Germany’s 9-Euro ticket : impact of a cheap public transport ticket on mobility patterns and infrastructure quality

Mario Liebensteiner, Jakob Losert, Sarah Necker, Florian Neumeier, Jörg Paetzold and Sebastian Wichert

The 9-Euro Ticket increased public transport use but hardly shifted away from car travel. Train use surged for leisure activities; car use dropped least among commuters. The 9-Euro Ticket led to overcrowding, delaying both regional and non-covered long-distance trains. A rough calculation indicates that the fuel discount minimally impacted our estimates. High costs, low car-to-train shift, and train delays call for other decarbonization strategies

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Year of publication:	2025
Authors:	Liebensteiner, Mario ; Losert, Jakob ; Necker, Sarah ; Neumeier, Florian ; Paetzold, Jörg ; Wichert, Sebastian
Published in:	econPol Forum : a bi-monthly journal on European economic issues. - Munich, Germany : CESifo GmbH, ISSN 2752-1184, ZDB-ID 3135598-5. - Vol. 26.2025, 1, p. 45-48
Subject:	Deutschland \| Germany \| Öffentlicher Nahverkehr \| Local public transport \| Öffentlicher Verkehr \| Public transport \| Preismanagement \| Pricing strategy \| Infrastrukturinvestition \| Infrastructure investment

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/310940 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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