Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Multimodal pricing and optimal design of urban public transport: the interplay between traffic congestion and bus crowding
Published 2014-01-01The interplay between congestion and crowding externalities in the design of urban bus systems is identified and analysed. A multimodal social welfare maximisation model with spatially disaggregated demand is developed, ...Open AccessArticle -
Referendum Voting in Road Pricing Reform: A Review of the Evidence
Published 2013-01-01Voting support for congestion charging has a very recent history with, until now, only two congestion charging schemes approved by a majority in referendum voting (Stockholm and Milan). This paper presents a review of ...Open AccessArticle -
Environmental and social taxes: reforming road pricing in Australia
Published 2011-01-01Pricing of road use, both in Australia and elsewhere, has long been recognised as an area where current arrangements are economically inefficient but also politically very difficult to change. The 2011 Australian Tax Forum ...Open AccessArticle -
Congestion Charging and Car Use: A Review of Stated Preference and Opinion Studies
Published 2012-01-01This paper reviews 17 published congestion pricing studies with a focus on the dimensions of the stated preference or opinion survey, especially the type of charging regime and the structure of the charge. The effectiveness ...Open AccessArticle -
Complementing Distance based Charges with Discounted Registration Fees in the Reform of Road User Charges: the Impact for Motorists and Government Revenue
Published 2014-01-01The call for a congestion charge is getting louder and more frequent in many countries as major metropolitan areas experience increasing levels of road congestion. This is often accompanied by a recognition that governments ...Open AccessArticle