Prottoy A. Akbar

Prottoy A. Akbar is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Aalto University, specializing in urban economic dynamics, transportation systems, and development economics. His research investigates how intra-city transportation networks influence mobility, congestion, and residential segregation by race and income.

• Urban Economics
• Transportation Economics
• Development Economics
• Residential Segregation
• Mobility and Congestion

His publications highlight critical intersections of transportation policy and socio-economic disparities. Studies like Mobility and congestion in urban India (2018, 2019) and The fast, the slow, and the congested (2023) analyze global urbanization challenges. A recent 2025 article on public transit access and income segregation underscores his focus on equity in urban planning.