Achieving political acceptability for new transport infrastructure in congested urban regions

Jonas Westin, Joel P. Franklin, Stef Proost, Pierre Basck and Charles Raux ()
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Joel P. Franklin: Department of Transport Science - KTH - KTH Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm], CTS - Centre for Transport Studies - KTH - KTH Royal Institute of Technology [Stockholm]
Pierre Basck: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Charles Raux: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper analyzes the efficiency and political acceptability of road pricing and infrastructure policies targeted at relieving urban congestion. It combines a stylized transport model of an urban road network with a model of the political process that incorporates interactions between voters, citizen interest groups and politicians to explore the possibilities to reach political acceptability for efficient transport policies. In a numerical illustration, the paper compares a set of pricing and investment policies in terms of efficiency and acceptability. The illustration shows how conflicting interests can lead to non-efficient policies being chosen.

Keywords: Road tolls; User charges; Political economy of road pricing; Transport infrastructure; Welfare effects; Acceptability of transport pricing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06
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Published in Transportation Research. Part A, General, 2016, 88, pp.286-303. ⟨10.1016/j.tra.2016.04.009⟩

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Journal Article: Achieving political acceptability for new transport infrastructure in congested urban regions (2016)
Working Paper: Achieving political acceptability for new transport infrastructure in congested urban regions (2012)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.04.009

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