Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area

We estimate efficient prices for passenger transportation in Greater Cairo to address externalities from local pollution, greenhouse gases, traffic congestion, and traffic accidents. An estimated $2.20 per gallon gasoline tax (2006 US$) would be economically efficient, compared with the current subs...

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Main Authors:	Parry, Ian W.H., Timilsina, Govinda R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	congestion emissions externalities fuel tax mileage toll road transportation air pollution greenhouse gases
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20529

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spelling	okr-10986-205292021-04-23T14:03:56Z Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area Parry, Ian W.H. Timilsina, Govinda R. congestion emissions externalities fuel tax mileage toll road transportation air pollution greenhouse gases We estimate efficient prices for passenger transportation in Greater Cairo to address externalities from local pollution, greenhouse gases, traffic congestion, and traffic accidents. An estimated $2.20 per gallon gasoline tax (2006 US$) would be economically efficient, compared with the current subsidy of $1.20 per gallon. Per-mile tolls could target congestion and accident externalities more efficiently than fuel taxes, however. Most efficient is combining a gasoline tax of $0.80 per gallon with per-mile tolls of $0.12 for autos and $0.19 for microbuses. Current public bus and rail fare subsidies are close to efficient levels in the absence of such policies. 2014-11-13T17:08:58Z 2014-11-13T17:08:58Z 2014-07-14 Journal Article International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 1556-8318 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20529 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Middle East and North Africa Egypt, Arab Republic of
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spellingShingle	congestion emissions externalities fuel tax mileage toll road transportation air pollution greenhouse gases Parry, Ian W.H. Timilsina, Govinda R. Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
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description	We estimate efficient prices for passenger transportation in Greater Cairo to address externalities from local pollution, greenhouse gases, traffic congestion, and traffic accidents. An estimated $2.20 per gallon gasoline tax (2006 US$) would be economically efficient, compared with the current subsidy of $1.20 per gallon. Per-mile tolls could target congestion and accident externalities more efficiently than fuel taxes, however. Most efficient is combining a gasoline tax of $0.80 per gallon with per-mile tolls of $0.12 for autos and $0.19 for microbuses. Current public bus and rail fare subsidies are close to efficient levels in the absence of such policies.
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author	Parry, Ian W.H. Timilsina, Govinda R.
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title	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
title_short	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
title_full	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
title_fullStr	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
title_full_unstemmed	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
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Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area

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