The Gothenburg congestion charges: cost–benefit analysis and distribution effects

Jens West and Maria Börjesson ()
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Jens West: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Maria Börjesson: KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Transportation, 2020, vol. 47, issue 1, No 6, 145-174

Abstract: Abstract This paper performs an ex-post cost–benefit and distribution analysis of the Gothenburg congestion charges introduced in 2013, based on observed effects and an ex-post evaluated transport model. Although Gothenburg is a small city with congestion limited to the highway junctions, the congestion charge scheme is socially beneficial, generating a net surplus of €20 million per year. From a financial perspective, the investment cost was repaid in slightly more than a year and, from a social surplus perspective, is repaid in

Keywords: Congestion charges; Cost–benefit analysis; Welfare analysis; Equity; Transport policy; Decision support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s11116-017-9853-4

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