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Mark Roberts
@mroberts10013.bsky.social
Lead Urban Economist & Global co-Lead for Urban & Spatial Economics, World Bank. Lover of cities & trying to improve as a runner. Living in Hanoi. https://sites.google.com/view/mark-roberts/home
Hope you recover soon, Daniel. I came down with shingles last year while on a work trip & then had to catch an international flight home - was likewise awesome
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I’m definitely v far from being a “best runner”, but I do have a mental strategy of “congratulating” myself when I reach a put of fatigue in a race (normally around the three quarters mark), which I find helps me to relax
February 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Thank you! And, yes, I can already see that!
February 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thanks for the shout-out @econ5k.bsky.social and for organising this! Great also to see the achievements of others! There are some v fast economists out there!
January 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Reposted by Mark Roberts
e) @thetahat.bsky.social, @ecmaeditors.bsky.social. Field experiment with GPS data in Bangalore indicates commuters have moderate schedule inflexibility and high value of time, suggesting limited benefits from peak-spreading congestion charges in developing country megacities t.ly/_A6L7
Peak-Hour Road Congestion Pricing: Experimental Evidence and Equilibrium Implications - The Econometric Society
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December 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM