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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
