Victor David Bernal Pavas

Victor David Bernal Pavas is a PhD student at the University of Houston. He is originally from Colombia, and his research primarily focuses on urban economics, particularly in transportation, spatial mismatch, and crime. He has analyzed how both public and private transit influence spatial accessibility to the labor market and how these disparities create inequalities within cities. His work emphasizes how transportation infrastructure affects economic mobility and job access at the intra-urban level. Currently, he is researching how the COVID-19 pandemic led to permanent shifts in traffic patterns across several U.S. cities. His study explores potential causes behind these changes, including the rise of remote work, shifts in commuting behavior, and changes in public transit use.