In 2024, the Opportunity Lab is launching a new body of research addressing critical questions surrounding transportation and infrastructure development in the United States. Led by Cailin Slattery and Nick Tsivanidis, both Assistant Professors of Economics at the Haas School of Business, this initiative will support research aimed at 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 will also seed new PhD level research on the role of transportation and infrastructure development in promoting equitable access to economic opportunity. And through a series of events and policy briefs, we will bring this work into direct engagement with policymakers. 

This page remains under development – check back soon for more updates on our work.

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