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Phasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveys

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dc.contributor.authorXie, Jian
dc.contributor.authorShah, Jitendra J.
dc.contributor.authorCapannelli, Elisabetta
dc.contributor.authorWang, Hua
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-27T19:49:38Z
dc.date.available2014-03-27T19:49:38Z
dc.date.issued2004-09
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5142045/phasing-out-polluting-motorcycles-bangkok-policy-design-using-contingent-valuation-surveys
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3402
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17427
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3402
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION PROBLEM
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION STANDARDS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENGINE
dc.subjectENGINES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DONORS
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subjectMOTORCYCLES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNITROGEN OXIDES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN
dc.subjectSPAN
dc.subjectSPEED
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRAFFIC JAMS
dc.subjectTRANSIT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVEHICLE REGISTRATION
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titlePhasing Out Polluting Motorcycles in Bangkok : Policy Design by Using Contingent Valuation Surveysen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5142045/phasing-out-polluting-motorcycles-bangkok-policy-design-using-contingent-valuation-surveys
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid607361468760538331
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3402
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20040922160445
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5142045
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryThailand
okr.topicUrban Transport
okr.topicPrimary Metals
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicRural Transport
okr.topicTransport and Environment
okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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