The following are notes and key questions that helped guide each session's discussion. The notes for Ses #1 are not available.
SES # | TOPICS | FILES |
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I. The Economics of Public Goods and Infrastructure | ||
1 | Infrastructure in Crisis: History and Introduction | |
2 | Infrastructure, Public Goods, and Market Failure | (PDF) |
3 | Infrastructure and Regulations | (PDF) |
II. Infrastructure, Development, and Technology | ||
4 | Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth | (PDF) |
5 | Infrastructure and Development | (PDF) |
6 | Infrastructure and Regional Development | (PDF) |
7 | Infrastructure, Technologies, and Innovations | (PDF) |
III. Infrastructure Financing, Funding, and Delivery | ||
8 | Infrastructure Financing | (PDF) |
9 | Infrastructure Funding | (PDF) |
10 | Infrastructure Delivery | (PDF) |
11 | Project Financing | (PDF) |
12 | Financing Energy Infrastructure | (PDF) |
IV. The Energy System | ||
13 | The Energy Chain and Market, Part I | (PDF) |
14 | The Energy Chain and Market, Part II | (PDF) |
15 | Issues and Challenges | (PDF) |
V. Energy and Long-term Development | ||
16 | Energy and Economic Development | (PDF) |
17 | Social Development and Sustainability Aspects | (PDF) |
VI. Energy Infrastructure | ||
18 | Energy Infrastructure: Needs and Urgencies in the United States | (PDF) |
19 | Energy Infrastructure in Emerging and Other Advanced Economies | (PDF) |
VII. Energy Security Issues | ||
20 | Disruptions to Energy Supply | (PDF) |
21 | Infrastructure Protection, Natural Disasters, and Terrorist Threats | (PDF) |
VIII. Energy Security and Food Security Intertwined | ||
22 | Food vs. Fuel? | (PDF) |
23 | Emerging Issues and Policy Implications | (PDF) |
IX. The Political Economy of Energy | ||
24 | Regulations, Constraints, and Political Processes of Energy Infrastructure | (PDF) |
25–26 | Student Presentations |