Course # 32150 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 11:00am-12:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Municipal Finance Markets & Regulation Course Instructor Paula Worthington Syllabus Syllabus 1/9/25 This class will use applied tools of microeconomics and simple data analysis to analyze transportation policy choices, past and future, in the United States. We will consider surface transportation (roads, bridges, tunnels); airports and other aviation facilities; water transport (via inland waterways and coastal ports and harbors); intercity rail and bus; and public transit facilities. We will focus on policy impacts on efficiency (e.g., travel times, congestion, reliability), equity (e.g., fairness of service provision, funding), safety (e.g., injuries, fatalities, property damage), and the environment (e.g., carbon emissions). Class sessions will include lectures, small group activities, and discussions. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Transportation Policy Paula Worthington Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am-12:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Q&A: Professor Steven Durlauf on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump Wed., March 12, 2025 How Much Is Enough?: A Stone Center Event Discusses Whether Billionaires Should Exist Fri., March 07, 2025 James A. Robinson to Present 2025 Ryerson Lecture on April 23 Thu., March 06, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! MACRM and PhD Information Session Thu., March 13, 2025 | 8:30 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Information Session Thu., March 13, 2025 | 12:00 PM Monetary Policy and International Finance (MPIF) Mini Class Mon., March 17, 2025 | 7:00 AM
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