Description

This initiative, organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) with support from the US Department of Transportation, aims to advance research in transportation economics and inform future transportation policy. The program convenes leading economists to investigate pressing issues such as the impact of automation on transportation, infrastructure investment and financing, public-private partnerships, labor market effects, transportation safety, and the application of new data and analytical methods (including AI). The effort seeks to deepen understanding of how transportation shapes economic activity in urban and regional contexts and to refine approaches for evaluating the benefits and costs of infrastructure improvements.