The effects of road pricing on driver behavior and air pollution

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Urban Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 89
Issue: C
Pages: 62-73

Authors (2)

Gibson, Matthew (Williams College) Carnovale, Maria (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Exploiting the natural experiment created by an unanticipated court injunction, we evaluate driver responses to road pricing. We find evidence of intertemporal substitution toward unpriced times and spatial substitution toward unpriced roads. The effect on traffic volume varies with public transit availability. Net of these responses, Milan’s pricing policy reduces air pollution substantially, generating large welfare gains. In addition, we use long-run policy changes to estimate price elasticities.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:juecon:v:89:y:2015:i:c:p:62-73
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25