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Bauernschuster, Stefan; Rekers, Ramona - In: Journal of public economics 210 (2022), pp. 1-17

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Evans, Andrew W. - In: Research in Transportation Economics 43 (2013) 1, pp. 137-147

This paper reviews the statistics and economics of railway safety in Great Britain, the European Union and the United … States, together with some results for Finland and Japan. In these countries railway safety has improved over recent decades …. That finding applies both to train accidents and to personal accidents such as persons struck by trains. Fatal train …

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Chapter 23. Urban Crime

O’Flaherty, Brendan; Sethi, Rajiv - In: Handbook of regional and urban economics : volume 5, (pp. 1519-1621). 2015

We survey the literature on index crime, paying particular attention to spatial issues. We note the contrasting descriptive traditions of Lombroso (characteristics matter) and Beccaria (incentives matter), and the contrasting policy traditions of incapacitation (predict who will offend and keep...

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Life and Death in the Fast Lane: Police Enforcement and Traffic Fatalities

DeAngelo, Gregory; Hansen, Benjamin - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 6 (2014) 2, pp. 231-57

Simultaneity complicates the estimation of the causal effect of police on crime. We overcome this obstacle by focusing on a mass layoff of Oregon State Police in February of 2003. Due solely to budget cuts, 35 percent of the roadway troopers were laid off, which dramatically reduced citations....

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Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in the experiences of European countries

Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro-Nuño, Mercedes; … - In: Transport Policy 38 (2015) C, pp. 86-94

antisocial attitudes are more likely to have road traffic accidents and infringe traffic laws. We examine the records of the 28 … specifically, motor vehicle-related crimes) can be considered as predictors of fatal road traffic accidents. If they can be, this …The connection between crime and road safety is a relatively recent topic in academic research, although most studies …

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Traffic safety in Korea : understanding the vulnerability of elderly pedestrians

Adler, Martin W; Ahrend, Rudiger - 2017

financially stronger municipalities having better traffic safety, which could reflect a larger capacity to maintain roads and …Pedestrians are vulnerable in traffic, with frequently reported injuries and fatalities. These risks are believed to be … implement road safety measures. …

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Political Economy at Any Speed: What Determines Traffic Citations?

Makowsky, Michael D.; Stratmann, Thomas - In: American Economic Review 99 (2009) 1, pp. 509-27

limits prevent increases in property taxes. Using data from traffic stops in Massachusetts, we find support for our …

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Governance Institutions and Economic Activity

Dixit, Avinash - In: American Economic Review 99 (2009) 1, pp. 5-24

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On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead

Winston, Clifford - In: Journal of Economic Literature 51 (2013) 3, pp. 773-824

Transportation is a vital sector of the U.S. economy based on consumers', firms', and government's enormous expenditures in money and time and on its effect on virtually all other sectors in the economy. I assess the performance of the transportation system and consider how it could be improved...

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Subways, Strikes, and Slowdowns: The Impacts of Public Transit on Traffic Congestion

Anderson, Michael L. - In: American Economic Review 104 (2014) 9, pp. 2763-96

Public transit accounts for 1 percent of U.S. passenger miles traveled but attracts strong public support. Using a simple choice model, we predict that transit riders are likely to be individuals who commute along routes with severe roadway delays. These individuals' choices thus have high...

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