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| 100 | 1 | _aAnderson, Michael L. | |
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_aSubways, Strikes, and Slowdowns: _bThe Impacts of Public Transit on Traffic Congestion / _cMichael L. Anderson. |
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_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2013. |
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_aNBER working paper series _vno. w18757 |
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| 500 | _aFebruary 2013. | ||
| 520 | 3 | _aPublic transit accounts for only 1% of U.S. passenger miles traveled but nevertheless attracts strong public support. Using a simple choice model, we predict that transit riders are likely to be individuals who commute along routes with the most severe roadway delays. These individuals' choices thus have very high marginal impacts on congestion. We test this prediction with data from a sudden strike in 2003 by Los Angeles transit workers. Estimating a regression discontinuity design, we find that average highway delay increases 47% when transit service ceases. This effect is consistent with our model's predictions and many times larger than earlier estimates, which have generally concluded that public transit provides minimal congestion relief. We find that the net benefits of transit systems appear to be much larger than previously believed. | |
| 530 | _aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers | ||
| 538 | _aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files. | ||
| 538 | _aMode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 588 | 0 | _aPrint version record | |
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_aR41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion • Travel Time • Safety and Accidents • Transportation Noise _2Journal of Economic Literature class. |
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_aR42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis • Road Maintenance • Transportation Planning _2Journal of Economic Literature class. |
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_aR48 - Government Pricing and Policy _2Journal of Economic Literature class. |
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| 710 | 2 | _aNational Bureau of Economic Research. | |
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_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w18757. |
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| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w18757 |
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_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w18757 |
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