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One of the main unanswered questions in the field of urban economics is to which extent subsidies to public transit are justified. We examine one of the main benefits of public transit, a reduction in car congestion externalities, the so-called congestion relief benefit, using quasi-natural...
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This paper considers the impact of the introduction of a metro network in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Using travel surveys from years before and after the opening of the metro network, we observe a significant change in travel times, speeds and mode choice for commutes that can completely...
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. The associated welfare loss is 53 eurocent per commuting trip per person made by train and 76 eurocent per commuting trip … per person made by bus, tram and metro. Rain strongly affects the speed of bus, tram and metro commuting trips on … congested routes. The associated welfare loss is 1.15 euro per commuting trip per person. …
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In a circular city model, I consider network design and pricing decisions for asingle fast transport connection that faces competition from a slower but betteraccessible transport mode. To access the fast transport network individuals haveto make complementary trips by slow mode. This fact has...
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