Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics

Lecture Notes

Selected lectures are available below. All guest lectures are courtesy of the person named, and are used with permission.

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TOPICS

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Introduction

1

Introduction

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Demand

2

Overview of consumer theory

(PDF)

3

Discrete choice analysis I

(PDF)

4

Discrete choice analysis II

(PDF)

5

Travel demand modeling

(PDF)

6

Freight demand

(PDF)

Public transportation

7

Organizational models

(Courtesy of John Attanucci. Used with permission.)

(PDF)

8

Path choice models

(Courtesy of John Attanucci and Nigel Wilson. Used with permission.)

(PDF)

The firm and its costs

9

Theory of the firm

(PDF)

10

Transportation costs

(PDF)

11

Midterm exam

 

Pricing

12

Pricing of transportation services: theory and practice I

(PDF)

13

Pricing of transportation services: theory and practice II

(PDF)

The maritime and port sector

14-15

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

 

Revenue forecasting and management

16

Transportation revenue forecasting: theory and models

(PDF)

17

Airline revenue management I: flight leg and network models

Guest lecture: Peter Belobaba, MIT International Center for Air Transportation (MIT ICAT)

(PDF)

18

Airline revenue management II: impact of fare simplification on revenue management (RM) models

Guest lecture: Peter Belobaba, MIT ICAT

(PDF)

Finance, regulation, and competition

19

Project finance I

Guest lecture: Jon Bottom, CRA International

(PDF)

20

Project finance II

Guest lecture: Jon Bottom, CRA International

(PDF)

21

Project finance III

Regulation of transportation industries

Guest lectures: Jon Bottom, CRA International

(PDF)

Project evaluation and programming

22

Project evaluation and programming I

Guest lecture: Lance Neumann, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

(PDF)

23

Project evaluation and programming II

Guest lecture: Lance Neumann, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

(PDF)

Developing countries

24

Developing country urban mobility: the sustainable development imperative

Guest lecture: Chris Zegras, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

(PDF)

25

Mobility demand in developing countries: some examples

 

Intelligent transportation systems, conclusion

26

Intelligent transportation systems and the impact of traveler information; emerging themes in transportation economics and policy

(PDF)

Assignments

ASSIGNMENTS

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Homework 1

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Homework 2

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Homework 3

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Homework 4

(PDF)

Homework 5

Worksheet

(PDF)

(XLS)

Exams

EXAMS

FILES

2008 exams

Midterm

Final

(PDF)

(PDF)

Exam study materials

Sample pricing problems

2007 final exam