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Environmental taxes: impacts and political economy Location: Auditorium C: Thore Johnsen Session Chair: Jetske Bouma, PBL, the Environmental Assessment Agency the Netherlands | |
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Transport Pricing to Promote E-biking and Reduce Externalities: Insights from a GPS-Tracked Experiment 1: University of Basel, Switzerland; 2: ETH Zurich; 3: University of Oregon This study presents results from a pre-registered randomized controlled trial involving 1,085 participants in Switzerland that have access to an E-bike, a car and public transport, and whose transport choices are monitored via a GPS-based app. The treatment consists in a monetary incentive that captures the main external costs and benefits associated with transport in the form of a Pigovian tax. The tax reduces transport-related external costs by 6.5%, predominantly by encouraging a shift away from driving towards E-biking and walking. Participants reduce their car travel distance by 8.2% on average, while increasing their cycling and walking distance by 12.6% and 6.1%, respectively. The effect is primarily driven by individuals who own a “fast” E-bike with support up to 45 km/h, rather than users of regular E-bikes. Besides a reduction in overall driving, the pricing also induces a shift of travel towards less congested time windows. | |