In classical traffic flow theory, there are two velocities associated with a given level of traffic flow. Following Vickrey, economists have termed travel at the higher speed congested travel and at the lower speed hypercongested travel. Since the publication of Walters. classic paper, there has...

State and Local Government services are enjoyed by two groups, residents and non-residents: similarly, taxes are borne by both groups. This paper addresses the question: if state and local governments act so as to maximize their residents' welfare, and if they cannot distinguish between...