Full Citation
Title: The Effect of Gasoline Taxes and Public Transit Investments on Driving Patterns
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2014
ISBN:
ISSN:
DOI:
NSFID:
PMCID:
PMID:
Abstract: This paper analyzes how driving patterns are affected by gasoline taxes and the availability of a substitute for drivingpublic transportation. We develop a measure of transportation substitutability based on the difference between individuals predicted commute times by private and public transit, conditional upon their demographic characteristics and geographic location. Improved substitutability decreases annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by inducing modal shifts to public transit, though gasoline taxes are found to have a much larger impact on VMT. Our results imply that a policy that raises gasoline taxes and recycles the revenues into public transit improvements can have even larger impacts on driving patterns than either policy alone.
User Submitted?: No
Authors: Timmins, Christopher; Smith, Allison; Stephens, Heather; Spiller, Elisheba
Periodical (Full): Environmental and Resource Economics
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Pages: 633-657
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other
Countries: