Search Results - subject:"Transit subsidies"

The efficiency case for transit subsidies in the presence of a "soft" budget constraint

Gómez-Lobo, Andrés - 2017

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Does Public Transit reduce Car Travel Externalities?

Adler, Martin W.; van Ommeren, Jos N. - 2015

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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Does public transit reduce car travel externalities? Quasi-natural experiments' evidence from transit strikes

Ommeren, Jos Van; Adler, Martin - 2015

The provision of public transit is thought to reduce travel time losses that are due to car congestion. For this reason, it is economically justified to subsidise public transit from a welfare perspective as it creates a congestion-relief benefit. The main goal of this paper is to quantify the...

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Does Public Transit reduce Car Travel Externalities?

Adler, Martin W.; Ommeren, Jos N. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011255778

Does public transit reduce car travel externalities?

Adler, Martin W.; Ommeren, Jos van - 2015

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477114

Does public transit reduce car travel externalities? : quasi-natural experiments' evidence from transit strikes

Adler, Martin; Ommeren, Jos van - 2015

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484448

The Demographics of Public Transit Subsidies: A Case Study of Los Angeles

Iseki, Hiroyuki; Taylor, Brian D. - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2010

examine the distribution of transit subsidies among various demographic groups, We find that the distribution of transit costs … regarding their effects, particularly equity. Our research focuses on social equity, and concerns the distribution of transit … subsidies among socio-economic groups. Accordingly, this paper examines the ways that transit subsidy equity can be measured …

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Capital-Intensive Projects Induce More Effort Than Labor-Intensive Projects

Glazer, Amihai; Proost, Stef - Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine - 2008

Central governments often subsidize capital spending by local governments, instead of subsidizing operating expenses or labor-intensive projects. This paper offers one explanation, focusing on the incentive effects for local officials--a local official can more easily shift the cost of...

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An Examination of Recent Ridership Declines Among the Largest U.S. Public Transit Systems

Taylor, Brian D; McCullough, Bill S; Legg, Douglas B - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2008

Perhaps the most disturbing trend in American public transit during the 1990s has been the alarming ridership declines among the nation's largest operators. Between 1989 and 1993, anual ridership in the nation's largest urban areas declined by 680 million passengers, almost 10 percent, while...

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An Examination of Recent Ridership Declines Among the Largest U.S. Public Transit Systems

Taylor, Brian D; McCullough, Bill S; Legg, Douglas B - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2008

Perhaps the most disturbing trend in American public transit during the 1990's has been the alarming ridership declines among the nation's largest operators. Between 1989 and 1993, annual ridership in the nation's largest urban areas declined by 680 million passengers, almost 10 percent, while...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010677242