Richard Geddes (academic)

R. Richard Geddes is an American academic specializing in infrastructure policy. He is a professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, where he is director of its infrastructure program.[1]

R. Richard Geddes
OccupationProfessor, Cornell University
Board member ofHyperloop Advanced Research Partnership
Academic background
Alma materTowson State University (BS)
University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEconomist
Sub-disciplineTransportation infrastructure
Main interestsPublic-private partnerships, rail, Postal Service

Geddes is an expert in public–private partnerships.[2][3] He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.[4]

Education

Geddes was educated at Towson State University (BS 1984) and the University of Chicago (MA 1987, PhD 1991).[5]

Public Policy

Geddes is a recognized authority on transportation issues, being interviewed for NPR's On Point.[6] He writes as well for the Wall Street Journal.[7]

He has testified before House and Senate Committees ten times since 2008, most frequently about federal spending on railroads and the Postal Service.[8][9]

Geddes has observed that public-private partnerships are unlikely to take hold in the United States, as long as less risky municipal bond funding for projects is common.[10]

gollark: Well, you need to print a bit.
gollark: There's a limited amount of actual value/wealth available, so if the government arbitrarily prints money and people use that money it's effectively taxation anyway but it breaks everything horribly too.
gollark: I mean, if the government arbitrarily prints money, then... there will be more money... and the existing money will *not* go away.
gollark: Er. How?
gollark: We should probably use <#547540066835103744>, *but* trying to corral ongoing conversations to different channels brings only pain.

References
  1. "Richard Geddes". Cornell University. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Niquette, Mark (Oct 1, 2017). "Trump's Change of Heart Puts $1 Trillion Building Plan in Limbo". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. Mast, AJ (September 4, 2017). "TRUMP'S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IS ACTUALLY PENCE'S—AND IT'S ALL ABOUT PRIVATIZATION". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. "Visiting Scholar". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. "Richard Geddes". Linked In. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "The Future Of American Infrastructure Under Trump". NPR On Point (WBUR). Jun 6, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. Cramton, Peter; Geddes, Richard (June 20, 2017). "How Technology Can Eliminate Traffic Congestion". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. "R. "Rick" Richard Geddes on the C-SPAN Networks:". CSPAN. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. "COMPETITION FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL IN AMERICA". US GPO. June 22, 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. Bruno, Debra (Feb 16, 2017). "The Cure For America's 'Third-World' Airports". Politico. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

Selected publications
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