Chris Severen
@chrisseveren.bsky.social
urban and environmental economist - he,him,his - comments are my own christopherseveren.com
the best way to respond imo lol
July 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
the best way to respond imo lol
yeah... in general, i skeptical of claims that the (or even an) issue with transit (in the US) is that fares are unaffordable
June 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
yeah... in general, i skeptical of claims that the (or even an) issue with transit (in the US) is that fares are unaffordable
not exactly on the motus of conversation, but here are a couple of nice experimental papers on effects:
- www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Eliminating Fares to Expand Opportunities: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Free Public Transportation on Economic and Social Disparities
(Forthcoming Article) - We conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the employment effects of
providing free public transportation to individuals with low income. A temporary
subsidy that reduce...
www.aeaweb.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
not exactly on the motus of conversation, but here are a couple of nice experimental papers on effects:
- www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
kelloggryan.com/workingpapers/ "the end of oil"
Ryan Kellogg
Personal website for Professor Ryan Kellogg
kelloggryan.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
kelloggryan.com/workingpapers/ "the end of oil"
This project is joint with the excellent Verónica Bäcker-Peral and Vitaly Meursault.
June 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This project is joint with the excellent Verónica Bäcker-Peral and Vitaly Meursault.
... but will prob still do it anyway <sigh>
May 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
... but will prob still do it anyway <sigh>
yeah, it's really tricky bc no is *explicit* about what the bar is at, say, journal X, so we're all just guessing based on ... vibes ...
May 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
yeah, it's really tricky bc no is *explicit* about what the bar is at, say, journal X, so we're all just guessing based on ... vibes ...
(of course i'll continue to be a thoughtful and objective referee.
but i don't see people express this sentiment often and i think it's common. it's important to call out a feeling rather than to pretend it away only to see it leak out in worse ways)
but i don't see people express this sentiment often and i think it's common. it's important to call out a feeling rather than to pretend it away only to see it leak out in worse ways)
May 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
(of course i'll continue to be a thoughtful and objective referee.
but i don't see people express this sentiment often and i think it's common. it's important to call out a feeling rather than to pretend it away only to see it leak out in worse ways)
but i don't see people express this sentiment often and i think it's common. it's important to call out a feeling rather than to pretend it away only to see it leak out in worse ways)
lol yeah that order, but different editors 🤷
May 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
lol yeah that order, but different editors 🤷