Paying for the Fixed Costs of Roads

David Levinson

No 200505, Working Papers from University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group

Abstract: This paper explores alternative financing mechanisms to pay for the fixed costs of roads, particularly in cases without rising marginal costs. Mechanisms considered include tolls, gas taxes, and developer payments. The problems with each are discussed. An example looking at problems of temporal and spatial free-riding is presented.

Keywords: Transportation financing; economics; toll roads; impact fees . (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 D8 R40 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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Published in Journal of Transport Economics and Policy , Volume 39, Part 3, September 2005, pp. 279-294

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