Affordability and Subsidies in Public Urban Transport : What Do We Mean, What Can Be Done?

Subsidy policies on public urban transport have been adopted ubiquitously. In both developed and developing countries, subsidies are implemented to make transport more affordable. Despite their widespread implementation, there are virtually no quan...

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Main Authors:	Estupiñán, Nicolás, Gómez-Lobo, Andrés, Muñoz-Raskin, Ramón, Serebrisky, Tomás
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS AFFORDABILITY INDEX AFFORDABILITY INDICES AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AIR AIR CONDITIONING AIR QUALITY ALTERNATIVE MODES ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL MODES AUTOMOBILE BENCHMARK BUS BUS COMPANIES BUS COMPANY BUS FARES BUS OPERATORS BUS SERVICE BUS SERVICE OPERATORS BUS SERVICES BUS SUBSIDY BUS SYSTEMS BUS TRANSPORT BUSES CAPITAL SUBSIDIES CAR CAR USE CAR USERS CARS COMMUTER RAIL COMMUTING CONCESSIONARY FARES CONGESTION CONGESTION TOLLS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION TAXES COST OF TRAVEL CROSS SUBSIDIES CROSS SUBSIDY DIESEL DIESEL FUEL ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMIES OF SCOPE ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES EXCLUSION EXTERNALITIES FARE STRUCTURE FARES FOR STUDENTS FLAT FARE FLAT RATE FLAT TARIFF FOOD SUBSIDIES FREE TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL DUTY FUEL DUTY REBATE FUEL PRICES FUEL TAX FUEL TAX REBATE FUEL TAX REVENUES FUELS GASOLINE GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HIGHER FARE HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL INCOME INCOME GROUPS INDIRECT SUBSIDY INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SUBSIDY INTERURBAN TRANSPORT JOURNEYS LABOR MARKET LONGER TRIPS LORENZ CURVE LOW INCOME USERS LOW TARIFFS
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Affordability and Subsidies in Public Urban Transport : What Do We Mean, What Can Be Done?

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