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

doi:10.1080/15568318.2012.755581

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

dc.contributor.author	Parry, Ian W.H.
dc.contributor.author	Timilsina, Govinda R.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-13T17:08:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-11-13T17:08:58Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-14
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/20529
dc.identifier.issn	1556-8318
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20529
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	congestion
dc.subject	emissions
dc.subject	externalities
dc.subject	fuel tax
dc.subject	mileage toll
dc.subject	road transportation
dc.subject	air pollution
dc.subject	greenhouse gases
dc.title	Demand-Side Instruments to Reduce Road Transportation Externalities in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Climate Change
okr.date.disclosure	2016-01-14
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:14:16.914382Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/15568318.2012.755581
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Egypt, Arab Republic of
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15568318.2012.755581
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9339
okr.topic	Transport
okr.topic	Urban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.unit	DECEE - DECRG: Environment & Energy
okr.volume	9(3)