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Search this site Navigation Committee Home Members & Friends Meetings Transportation Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Strategic Plan Volunteer Activities Research Use of Economic Analysis in Transportation Project Selection 2019 Presentations Subcommittees Useful Links Sitemap Meetings TRB 98th Annual Meeting Jan 13-17, 2019 Washington, DC Committee Home (Any opinions, findings, or conclusions expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies) Sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) focuses on economic concepts and methods applied to the analysis of transportation systems and infrastructure. Applicable topics include benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and redistributive and other economic effects of transportation investment, pricing, regulation, cost allocation, and other public policies. Announcements 2020 TRB Annual Meeting Call for Poster The TRB Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) invites all interested parties to submit applications for a poster session display at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This session, entitled as " USE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN TRANSPORTATION PROJECT SELECTION ", will provide a unique opportunity to share with an international audience your experience in using economic analysis to help with transportation project selection. The Poster Session is scheduled for a 1.75-hour period on one day of the January 2020 Annual Meeting. Please download the application form here , and send it to Sabyasachee (Sabya) Mishra EMAIL: smishra3@memphis.edu by October 2, 2019 , and please use the words “TRB Poster Session” in the subject line of the e-mail . Applications will be reviewed by a working group composed of Members and Friends of the Transportation Economics Committee. Applicants will be notified by October 9, 2019, whether or not their proposal has been accepted for the Poster Session. 2019 TRB Annual Meeting Call for Poster The TRB Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) invites all interested parties to submit applications for a poster session display at the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This session, entitled as " Use of Economic Analysis in Transportation Project Selection " will provide a unique opportunity to share with an international audience your experience in using economic analysis to help with transportation project selection. The Poster Session is scheduled for a 1.75-hour period on one day of the January 2019 Annual Meeting. To be considered, please submit your application form ( download here ) to Sabyasachee (Sabya) Mishra ( smishra3@memphis.edu ) before Oct 2. 2018 . 2018 TRB Annual Meeting The 97th Annual Meeting of TRB will be held January 7–11, 2018, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The Transportation Economics (ABE20) committee meeting is: Monday, January 8, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM Marriott Marquis, Liberty M (M4) Go to the meetings page for more information 2018 TRB Call for Posters - Use of Economic Analysis in Transportation Project Selection The TRB Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) invites all interested parties to submit applications for a poster session display at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This session will provide a unique opportunity to share with an international audience your experience in using economic analysis to help with transportation project selection. Please fill in the APPLICATION FORM and send it to Dr. Mishra <smishra3@memphis.edu> by October 2, 2017. 2017 TRB Annual Meeting The 96th Annual Meeting of TRB will be held January 8–12, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The Transportation Economics ( ABE20) committee meeting is: Tuesday, January 10, 2016, 8:00am-12:00pm (ET). Marriott Marquis, Liberty M (M4) Go to the meetings page for more information 2017 TRB Call for Posters - Use of Economic Analysis in Project Selection The TRB Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) invites all interested parties to submit applications for a poster session display at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This session will provide a unique opportunity to share with an international audience your experience in using economic analysis to help with transportation project selection. Please fill in the APPLICATION FORM and send it to Dr. Mishra <smishra3@memphis.edu> by September 6, 2016. 2016 TRB Annual Meeting The 95th Annual Meeting of TRB will be held January 10–14, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The Transportation Economics ( ABE20) committee meeting is: Monday, January 11, 2016, 1:30pm-5:30pm (ET). Marriott Marquis, Liberty M (M4) Go to the meetings page for more information 2016 TRB Annual Meeting-Call for Posters The TRB Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) invites all interested parties to submit applications for a poster session display at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. This session will provide a unique opportunity to share with an international audience your experience in using economic analysis to help with transportation project selection. Click on the link below to see call for posters. Use of Economic Analysis in Project Selection (MS Word, 35kb) Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future The spotlight theme for the 2014 TRB Annual Meeting is Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future . This theme reflects the move of the Annual Meeting from the Connecticut Avenue hotels, where it has been for nearly 60 years, to the D.C. Convention center in 2015. In recognition of this historic milestone, the Technical Activities Council (TAC) has requested each TRB standing committee to share their key research breakthroughs and major advancements. The Transportation Economics Committee supports research in the application of economic theory and empirical methods to numerous problems in the transportation field. The application of economics over three decades has gone from being dismissed as irrelevant to being imbedded and/or considered in investment and policy decisions, and this committee and its members have been an integral part of this evolution. The scope of our impact is enormous, and constitutes research of the best kind, where theory and practice intersect. This is reflected in the quantity and variety of research undertaken in this area – benefit cost analysis, congestion pricing, transportation funding, impact of transportation on the economy and pricing. So much research was needed the committee helped form other TRB committees: Congestion Pricing committee: Congestion pricing coming to fruition on many roadways in the US, and Transportation and Economic Development committee: Examining benefits beyond traditional benefit-cost analysis and macroeconomics. Additionally, the use of economic analysis (such as benefit-cost analysis) has grown from almost non-existent to mainstream (such as in TIGER grants). The committee and its members have been strong proponents of this change and continue to help guide practitioners with our research and with guidance posted at the benefit-cost analysis website: bca.transportationeconomics.org . Vision and Research Advancements Anticipated in the Coming Years To maintain and build an efficient transportation network will need greater use of economic principles to make better investment decisions. Although there has been an increased interest in using economic analysis in investment decision making, it is not yet broadly used. Some of this may be due to a lack of understanding of the methods available or to the limitations of the tools available to provide useful information to the decision makers. The committee’s goals focus on addressing these issues: Foster and contribute to the research, development, and application of transportation economics concepts and methods a...