Pricing externalities from passenger transportation in Mexico city (English)

The Mexico City Metropolitan Area has been suffering severely from transportation externalities such as accidents, air pollution, and traffic congestion. This study examines pricing instruments to reduce these externalities using an analytical and numerical model. The study shows that the optimal levels of a gasoline tax and a congestion toll on automobiles could generate social benefits, measured in terms of welfare gain, of US$132 and US$109 per...

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Parry,Ian W.H.;

Timilsina,Govinda R.;
Document Date
2009/10/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5071
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Pricing externalities from passenger transportation in Mexico city
Keywords
public bus

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Parry,Ian W.H.; Timilsina,Govinda R..

Pricing externalities from passenger transportation in Mexico city (English). Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)|Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5071 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/458231468049877230

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