How should passenger travel in Mexico City be priced?

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-182

  Parry, Ian W H ^a   Timilsina, Govinda R ^b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion; Gasoline taxes; Mexico City; Mileage tolls; Pollution; Transit subsidy; Welfare effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954385820     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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