Charging the Polluters A Pricing Model for Road and Railway Noise

• By combining standardised calculation methods for total noise levels and monetary estimates from well-established evaluation methods, this study outlines a model to estimate the short-run marginal cost (SRMC) for road and railway noise that is able to differentiate not only modes of transport, but also vehicles and technologies. Several sensitivity tests run for the SRMC show that estimates are insensitive to traffic volume, sensitive to the number of exposed individuals, and sensitive to the monetary values used. Results also show that the use of quiet technology can have a significant effect on the SRMC.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Noise

Noise level

External effect

Cost

Tariff

Mathematical model

Road traffic

Rail traffic

J00 Railway: General works, surveys, comprehensive works

J00 Railway: General works, surveys, comprehensive works

J13 Railway: Economics

J13 Railway: Economics

J11 Railway: Environment

J11 Railway: Environment

10 Road: Transport, society, policy and planning

10 Road: Transport, society, policy and planning

15 Road: Environment

15 Road: Environment

00 Road: General works, surveys, comprehensive works

00 Road: General works, surveys, comprehensive works

02 Road: Economics

02 Road: Economics

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)