Carbon price efficiency : lock-in and path dependence in urban forms and transport infrastructure (English)

This paper investigates the effect of carbon or gasoline taxes on commuting-related CO2 emissions in an urban context. To assess the impact of public transport on the efficiency of the tax, the paper investigates two exogenous scenarios using a dynamic urban model (NEDUM-2D) calibrated for the urban area of Paris: (i) a scenario with the current dense public transport infrastructure, and (ii) a scenario without. It is shown that the price elasticity...

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Avner,Paolo;

Hallegatte,Stephane;

Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik;
Document Date
2014/06/01
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WPS6941
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2014/06/01
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Disclosed
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Carbon price efficiency : lock-in and path dependence in urban forms and transport infrastructure
Keywords
Public Transport

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Avner,Paolo; Hallegatte,Stephane; Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik.

Carbon price efficiency : lock-in and path dependence in urban forms and transport infrastructure (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6941 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/127321468325274125

Carbon price efficiency : lock-in and path dependence in urban forms and transport infrastructure (English)

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