Cody Cook
@codycook.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Yale Economics. From New Hampshire, with stops at UChicago and Stanford. Urban/Public/IO.
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This IMO is the best ongoing study of NYC congestion pricing. An update w/data thru 6/26 is encouraging:
"The toll raised cordon-area speeds by 11%, with little effect on air quality, consumer spending, or foot traffic. Speeds also rose outside the cordon."
shoshanavasserman.com/papers/the_n...
"The toll raised cordon-area speeds by 11%, with little effect on air quality, consumer spending, or foot traffic. Speeds also rose outside the cordon."
shoshanavasserman.com/papers/the_n...
August 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This IMO is the best ongoing study of NYC congestion pricing. An update w/data thru 6/26 is encouraging:
"The toll raised cordon-area speeds by 11%, with little effect on air quality, consumer spending, or foot traffic. Speeds also rose outside the cordon."
shoshanavasserman.com/papers/the_n...
"The toll raised cordon-area speeds by 11%, with little effect on air quality, consumer spending, or foot traffic. Speeds also rose outside the cordon."
shoshanavasserman.com/papers/the_n...
Hiring a predoc fellow to help think through the design of congestion pricing policies! Apply here:
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
The Design of Congestion Pricing Policies
tobin.yale.edu
April 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Hiring a predoc fellow to help think through the design of congestion pricing policies! Apply here:
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
Reposted by Cody Cook
As expected, drives into Manhattan grew notably faster following congestion pricing.
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
As expected, drives into Manhattan grew notably faster following congestion pricing.
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
Victoria Marone and I hiring a predoc to work on health & urban economics projects with us at Yale. We’re a bit late in the hiring cycle, but would love to chat with folks in school /government/industry who are interested in doing an econ PhD!
Details here: tinyurl.com/2jz6bc6c
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Research in Health, Public, and Urban Economics
tobin.yale.edu
May 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Victoria Marone and I hiring a predoc to work on health & urban economics projects with us at Yale. We’re a bit late in the hiring cycle, but would love to chat with folks in school /government/industry who are interested in doing an econ PhD!
Details here: tinyurl.com/2jz6bc6c
#econ_ra #econsky
Details here: tinyurl.com/2jz6bc6c
#econ_ra #econsky
Reposted by Cody Cook
What we know about congestion pricing in New York City. (We looked up every data source we could think of.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just About Everything That’s Changed Since Congestion Pricing Took Effect
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What we know about congestion pricing in New York City. (We looked up every data source we could think of.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Cody Cook
An analysis of the first 2 months of New York City's congestion pricing policy shows that road speeds increased and emissions decreased inside and out of the congestion zone, from Cook, Kreidieh, Vasserman, Allcott, Arora, van Sambeek, Tomkins, and Turkel https://www.nber.org/papers/w33584
March 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An analysis of the first 2 months of New York City's congestion pricing policy shows that road speeds increased and emissions decreased inside and out of the congestion zone, from Cook, Kreidieh, Vasserman, Allcott, Arora, van Sambeek, Tomkins, and Turkel https://www.nber.org/papers/w33584