R. Richard Geddes is an American academic specializing in

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

policy. He is a professor of policy analysis and management at

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, where he is director of its infrastructure program. Geddes is an expert in

public–private partnership A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sectors, private sector institutions.Hodge, G. A and Greve, C. (2007), Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Revie ...

s. He is a visiting scholar at the

American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C., that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare ...

Education

Geddes was educated at Towson State University (BS 1984) and the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

(MA 1987, PhD 1991).

Public Policy

Geddes is a recognized authority on transportation issues, being interviewed for

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. He writes as well for the Wall Street Journal. He has testified before House and Senate Committees ten times since 2008, most frequently about federal spending on railroads and the Postal Service. 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.

References

Selected publications

* * Richard Geddes, R. (2005). Policy Watch: Reform of the U.S. Postal Service. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 19. 217–232. . * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geddes, Richard Cornell University faculty University of Chicago alumni Reports of the United States government American economists Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Year of birth missing (living people)