Spatial Spillovers from Transport Infrastructure Investments
Supports research on how transport infrastructure investments create spatial economic spillovers, with selected work presented at a 2027 NBER conference.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: January 14, 2027: Paper submission deadline (submit/upload papers for consideration by 11:59 pm Eastern Time)
Funding Amounts: Travel and participation costs for up to two authors per accepted paper are covered; no direct research funding.
Summary: Supports research on spatial economic spillovers from transport infrastructure investments, culminating in a 2027 NBER conference.
Key Information: Open to researchers at all career stages and affiliations; early career and under-represented groups encouraged to apply.
Description
This opportunity supports research analyzing how investments in transportation infrastructure, such as highways and major transit projects, generate spatial spillovers that affect economic activity in surrounding areas. The initiative emphasizes the development of new theoretical models and the use of granular geographic data to understand how transport networks influence the location and distribution of economic activity. The program encourages both theoretical and empirical contributions and aims to foster methodological advances in evaluating these spillovers. Selected papers will be presented at an in-person conference, organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, in Cambridge, MA, on April 9–10, 2027.
