Air pollution dynamics and the need for temporally differentiated road pricing

Coria, Jessica,1979Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik, Enheten för miljöekonomi,Department of Economics, Environmental Economics Unit (author)

In this paper we investigate the effects of the temporal variation of pollution dispersion, traffic flows and vehicular emissions on pollution concentration and illustrate the need for temporally differentiated road pricing through an application to the case of the congestion charge in Stockholm, Sweden. By accounting explicitly for the role of pollution dispersion on optimal road pricing, we allow for a more comprehensive view of the economy– ecology interactions at stake, showing that price differentiation is an optimal response to the physical environment. Most congestion charges in place incorporate price bands to mitigate congestion. Our analysis indicates that, to ensure compliance with air quality standards, such price variations should also be a response to limited pollution dispersion.

Bonilla, Jorge,1975 (author)
Grundström, Maria,1979Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences(Swepub:gu)xgrunm (author)
Pleijel, Håkan,1958Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences(Swepub:gu)xpleha (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik, Enheten för miljöekonomi (creator_code:org_t)

In:Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice: Elsevier BV75, s. 178-1950965-8564

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