3rd Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference: Topics in Urban Infrastructure

Join Drexel School of Economics and Econsult Solutions, Inc. for their 3rd annual joint conference, discussing topics in urban infrastructure. Two panel discussions will take place over the course of the afternoon: (1) Urban Infrastructure: Micro Aspects (transportation, spatial issues, water); and (2) Urban Infrastructure: Macro Aspects (political economy, public finance, competitiveness of cities).

Join us as the experts debate these two timely economic topics!

Schedule: 12:00 p.m. Registration and lunch

12:30 p.m. Keynote: Patrick T. Harker, PhD, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

2:00 p.m. Panel discussion I: Urban Infrastructure: Micro Aspects (transportation, spatial issues, water)

Moderator: Stephen Mullin, President and Principal, Econsult Solutions, Inc.

Panelists: Joseph M. Casey, Former General Manager, SEPTA

Lauren Fahnestock, Vice President, Brown and Caldwell

Nicole Westerman, Executive Director, Rebuild, City of Philadelphia

3:30 p.m. Panel discussion II: Urban Infrastructure: Macro Aspects (political economy, public finance, competitiveness of cities) Moderator: Mark Stehr, PhD, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Drexel School of Economics

Panelists: Alan Greenberger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation: “The role of public private partnerships and local control in prioritizing infrastructure spending to attract business investment”

Richard Voith, PhD, President and Principal, Econsult Solutions, Inc.: “Infrastructure Investment, Technological Change, and Agglomeration: Implications for Cities”

Silvio Nocera, PhD, Associate Professor, Universita luav di Venezia: “The Issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transport Planning”

5:00 p.m. Reception

Cost: FREE!

Seating is limited; please RSVP to secure your seat.

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