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State Tax Differentials, Cross-Border Commuting, and Commuting Times in Multi-State Metropolitan Areas

Agrawal, David; Hoyt, William H. - CESifo - 2014

We examine the effects of differences in income tax rates on commuting times within multi-state MSAs. Our theoretical model introduces a border into a model of an urban area and shows that differences in average tax rates distort commute times and interstate commutes. Empirically examining...

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The Long Run Impact of Biofuels on Food Prices

Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Hubert, Marie-Hélène; Moreaux, … - CESifo - 2012

More than 40% of US corn is now used to produce biofuels, which are used as substitutes for gasoline in transportation …

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Airport Noise Regulation, Airline Service Quality, and Social Welfare

Brueckner, Jan K.; Girvin, Raquel - CESifo - 2006

This paper explores the impact of airport noise regulation on airline service quality and airfares. It also characterizes the socially optimal stringency of noise limits, taking both noise damage and the various costs borne by airlines and their passengers into account. The analysis also...

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Airline Schedule Competition: Product-Quality Choice in a Duopoly Model

Brueckner, Jan K.; Flores-Fillol, Ricardo - CESifo - 2006

This paper presents a simple model of airline schedule competition that circumvents the complexities of the spatial …

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European Airline Mergers, Alliance Consolidation, and Consumer Welfare

Brueckner, Jan K.; Pels, Eric - CESifo - 2004

This paper explores the effects of a European airline merger followed by a consolidation of two competing international alliances. The exercise has been inspired by the Air France-KLM merger, which is expected to spur consolidation of the Northwest-KLM and SkyTeam alliances into a single...

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Internalization of Airport Congestion: A Network Analysis

Brueckner, Jan K. - CESifo - 2002

confronted by policy makers. As part of their policy response, it is probable that some form of congestion pricing will be … of Brueckner (2002), provides an important guide for the formulation of congestion pricing rules. In particular, the …

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On the Optimal Target Curbside Parking Occupancy Rate

Arnott, Richard J. - CESifo - 2013

For many years, Donald Shoup has been advocating cashing out free and underpriced curbside parking. How should this be implemented in practice, taking into account the stochasticity of curbside parking vacancies? Shoup has proposed setting neighborhood/period of the day-specific meter rates such...

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Payment Evasion

Buehler, Stefan; Halbheer, Daniel; Lechner, Michael - CESifo - 2015

. Using data on fare dodging on public transportation, we quantify expected fines and payment evasion. …

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Piracy and Competition

Belleflamme, Paul; Picard, Pierre M. - CESifo - 2004

The effects of (private, small-scale) piracy on the pricing behavior of producers of information goods are studied … that competition drives prices up and reduces total surplus. …

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A Simple Model of Health Insurance Competition

Kemnitz, Alexander - CESifo - 2010

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

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