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, road congestion in the neighborhood (which affects the commuting costs of local residents) depends on the average amount of …
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This paper analyzes subsidies for intracity and intercity commuting in an urban economics framework with two cities and … agglomeration externalities, where workers may commute within and between cities. First, commuting subsidies serve to internalize … agglomeration externalities: Intracity commuting subsidies give incentives to move to the larger city and intercity commuting …
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Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs. Furthermore, to cope up with the reduced export demand from advanced economies arising out of the ongoing financial crisis, the region needs to enhance its connectivity...
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We examine the effects of differences in income tax rates on commuting times within multi-state MSAs. Our theoretical … holding fixed other characteristics. We identify large effects on commuting times for affluent households and homeowners in …
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Pricing greenhouse gases is widely understood as the most efficient approach for mitigating climate change, yet distributional effects hamper political acceptance. These distributional effects are especially important in transport, the fastest growing sector for greenhouse gas emissions. Using...
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We study a simple model of commuting subsidies with two transport modes. City residents choose where to live and which …
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with residential choice and mode choice. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use. The model parameters …
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This paper analyzes cordon tolling using a simple model where space is discrete rather than continuous, with commuting …
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Many transport technologies cause a “not‐in‐my‐backyard” (NIMBY) reaction of locals in that they often oppose the nearby location of necessary infrastructure despite benefiting from greater mobility. We employ quasi‐experimental research methods to disentangle the offsetting noise...
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Mine-related transport infrastructure specializes in connecting mines to the coast, and not so much to neighboring countries. This is most clearly seen in developing countries, whose transport infrastructure was originally designed to facilitate the export of natural resources in colonial times....
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