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Session

Egg-timer session: Non-market based instruments
Location: Auditorium H
Session Chair: Fredrik Carlsson, University of Gothenburg

Presentation 5

Mode Choice for Leisure Travel in Europe: Simulating Future Transport Policies

Jakob Roth, Laura Schwab, Beat Hintermann

University of Basel, Switzerland

The European travel sector is experiencing a transformation driven by increased climate awareness and policy measures aimed at reducing emissions. This study examines how Swiss travelers respond to these developments, using a stated preference choice experiment including the modes train, night train, car, and airplane. We calculate price elasticities and find a significant willingness-to-pay (WTP) of CHF 9.38 for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while the (lower) WTP for carbon offsetting remains insignificant. Based on the estimated coefficients, we evaluate the impacts of four planned policy scenarios: a flight tax (30 CHF), a subsidy for night trains (20 CHF), a SAF blending quota (50%), and a realistic market outlook for 2030 including a mixture of policies. These proposed policies are compared to the first-best Pigouvian tax. After assessing demand shifts, changes in consumer surplus, and welfare effects including external costs, we find that subsidizing night train prices and the 2030 scenario increase welfare, while the flight ticket levy and a 50% SAF mandate reduce it.