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Congestion pricing : a mechanism design approach

Heller, C.-Philipp; Johnen, Johannes; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2015

We study road congestion as a mechanism design problem. In our basic model we analyze the allocation of a set of drivers among two roads, one of which may be congested. An additional driver on the congestible road imposes an externality on the other drivers by increasing their travel time. Each...

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Beyond monetary barriers to electric vehicle adoption : evidence from observed usage of private and shared cars

Habla, Wolfgang; Huwe, Vera; Kesternich, Martin - 2020

We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and non-monetary barriers to EV adoption and usage by exploiting the feature that variable costs are...

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Are there rebound effects from electric vehicle adoption? : evidence from German household data

Huwe, Vera; Gessner, Johannes - 2020

Widespread electric vehicle adoption is considered a major policy goal in order to decarbonize the transport sector. However, potential rebound effects both in terms of vehicle ownership and distance traveled might nullify the environmental edge of electric vehicles. Using cross-sectional...

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The effects of income and fare variation on the demand for bus transit services in Brazil

Carvalho, Carlos Henrique Ribeiro de; Pereira, Rafael … - 2015

The public policies on mass transit and other economic policies have been unable to avoid increasing mass transit costs and urban bus fares, which places a burden on a majority of the population depending on public transit. This study analyzes the variations in urban bus fares and households...

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Racial disparities in the health effects from air pollution : evidence from ports

Gillingham, Kenneth; Huang, Pei - 2021

This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial groups. We exploit quasi-random variation in vessels in port from weather events far out in the ocean to estimate how port traffic influences air pollution and human health. We...

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Industrial action in the air: impact of air traffic control strikes on flight efficiency

Jong, Gerben de; Lieshout, Rogier - 2020

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Strategy choice in the infinitely repeated prisoners' dilemma

Dal Bó, Pedro; Fréchette, Guillaume R. - 2013

-Stay-Lose-Shift, are not prevalent. We also find that the strategies used to support cooperation change with the parameters of the game …

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Strategy assortativity and the evolution of parochialism

Bilancini, Ennio; Boncinelli, Leonardo; Tampieri, Alessandro - 2021

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Focusing climate negotiations on a uniform common commitment can promote cooperation

Schmidt, Klaus M.; Ockenfels, Axel - 2021 - Final version

International cooperation on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, disarmament, or free trade needs to be … ambitious cooperation. Yet, a proof-of-concept for this important claim is lacking. Based on game theoretical analyses, we … a public good. Subjects differ in their benefits and costs of cooperation. Participation in the negotiations and all …

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Nudging cooperation

Barron, Kai; Nurminen, Tuomas - 2018

post announcement mechanism does not have a significant effect on the cooperation rate. However, the nudge leads to a … striking increase in the cooperation rate. We provide suggestive evidence that the nudge we use provides subjects with a focal …

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