ENDOGENOUS SCHEDULING PREFERENCES AND CONGESTION

B-Tier
Journal: International Economic Review
Year: 2017
Volume: 58
Issue: 2
Pages: 585-615

Authors (2)

Mogens Fosgerau (Københavns Universitet) Kenneth Small (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We consider the timing of activities through a dynamic model of commuting with congestion, in which workers care solely about leisure and consumption. Implicit preferences for the timing of the commute form endogenously due to temporal agglomeration economies. Equilibrium exists uniquely and is indistinguishable from that of a generalized version of the classical Vickrey bottleneck model, based on exogenous trip‐timing preferences, but optimal policies differ: the Vickrey model will misstate the benefits of a capacity increase, it will underpredict the benefits of congestion pricing, and pricing may make people better off even without considering the use of revenues.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:iecrev:v:58:y:2017:i:2:p:585-615
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25