipend to cover living expenses. A half RA (approximately 10 hours of work per week) covers half of the student's tuition for the academic year and provides half of the regular monthly stipend.

Students who are not awarded financial aid at the time of admission may seek funding through other sources.

Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation

The interdisciplinary doctoral program in transportation provides a structured and direct follow-on doctoral program for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Transportation or other transportation-related master’s degree programs offered at MIT or elsewhere. Outstanding applicants without a master's degree can also be considered for admission to the doctoral program. The interdisciplinary structure allows students great flexibility in developing individual programs of study that cross both disciplinary and departmental lines. The program is administered by the Transportation Education Committee, which is responsible for admissions, establishment and oversight of program requirements, and conduct of the general examination and dissertation defense.

The interdisciplinary doctoral program in transportation requires completion of at least 120 units of coursework in a program of study proposed by the student, the successful completion of a general examination consisting of both written and oral components, and the submission and defense of an acceptable dissertation. MIT graduate-level subjects taken to fulfill the requirements of the MST degree may be included in the doctoral program.

Students are required to take classes in Transportation Systems Analysis and select two subjects from one of the following five areas of focus — Demand, Performance and Optimization, Planning and Policy, Networks, or Logistics — to build the core knowledge.

Examples of coursework for each of the five areas include:

Graduates of the interdisciplinary doctoral program receive a PhD in Transportation, although students may petition for other MIT graduate fields of study as their degree designation, subject to approval by the T ransportation Education Committee .

Please direct questions about application to graduate programs in transportation to the Transportation Academic Office .

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The University of California, Berkeley, is the premier university in the world for transportation research, education and scholarship. Our large, diverse and evolving community is interested in all aspects of transportation, including intelligent transportation systems, data science and demand forecasting, autonomous and connected vehicles, aviation and airport design and operation, traffic safety, transportation finance, transportation economics, infrastructure design and maintenance, traffic theory, public policy, logistics, and energy and environmental systems analysis.

Transportation Engineering

Interdisciplinary  Transportation Engineering Degrees (link is external)  at the masters and PhD levels are based in the  Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (link is external)  and draw on faculty from  City and Regional Planning (link is external) ,  Economics (link is external) ,  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (link is external) ,  Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (link is external) ,  Business Administration (link is external) ,  Political Science (link is external) ,  Energy Resources Group ,  Global Metropolitan Studies (link is external)  and other departments.

Many research projects are housed at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), a research institute funded in 1947, that includes seven research centers, startup-incubators and accelerators, a tech transfer program and one of the leading transportation libraries in the world. The research funding averages $40 million/year and involves 300 faculty, staff and graduate student researchers, who make use of our unique facilities including self-driving vehicles, UAV, the first hydrogen vehicle fueling station in the Bay Area, traffic simulators, and battery and drone testbeds.

Areas of emphasis: (link is external) Transportation Engineering Transportation Systems Analysis Transportation Planning

Supporting focus: Economic Energy and environmental Infrastructure engineering and management Intelligent Transportation Systems Logistics and supply chain management Planning and policy Traffic analysis and control

For more information on programs, go to

http://grad.berkeley.edu/program/civil-environmental-engineering/ (link is external)

Concurrent Master of City Planning/Master of Science

The  Concurrent Master of City Planing/Master of Science (link is external)  degree program with the  Program in Transportation Engineering (link is external)  within CEE enables students interested in transportation planning to acquire the tools for rigorously approaching transportation-engineering problems. CEE's approach to transportation is technical and analytical, while the Deparment of City and Regional Planning focuses on policy issues, particularly as related to the influence of transportation on the political, environmental, and social fabric of communities. In this way, the concurrent degree program enables those interested in the field to bridge the "process" and "policy" components of transportation studies in a complementary and reinforcing manner.

The concurrent degree program allows the qualified student to obtain both the Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in about 2-1/2 years. Students must be admitted to each department individually. Because this is a concurrent degree program, exceptionally well-qualified persons may apply to both programs simultaneously. Most students, however, apply to one program during their first year in the other program. 

Master of City Planning/PhD

Since its founding in 1948, the Department of City and Regional Planning (DCRP) has grown into one of the largest and most respected graduate city and regional planning programs in the United States. 

The  MCP  is a two-year nationally accredited professional-degree program. We aim to provide our students with:

  • Lifelong analytical, research, and communication skills;
  • The knowledge and skill sets to successfully practice planning in a variety of urban, metropolitan, and regional settings;
  • An understanding of the history and theory of planning and of cities and urban regions;
  • Expertise in various fields and sub-fields of city and regional planning;
  • Sensitivity to the human impacts of planning decisions, with particular attention to equity, diversity, and social justice.

The Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) degree combines a common core curriculum with the opportunity to specialize in one or more of the following concentration areas:

  • Environmental Planning and Healthy Cities
  • Housing, Community, and Economic Development
  • Transportation Policy and Planning (
  • Urban Design

The  Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, provides training in urban and planning theory, advanced research, and the practice of planning. Established in 1968, the program has granted more than 160 doctorates. Alumni of the program have established national and international reputations as planning educators, social science researchers and theorists, policy makers, and practitioners. Today, the program is served by nearly 20 city and regional planning faculty with expertise in community and economic development, transportation planning, urban design, international development, environmental planning, and global urbanism. With close ties to numerous research centers and initiatives, the program encourages its students to develop specializations within the field of urban studies and planning and to expand their intellectual horizons through training in the related fields of architecture, landscape architecture and environmental planning, civil engineering, anthropology, geography, sociology, public policy, public health, and political science.

Master of Engineering Program

Taking place at the forefront of today’s tech world requires more than technical expertise. It demands the management and business acumen to lead. Become that groundbreaking engineer by joining us here in the heart of Silicon Valley and completing your Master of Engineering degree at the world’s number one public university.

The  Master of Engineering (MEng) program (link is external)  at UC Berkeley combines breadth of topics in business and engineering management applied to depth of study in your technical concentration.

Together with a select student cohort, you will gain the management skills necessary to lead a complete spectrum of technology ventures. As a cross-disciplinary community of peers, this cohort ultimately forms a broad network of professional colleagues that you will be able to connect with throughout your entire career. These networks are reinforced through career advising and placement, access to alumni and industry connections, and other services.

Useful Links:

The  Transportation Graduate Students Organizing Committee (TRANSOC) (link is external)  is a very active graduate student transportation group enriching graduate life at UC Berkeley.

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Parent category, graduate degree programs in transport economics, doctor of philosophy in business administration in transportation and logistics (phd).

The doctoral program in transportation and logistics (TLOG) focuses on transportation economics and policy analysis. The program is designed to meet the needs of individual students, and there is considerable flexibility in choosing courses.

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We can define transportation infrastructure to comprise all the physical objects that provide mobility: including everything from trains, highways, and ports to sneakers, trails, and scooters. The amount and type of available infrastructure that is available to urban travelers depends very much on who is willing to pay for it and how.

Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared to evaluate alternative methods of funding the construction, purchase, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure in terms of feasibility and fairness. You will also be prepared to use financing and pricing as tools to shape the development of transportation networks and to facilitate sustainable travel.

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The initiative supports projects focused on four distinct topic areas: (1) Transportation and the Economy; (2) New Transportation Technologies and Initiatives; (3) Transportation and the Human Experience; and (4) Transportation Data and Research Infrastructure. A call for research proposals was broadly disseminated in 2019 resulting in the receipt of more than 50 submissions. On the basis of this strong set of proposals, the investigators along selected six projects for funding in the 2019-20 academic year. The review focused on the intrinsic quality and interest of the research proposals, and was carried out in consultation with staff members at the Department of Transportation. The projects that were selected relate to the Department’s current research needs and are suitable for economic analysis. The projects selected include:

The initiative supports projects focused on four distinct topic areas: (1) Transportation and the Economy; (2) New Transportation Technologies and Initiatives; (3) Transportation and the Human Experience; and (4) Transportation Data and Research Infrastructure.

An initial call for research proposals was broadly disseminated in October 2019.  It resulted in more than 50 submissions, from which the investigators selected six projects for funding in the 2019-20 academic year. The selection process focused on the intrinsic quality and interest of the projects, and was carried out in consultation with staff members at the Department of Transportation. The funded projects, all of which relate to the Department’s current research needs, are:

Traffic in the City: The Impact of Infrastructure Improvements in the Presence of Endogenous Traffic Congestion Investigators: Treb Allen, Dartmouth and NBER and Costas Arkolakis, Yale and NBER

Mobility and Congestion in US Cities: Evidence from Google Maps Investigators: Gilles Duranton, U. Pennsylvania and NBER, Adam Storeygard, Tufts and NBER; Victor Couture, University of California, Berkeley

How is Ride-Hailing Affecting Public Transportation? Investigators: Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, University of California, Berkeley, and Jonathan Hall, University of Toronto

Effects of Pavement Maintenance on Traffic Outcomes: Evidence from California Investigator: Bradley Humphreys, West Virginia University

Dynamic Transportation Markets in the Digital Economy: Matching Efficiency and the Value of Time Investigators: Jakub Kastl, Princeton University and NBER; Nicholas Buchholz, Princeton University; Tobias Salz, MIT and NBER, Laura Doval, California Institute of Technology

Does the US Have an Infrastructure Cost Problem? Evidence from the Interstate Highway System Investigators: Neil Mehrota, Brown University, and Matthew Turner, Brown University and NBER

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Procurement and Infrastructure Costs Investigators: Zachary Liscow, Yale University and Cailin Slattery, Columbia University Detour Ahead: Market Frictions and Path Dependence in Transportation Networks Investigators:  Marta Santamaria, University of Warwick and Diana Van Patten, Princeton University

A third call for proposals was disseminated in August 2021. From the 26 proposals that were received, the investigators selected nine projects for funding, once again in consultation with DOT staff and focusing on topics related to the Department's research objectives. The funded projects for the 2021-22 academic year are:

Optimal Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles Investigators: Panle Jia Barwick, Cornell and NBER; Christopher Knittel, MIT and NBER; Shanjun Li, Cornell and NBER; James Stock, Harvard University and NBER Port Competition and World Trade Investigators: Giulia Brancaccio, NYU and NBER; Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University and NBER; Theodore Papageorgiou, Boston College Using New Transportation Options to Drive Low-Income Citizens to Greater Success Investigators: Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon and NBER; Beibei Li, Carnegie Mellon Household Vehicle Portfolios and EV Demand Investigators: Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago and NBER; James Bushnell, UC Davis and NBER; David Rapson, UC Davis Political Economy of Transport Investments: Evidence from the California High-Speed Rail Investigators: Pablo Fajgelbaum, Princeton University and NBER; Cecile Gaubert, UC Berkeley and NBER; Nicole Gorton, UCLA; Eduardo Morales, Princeton and NBER; Edouard Schaal, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic Disparities Investigators: Matthew Freedman, UC Irvine; David Phillips, Notre Dame Multimodal Transportation Networks Investigators: Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Woan Foong Wong, Oregon Uncharted Waters: Effects of Maritime Emission Regulation Investigators: Michelle Marcus, Vanderbilt and NBER; Jamie Hansen-Lewis, UC Davis Transportation as a Barrier to Education Access: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools Investigators: Cecilia Moreira, Stanford; Steven Puller, Texas A&M and NBER; Ini Umosen, UC Berkeley

A fourth call for proposals was posted in January 2023. From a set of 28 submissions, the investigators, in consultation with DOT staff, selected five projects for funding. The funded projects, which will be carried out over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years, are:

Can New Transportation Options Alleviate Spatial Mismatch? Investigators: Lee G. Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER; Beibei Li, Carnegie Mellon University

Role of Public Charging Infrastructure on Electric Vehicle Market Development Investigators: Joshua Linn, University of Maryland; Cinzia Cirillo, University of Maryland

Zero Emissions Freight Trucking and Infrastructure Provision Investigators: Sarah C. Armitage, Boston University; Ron Yang, University of British Columbia

Remote Work and Urban Transportation in the United States Investigators: Prottoy A. Akbar, Aalto University; Victor Couture, University of British Columbia; Gilles Duranton, University of Pennsylvania and NBER; Adam Storeygard, Tufts University and NBER; Shreya Dutt, Boston University

How Do Driver Assistance Technologies Impact Transportation Safety? Investigators: Jonathan Hall, University of Alabama; Conor Lennon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joshua Madsen, University of Minnesota

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We are growing research group at Linköping University. The core of our research is economic analysis of transport systems, usually applied on or motivated by transport policy issues related to the climate, welfare, equity, gender equality and the labour market.

A well-functioning transportation system is important for the modern society. Workers, suppliers, jobs, services, and other activities depend on high accessibility of transport system. It is also essential for the welfare of all citizens and their everyday lives.

Nevertheless, the transport sector also generates negative external effects such as emissions, accidents, and noise. Additionally, huge public resources are spent to develop, run, and maintain the transport sector.

Public decisions about transport investments, maintenance, operations, fuel taxes, transit fares, congestion charges, airport charges, waterway and port charges and railway track access charges, emission standards and safety regulations have a significant influence on the transportation system. Still, the public resources allocated to the transportation system is dwarfed by the enormous resources of time and money spent on transportation by citizens and firms.

The core of our research is economic analysis of transport systems, usually applied on or motivated by transport policy issues related to the climate, welfare, equity, gender equality and the labour market.

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  • Economic Evaluation of Transport Projects (including cost-benefit analysis)

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Since the transport sector stands for a large share of carbon emissions, this issue is included in almost all our research issues. 

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There are a host of pricing instruments in direct or indirect public control in the transport sector: kilometre taxes, fuel taxes, congestion charges, vehicle taxes and subsidies such as “Bonus-Malus”, track access charges in the railway sector, public transport fares. Also reduction quotas for biofuels belongs here.

We analyse the mix of optimal pricing levels and instruments by evaluating their social costs, social benefits, fiscal effects, distributional effects and public support among various groups. We use theories and tools such as optimal pricing, applied microeconomics, and political economy. 

We typically apply them to case studies, including

  • The Swedish congestion tax, where we have a long record of studying designs, effects on travel behaviour, public support and the economy in the long and short run.
  • Vehicle and fuel taxation and subsidies.
  • Company car benefits and the impact on car ownership, car choice and car use.
  • The impact on car use and car ownership on fuel prices.
  • The most cost-efficient policy mix to reach the transport carbon dioxide reduction targets.
  • Effects of increased railway track access charges.
  • Effects on varying port prices.
  • Effects on increased fuel cost for the speeds and emissions of maritime transport.
  • Optimal public transport fares, frequencies (supply) and subsidies, in big cities, small cities, and rural areas.
  • Distributional effects of public transport subsidies.
  • Effects on travel behaviour of differentiated pricing strategies in public transport.

Economic Evaluation of Transport Projects 

Most transport policies and investments generate both positive and negative effects, but they are often irreversible and very costly.  A systematic and transparent framework for comparing benefits against costs are essential. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the most important framework for this. Some transport policies and investments impact the labour market, the housing market and the market for land. Vice versa, these economic sectors have substantial impacts on transport system, since they impact the transport demand.  This is also considered in transport project appraisal.

CBA needs demand modelling and forecasts as well as valuation of non-market goods, which are all included in our research agenda. We apply theoretical frameworks, data collection and estimation methods. Our research topics include:

  • Valuations of crowding and reliability in public transport.
  • Methods for estimating valuations using revealed preference data.
  • Changes in valuations over time.
  • Methodologies forecast travel demand and freight transport demand by all modes.
  • How fuel prices, port prices, railway track access charges etc. impact behaviour for individuals and firms.
  • How an increased supply of roads and public transport impact car use.
  • External marginal cost of wear and tear for heavy road transport.
  • External marginal cost of accidents for heavy and light vehicles.

Our research also includes appraisal issues such as

  • wider impacts on the labour market and social inclusion, i.e. productivity and employment, equity, and gender equity effects. 
  • Improving applied methods and guidelines.  
  • We also undertake case studies (ex ante or ex post) and development of CBA methods for new application areas.
  • Effects of transport investments on housing and land prices, and on housing construction.
  • Methods for estimating valuations using stated preference data.
  • The understandability of CBA among decision makers and the general public.

Our research agenda also includes analysis of the public decision making in the transport sector. For instance, we analyse to what extent cost-benefit efficiency and other factors (including political support national government in the region) impact road the selection of infrastructure investment. Our research also includes industrial organisation in the transport sector.  Industrial organisation is important for the functioning of the transport sector because many parts of the transport sector are characterised by a combination of private and public entities, and travellers and carriers. A particularly important example is the railway sector in this respect. Our research includes

  • Processes for railway capacity allocation.
  • Determinants of public decisions in the transport sector, and how CBA impacts decision making.
  • Principles for airport slot allocation.

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New PhD course focuses on intersection of climate economics, sustainability

Rising to a critical need for more research and leadership in climate finance, Berkeley Haas has joined a group of top universities worldwide in offering an innovative online PhD course focused on the intersection of climate economics and sustainability.

Professors Adair Morse and Panos Patatoukas , co-faculty directors of the Sustainable & Impact Finance Initiative (SAIF) at Haas , began co-teaching the online class called “Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability” this semester. 

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They join faculty members from more than 10 schools including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Oxford, who are teaching this course to a global cohort of nearly 1,000 students from 127 schools across 30 different countries. 

The goal is to inspire a new generation of climate leaders to embark on new research that leads to innovative ways of thinking about climate finance, Patatoukas said. “Our job as instructors will be to give them the tools and the frameworks and provide ways for them to start asking interesting questions,” he said. “Overall, it’s a really good time to more formally train our students in this space. It’s rapidly evolving, it’s messy, it’s not perfect, but that makes it interesting and exciting and an area of growth that is full of opportunities.”

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The course will help create change in two areas. First, it encourages students to work outside of their academic silos and come together to share ideas. “Sometimes, in a business school, we’re thinking about these problems in isolation, but this is definitely a field where everybody has to work with each other to come up with better solutions,” Patatoukas said. Second, the course will encourage students to publish cutting-edge research. “We feel like our students will have an easier time getting published in an area that is so impactful and new where basic questions remain open,” he said. 

Each week, professors from different institutions will teach topics including climate, sustainability, and economic theory; corporate carbon disclosure; introduction to climate science; climate and asset pricing; and climate and investment management. All students enrolled in the course for credit will be required to submit an idea for a research project or a plan to review a set of sustainability papers from outside of the course by the last class.

“The timing is perfect for this course,” Patatoukas said. “As consensus has grown worldwide over the climate crisis, a transition to net zero isn’t happening fast enough.”

That’s where mobilizing massive amounts of capital to fight climate change comes into play.  An estimated $4 trillion to $5 trillion a year in resources will need to be financed and distributed to address climate global needs, said Terhilda Garrido , interim executive director of SAIF. “Only a fraction will be provided by governments,” she said. “This course addresses our need to mobilize innovative climate finance quickly, train leaders in finance, and learn from each other, globally. Climate is a global issue requiring global collaboration.”

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