Impact of electronic road pricing (ERP) changes on transport modal choice

Sumit Agarwal and Kang Mo Koo

Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, vol. 60, issue C, 1-11

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of periodical congestion toll rate adjustment on the change of commuters' transport modal choice in Singapore's context. Among several alternatives that commuters can choose when they face increase of congestion tax, this study specifically tests the impact on the modal change to public bus transportation. This study finds that commuters switch to public bus services by 12% to 20% in the morning hours after S$1 increase and by approximately 10% in the evening after toll adjustment of S$0.50 to S$1.00 in the affected gantry area compared to the counterfactual through difference-in-difference method. Also, we find that the increase in bus ridership has long-lived effect at least within two months and commuters from area with lower income level respond more to the toll increase. When we repeat the same test for robustness with arbitrary time slot during which the toll is not levied, we find no significant modal change. Other confounding factors from macro-economic standpoint and service quality cannot explain the results as the modal change occurred in short period within specific area and time. We also find that commuters from low income area respond more to the toll rate adjustment.

Keywords: Congestion charge; Traffic management; Electric road pricing (ERP); Transport modal choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 H2 R4 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2016.05.003

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