Just pricing: The distributional effects of congestion pricing and sales taxes

Transportation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-812

  Schweitzer, Lisa ^a   Taylor, Brian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Equity; Justice; Sales taxes

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; ROADS AND STREETS; SALES; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

CONGESTION PRICING; EQUITY; JUSTICE; SALES TAXES;

TAXATION;

LOW INCOME POPULATION; ROAD PRICING; TAX SYSTEM; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; ORANGE COUNTY [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149097733     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-008-9165-9     Document Type: Article

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