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

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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Bibliographic Details
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
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8879859/affordability-subsidies-public-urban-transport-mean-can-done
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7562

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8879859/affordability-subsidies-public-urban-transport-mean-can-done
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7562

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