Transportation Economics and Project Evaluation(CE73.14)

Course description of the session provided by Dr. Hironori Kato

BASIC INFORMATION

Period: August 20 to August 30, 2008

Date and time: Not yet fixed.

Room: Asian Insitute of Technology (AIT)

Lecturer: Dr. Hironori Kato (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This session in Transportation Economics and Project Evaluation (CE73.14) covers mainly the microeconomic thoery and pricing theory from the perspectives of transportation research. It deals both theories and examples for various kinds of transportation modes. They are important for transportation practitioners and urban planners. Many of the topics introduced in the session will be presented at the intermediate level. To have the knowledge and/or understandings about the basic microeconomic theory is highly recommended.

SCHEDULE (planned)

August 20 (Wed) Class 1 Introduction
August 21 (Thu) Class 2 Consumer theory and travel demand model
August 22 (Fri) Class 3 Firm behavior
August 25 (Mon) Class4 Consumer surplus
August 26 (Tue) Class 5 Market
August 27 (Wed) Class 6 Public goods
August 28 (Thu) Class 7 Pricing theory (1)
August 29 (Fri) Class 8 Pricing theory (2)

GRADING

Grading will be determined as follows:
Attendance: 30% (Note that you will lose your credit if you miss 3 classes or more)
Final Examination: 70%.

CONTACT

Dr. Hironori Kato

Visiting Associate Professor, Transportation Engineering Field of Study, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

E-mail: kato@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp;

URL: http://www.trip.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kato.

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