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Freight transport, policy instruments and climate
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- Mandell, Svante, 1970- (author)
- KTH,Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut,Transportekonomi Stockholm, TEK-S,Bygg- och fastighetsekonomi
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- Nilsson, Jan-Eric, 1952- (author)
- Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut,Transportekonomi Stockholm, TEK-S,VTI - TEK-STOCKHOLM
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- Vierth, Inge, 1959- (author)
- Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut,Transportekonomi Stockholm, TEK-S,VTI - TEK-STOCKHOLM
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- Stockholm : CTS, 2014
- English 25 s.
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Series: Working papers in transport economics ; 2014:5
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Series: Working Paper Series, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management & Centre for Banking and Finance (cefin) ; 14/03
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Abstract
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- The impact of policy instruments supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road freight transports may seem smaller than expected. Using insights from economics and contract theory, the paper sorts out the (possible) instances of market failure in the freight transport market; operator market power, asymmetric information split incentives, and public goods. The primary limitations of standard policy instruments are demonstrated to be linked to unobservable information. Some of these may be reduced but not eliminated as information technologies develop, making it possible to observe, verify and provide contract-relevant information to the uninformed parties. There is little reason to believe that possible market failures present major limitations to the efficiency of economic instruments geared toward protecting the climate, other than possibly in the short run.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Tax
- Fuel
- Price
- Emission
- Greenhouse gas
- Carbon dioxide
- Freight transport
- Impact study
- Road: Economics
- Road: Economics
- Road: Environment
- Road: Environment
Publication and Content Type
- vet (subject category)
- rap (subject category)
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