The Opportunity Lab’s portfolio of work on Transportation & Infrastructure Development supports the investigation of critical questions surrounding mobility in the United States. Led by Cailin Slattery and Nick Tsivanidis, both Assistant Professors of Economics at the Haas School of Business, the initiative is anchored by projects identifying drivers to the high cost of transportation development in the US (Slattery), and examining how building height auctions may allow governments to better capture increased land value in areas surrounding infrastructure development (Tsivanidis).

In addition to these two core research projects, the initiative seeds PhD level research on the role of transportation and infrastructure development in promoting equitable access to economic opportunity. Through a series of events and policy briefs, we will bring this work into direct engagement with policymakers. 

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