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Would my driving pattern change if my neighbor were to buy an emission-free car?

Kverndokk, Snorre; Figenbaum, Erik; Hovi, Jon - 2019

Aiming to reduce the number of brown (polluting) cars on the road, several countries currently promote the purchase and use of green (emission-free) cars through financial and non-financial incentives. We study how such incentives affect consumers who continue to drive brown cars. Using a simple...

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Fuel efficiency improvements : feedback mechanisms and distributional effects in the oil market

Aune, Finn Roar; Bøeng, Ann Christin; Kverndokk, Snorre; … - 2015

We study the interactions between fuel efficiency improvements in the transport sector and the oil market, where the efficiency improvements are policy-induced in certain regions of the world. We are especially interested in feedback mechanisms of fuel efficiency such as the rebound effect,...

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Efficient taxation of fuel and road use

Bjertnæs, Geir H. M. - 2019

This study calculates efficient taxes on gasoline and road use designed to combat driving related externalities when motorists avoid taxes due to an excessive economic driving-style. The efficient tax on gasoline is reduced below the Pigouvian rate due to such avoidance. The current US tax rate...

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The efficient combination of taxes on fuel and vehicles

Bjertnæs, Geir H. M. - 2017

A tax on fuel combined with tax-exemptions or subsidies for purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles is implemented in many countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other negative externalities from road traffic. This study, however, shows that a tax on fuel should be combined with heavier...

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Urban congestion charging : theory, practice and environmental consequences

Santos, Georgina; Newbery, David M. G. - 2001

The theory of road pricing developed for single links suggests time andlocation varying charges equal to the marginal congestion cost at the efficientlevel of traffic. The second-best network counterpart is derived, but would beinfeasible to implement. Cordon tolls are feasible, and their...

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Downtown curbside parking capacity

Arnott, Richard; Inci, Eren; Rowse, John G. - 2013

In downtown areas, what proportion of curbside should be allocated to parking? In contrast to most previous work on the economics of parking, this paper focuses on optimal curbside parking capacity in both first-best (where pricing is efficient) and second-best (where pricing is inefficient)...

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Healthy climate, healthy bodies : optimal fuel taxation and physical activity

Van den Bijgaart, I. M.; Klenert, David; Mattauch, Linus; … - 2020

identified additional social gains from active travel, due to health benefits of physical exercise. Per mile, these benefits … greatly exceed the external costs from car use. We introduce active travel into an optimal fuel taxation model and … analytically characterise the optimal second-best fuel tax. We find that accounting for active travel benefits increases the …

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Rational drivers and the choice between congestion tolls and tradeable permits : a political economy model

De Borger, Bruno L.; Glazer, Amihai; Proost, Stef - 2021

People who anticipate the introduction of a policy can adapt their behavior, perhaps in ways that make the policy ineffective and exacerbate the problem to be addressed. This paper develops a political economy model to study strategic behavior related to the introduction of congestion policies,...

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Carbon policy and the emissions implications of electric vehicles

Gillingham, Kenneth; Ovaere, Marten; Weber, Stephanie - 2021

Creativity is often highly concentrated in time and space, and across different domains. What explains the formation and decay of clusters of creativity? We match data on notable individuals born in Europe between the XIth and the XIXth century with historical city data. The production and...

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Public transport and urban pollution

Borck, Rainald - 2017

The paper studies the effect of public transport policies on urban pollution. It uses a quantitative equilibrium model with residential choice and mode choice. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use. The model parameters are calibrated to replicate key variables for American...

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