First, this article uses standard welfare economics to illustrate the market failure and policy coordination problems caused by transboundary pollution problems in general and global warming in particular. Secondly, a brief overview is given of the main results obtained by empirical modelling...

I consider an urban transport system in which passenger cars and buses are used for commuting trips and for leisure trips, where both transport modes contribute to congestion, and where commuting is a strict complement to taxable labour supply. The optimal tax structure for raising a given...

The consensus view among economists seems to be that a green tax reform is unlikely to be associated with a "double dividend" (Bovenberg 1998). However, the results derived in the present paper suggest that this view needs to be qualified. We demonstrate that a green tax reform is likely to be...

This paper studies the order of magnitude of the pricing corrections that are needed to implement marginal social cost pricing for all transport modes. With the TRENEN model we study this question for 6 areas in the EU. As marginal social cost pricing may generate important surpluses and...

This paper applies the traditional definition of equity and efficiency in economics to transport pricing. It is shown how this framework can also be used to define acceptability. The problems and potential of this approach are illustrated by examining the effects for Belgium of replacing current...