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The effect of transport policies on car use: Evidence from Latin American cities

Francisco Gallego, Juan-Pablo Montero and Christian Salas

Journal of Public Economics, 2013, vol. 107, issue C, 47-62

Abstract: In an effort to reduce air pollution and congestion, Latin American cities have experimented with different policies to persuade drivers to give up their cars in favor of public transport. This paper looks at two of such policies: the driving restriction program introduced in Mexico City in November of 1989—Hoy-No-Circula (HNC)—and the public transport reform carried out in Santiago in February of 2007—Transantiago (TS). Based on hourly concentration records of carbon monoxide, which comes primarily from vehicles exhaust, we find that household responses to both HNC and TS have been not only ultimately unfortunate—more cars on the road and higher pollution levels—but also remarkably similar in two important aspects: on how policy responses vary widely among income groups and on how fast households adjust their stock of vehicles, when they do.

Keywords: Public transport; Driving restrictions; Pollution; Congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 Q58 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.08.007

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