ESA (ACT) First Friday Economics March 2023: Economics of Fast Rail

Dr Cameron Gordon

For the First Friday Economics event of 2023, we are very pleased to present Dr Cameron Gordon, from the Research School of Economics, ANU to talk about the economics of Fast Rail.

Dr Gordon has extensive experience in policy, economics, project and program evaluation and international business, both inside and outside of academia, and in research and teaching. He has a particular focus in the management and financing of large infrastructure projects, especially Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and the economics of urban passenger and freight transport.  He holds a PhD in economics and have ongoing concurrent appointments as a Principal Investigator with the Social Policy Simulation Center of the City University of New York and is Adjunct Associate Professor of Research School of Management at ANU.

He held prior faculty appointments in Economics (with the University of Canberra), Finance (with the University of Canberra and the City University of New York) and in Public Administration (with the University of Southern California).  He also held visiting appointments with the University of Sydney, Institute of Transport and Logistics (ITLS) (at the Professor level); Imperial College of London, Centre for Transport Studies (CTS) (also at the Professor level); and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Transport Research Centre (TRANSyT) (as a Visiting Fellow). He has been a member of program committees for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) (part of the US National Academy of Sciences – National Research Council) for over 20 years and currently serve on the Transportation Economics Committee. 

Refreshments will be served

Event Details:

Date: Friday 3 March 2023
Time: 5.30pm - 7:30pm
Location: ANU College of Business and Economics, Allan Barton Forum, Level 2, CBE Building 26C, Kingsley Street  
Cost: Free
RSVP: 22 Feb

Register: esaact.org.au/all-events