Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Introduction
1	Introduction
Demand
2	Overview of consumer theory	Assignment 1 out
3	Discrete choice analysis I
4	Discrete choice analysis II
5	Travel demand modeling
6	Freight demand	Assignment 1 due Assignment 2 out
Public transportation
7	Organizational models
8	Path choice models
The firm and its costs
9	Theory of the firm
10	Transportation costs	Assignment 2 due Assignment 3 out
11	Midterm exam
Pricing
12	Pricing of transportation services: theory and practice I
13	Pricing of transportation services: theory and practice II
The maritime and port sector
14	Analysis of the maritime and port sector I and II Guest lectures: Hilde Meersman and Eddy Van de Voorde, Department of Transport and Regional Economics, University of Antwerp
15	Analysis of the maritime and port sector I and II Guest lectures: Hilde Meersman and Eddy Van de Voorde, Department of Transport and Regional Economics, University of Antwerp	Assignment 3 due Assignment 4 out
Revenue forecasting and management
16	Transportation revenue forecasting: theory and models
17	Airline revenue management I: flight leg and network models Guest lecture: Peter Belobaba, MIT International Center for Air Transportation (MIT ICAT)
18	Airline revenue management II: impact of fare simplification on revenue management (RM) models Guest lecture: Peter Belobaba, MIT ICAT
Finance, regulation, and competition
19	Project finance I Guest lecture: Jon Bottom, Steer Davies Gleave
20	Project finance II Guest lecture: Jon Bottom, Steer Davies Gleave	Assignment 4 due Assignment 5 out
21	Project finance III Regulation of transportation industries Guest lectures: Jon Bottom, Steer Davies Gleave
Project evaluation and programming
22	Project evaluation and programming I Guest lecture: Lance Neumann, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
23	Project evaluation and programming II Guest lecture: Lance Neumann, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Developing countries
24	Developing country urban mobility: the sustainable development imperative Guest lecture: Chris Zegras, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
25	Mobility demand in developing countries: some examples	Assignment 5 due
Intelligent transportation systems, conclusion
26	Intelligent transportation systems and the impact of traveler information; emerging themes in transportation economics and policy