Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys
The authors use a contingent valuation method to study the design of economic incentives to phase out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok. Like in many other cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a series of control measures to discou...
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okr-10986-174272021-04-23T14:03:37Z Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys Xie, Jian Shah, Jitendra J. Capannelli, Elisabetta Wang, Hua AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AIR QUALITY CARBON CONTINGENT VALUATION DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENGINE ENGINES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FRAMEWORK FUEL HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL DONORS MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NITROGEN OXIDES OIL OZONE PETROLEUM POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROADS SMOKE SOUTH ASIAN SPAN SPEED STREETS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC JAMS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS VEHICLE REGISTRATION VEHICLES WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT WILLINGNESS TO PAY The authors use a contingent valuation method to study the design of economic incentives to phase out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok. Like in many other cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a series of control measures to discourage and eventually eliminate the use of heavily polluting motorcycles. Two of the possible policy instruments under consideration are charges on those polluting vehicles which are operating in the streets and compensation to those polluting vehicles which would stay off the roads. The policy research questions then include (1) what are the charges implied or compensation provided, given a policy target, and (2) what are the reactions of motorcycle owners to those charges or compensation. To answer those policy questions, the authors conducted a stochastic contingent valuation survey in Bangkok to question motorcycle owners on the likelihood they would keep or give up riding their motorcycles in the streets given certain charges or compensations. Results show that among others, about 80 percent of those motorcycles which did not pass the emission tests would be off the streets if a charge of 1,000 baht a year was levied, while under a one-time compensation of 10,000 baht, the number would be about 50 percent. The authors also estimate the average values of maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for staying on the road and minimum willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for staying off the street, and analyze the determinants of WTP and WTA. Their econometric analysis shows that, among other factors, household income, fuel costs, use of motorcycles, and/or public transit affect the value of WTP and WTA. 2014-03-27T19:49:38Z 2014-03-27T19:49:38Z 2004-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5142045/phasing-out-polluting-motorcycles-bangkok-policy-design-using-contingent-valuation-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17427 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3402 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Thailand |
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AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AIR QUALITY CARBON CONTINGENT VALUATION DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENGINE ENGINES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FRAMEWORK FUEL HEALTH PROBLEMS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL DONORS MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NITROGEN OXIDES OIL OZONE PETROLEUM POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROADS SMOKE SOUTH ASIAN SPAN SPEED STREETS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC JAMS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS VEHICLE REGISTRATION VEHICLES WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT WILLINGNESS TO PAY Xie, Jian Shah, Jitendra J. Capannelli, Elisabetta Wang, Hua Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
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The authors use a contingent valuation
method to study the design of economic incentives to phase
out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok. Like in many other
cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a
series of control measures to discourage and eventually
eliminate the use of heavily polluting motorcycles. Two of
the possible policy instruments under consideration are
charges on those polluting vehicles which are operating in
the streets and compensation to those polluting vehicles
which would stay off the roads. The policy research
questions then include (1) what are the charges implied or
compensation provided, given a policy target, and (2) what
are the reactions of motorcycle owners to those charges or
compensation. To answer those policy questions, the authors
conducted a stochastic contingent valuation survey in
Bangkok to question motorcycle owners on the likelihood they
would keep or give up riding their motorcycles in the
streets given certain charges or compensations. Results show
that among others, about 80 percent of those motorcycles
which did not pass the emission tests would be off the
streets if a charge of 1,000 baht a year was levied, while
under a one-time compensation of 10,000 baht, the number
would be about 50 percent. The authors also estimate the
average values of maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for
staying on the road and minimum willingness to accept (WTA)
compensation for staying off the street, and analyze the
determinants of WTP and WTA. Their econometric analysis
shows that, among other factors, household income, fuel
costs, use of motorcycles, and/or public transit affect the
value of WTP and WTA. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Xie, Jian Shah, Jitendra J. Capannelli, Elisabetta Wang, Hua |
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Xie, Jian Shah, Jitendra J. Capannelli, Elisabetta Wang, Hua |
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Xie, Jian |
| title |
Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
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Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
| title_full |
Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
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Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
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Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys |
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phasing out polluting motorcycles in bangkok : policy design by using contingent valuation surveys |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5142045/phasing-out-polluting-motorcycles-bangkok-policy-design-using-contingent-valuation-surveys http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17427 |
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