A revenue-neutral tax reform to increase demand for public transport services

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-672

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Prieto Rodriguez, Juan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental tax; Micro simulation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARNINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MICRO-SIMULATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES;

TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TAX REFORM; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 40949102186     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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