The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
This seminar will discuss two aspects of systems modeling of the automotive market. First, approaches for modeling imperfectly- competitive firm behavior with empirically-relevant vehicle demand models will be discussed. Second, understanding the fuel price - vehicle use relationship is a key issue for Greenhouse Gas policy. We will review what is really known about this relationship, and whether the body of knowledge is suitable for supporting policy to reduce vehicle use.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.