Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Business and Economics, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Award Date: 1 May 2021
Master's degree, Business and Economics, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Award Date: 16 Dec 2017
Bachelor's degree, Other, Middlebury College
Award Date: 26 May 2013
Keywords
- Urban Economics
- Transportation Economics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Dive into the research topics where Prottoy Akbar is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Agglomeration economies and urban mobility in developing countries
Burger, M. J., Ianchovichina, E. I. & Akbar, P. A., 2026, In: Regional Studies. 60, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 2657867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Mobility, segregation and inequality: Who gains from urban transportation improvements?
Akbar, P. & Couture, V., Oct 2025, Helsinki: Helsinki Graduate School of Economics, 28 p. (Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers ; no. 48).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Scientific
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Public Transit Access and Income Segregation
Akbar, P. A., Oct 2025, In: International Economic Review. 66, 4, p. 1525-1560 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Racial Segregation in Housing Markets and the Erosion of Black Wealth
Akbar, P., Hickly, S. L., Shertzer, A. & Walsh, R. P., Jan 2025, In: Review of Economics Statistics. 107, 1, p. 42-54 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Who Benefits from Faster Public Transit?
Akbar, P., Oct 2024, Helsinki Graduate School of Economics, 51 p. (Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers; no. 29).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Scientific
Open Access
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Resilient travel networks: Evidence from worldwide road incidents and extreme weather events
Akbar, P. (Principal investigator), Pursula, A. (Project Member), Xia, L. (Project Member) & Halme, K. (Project Member)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: RCF Academy Research Fellow (new)
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Economics and distributional impacts of the Dhaka Metro Rail
Akbar, P. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
Project: Unknown
Datasets
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Data and Code for: Mobility and congestion in urban India
Akbar, P. (Creator), Couture, V. (Creator), Duranton, G. (Creator) & Storeygard, A. (Creator), Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), 2023
DOI: 10.3886/e182681, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/182681/view
Dataset
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Data and code for: Public transit access and income segregation
Akbar, P. (Creator), Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), 10 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.3886/e224942
Dataset
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Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals
Akbar, P. (Creator), Couture, V. (Creator), Gilles, D. (Creator) & Storeygard, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 9 Jan 2024
Dataset
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World Urbanization Prospects 2018: Annual Population of Urban Agglomerations with 300,000 Inhabitants or More in 2018, by country, 1950-2035 (thousands)
Akbar, P. (Creator), Couture, V. (Creator), DURANTON, G. (Creator) & Storeygard, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 9 Jan 2024
Dataset
Activities
- 1 Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Nordic Meeting in Urban Economics
Akbar, P. (Organiser), Ang, Q. (Organiser), Saarimaa, T. (Organiser) & Warnes, P. (Organiser)
8 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Press/Media
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How We Can Fix Urban Mobility in India
18/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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What India’s cities show us about improving urban mobility
11/07/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Hutchins Roundup: Distressed banks, housing and black wealth, and more
09/05/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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