| 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 | |