Category: Transportation

Aggregation of common-metric attributes in preference revelation and implications for willingness to pay

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In Transportation, Australia, New Zealand, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Costs and Benefits

Abstract: There is a growing interest in process heterogeneity in the way that individuals evaluate packages of attributes in real or hypothetical markets and make choices. We consider the role of the relative magnitude of pairs of attributes that are de… more »

Energy, environmental and economic comparison of different powertrain/fuel options using well-to-wheels assessment, energy and external costs – European market analysis

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Particulates, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Sulfur, SO2, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: The well-to-wheels assessment is widely used in the automotive sector to analyze the efficiency and competitiveness of different powertrain/fuel options. The paper proposes a global index that takes into account both the energy and environmenta… more »

Interjurisdictional Capitalization of a New Metro Line on Housing Values

By CostBenefit on Aug 18, 2010 | In General, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Hedonic Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Many governments continue constructing new subway lines with the goal of reducing congestion and pollution in large cities. Besides the potential global effects on reducing negative externalities in the city, there are some local positive effec… more »

The Economic Effects of Bus Transit in Small Cities

By CostBenefit on Aug 18, 2010 | In General, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: This analysis investigates the impact of public transit in counties with small to medium-sized cities. The objectives are to answer: Do counties with bus transit have lower growth in transfer payments such as food stamps, Temporary Aid to Needy… more »

Green drivers or free riders? An analysis of tax rebates for hybrid vehicles

By CostBenefit on Aug 16, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Canada, Regulatory Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Ambarish Chandra, Sumeet Gulati and Milind Kandlikar estimate the effect of tax rebates offered by Canadian Provinces on the sales of hybrid electric vehicles. They find that these rebates led to a large increase in the market share of hybrid v… more »
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