TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of Integrated Tariff Systems on public transport demand
T2 - Evidence from Italy
AU - Abrate, Graziano
AU - Piacenza, Massimiliano
AU - Vannoni, Davide
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank two anonymous referees, Richard Arnott (the Editor), Luigi Benfratello, Massimo Filippini, Carla Marchese, and Elisabetta Venezia for their helpful comments, and Chiara Carpani and Giovanni Prinzivalli for their assistance in collecting the data used in this study. We are also grateful to the participants at the International Conference on Energy and Environmental Modeling, Moscow, Russia, September 13–14, 2007, the 19th Annual Conference of the Italian Public Economics Society (SIEP), September 13–14, 2007, Pavia, Italy, the 2nd FIMA International Conference «Energy and Environment: New Challenges to Mathematical Modelling and Applications», Ayas-Champoluc, Italy, January 23–24, 2008, the 6th International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC), Marymount University, Arlington, VA, USA, May 16–18, 2008, and seminars held at University of Padova, Polytechnic of Milano, and University of Bari, where the paper was presented. The financial support of HERMES and MIUR (PRIN 2006) is gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimer applies.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - The increasing problems of pollution and traffic congestion require the definition of a model of sustainable mobility - in particular, in large, urban areas. An indirect control on these negative externalities associated with private transport may be pursued by means of policies aimed at improving quality and accessibility of public transit networks. To that end, one popular option is the design of an Integrated Tariff System (ITS): the crucial question remains whether such a policy can be effective in raising the number of public transport users. In this study, we use a twelve-year panel of 69 Italian public transit providers (with or without ITS) and estimate alternative specifications of the demand function. Results show that the impact due to ITS introduction is, on average, moderate. Results also highlight the importance of taking into account the specific features of ITS, such as its validity over an extended network, the availability of a single ticket option, and the application of zonal pricing schemes.
AB - The increasing problems of pollution and traffic congestion require the definition of a model of sustainable mobility - in particular, in large, urban areas. An indirect control on these negative externalities associated with private transport may be pursued by means of policies aimed at improving quality and accessibility of public transit networks. To that end, one popular option is the design of an Integrated Tariff System (ITS): the crucial question remains whether such a policy can be effective in raising the number of public transport users. In this study, we use a twelve-year panel of 69 Italian public transit providers (with or without ITS) and estimate alternative specifications of the demand function. Results show that the impact due to ITS introduction is, on average, moderate. Results also highlight the importance of taking into account the specific features of ITS, such as its validity over an extended network, the availability of a single ticket option, and the application of zonal pricing schemes.
KW - Demand function
KW - Dynamic panel models
KW - Public transit systems
KW - Sustainable mobility
KW - Tariff integration
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U2 - 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.05.014
DO - 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2008.05.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0166-0462
VL - 39
SP - 120
EP - 127
JO - Regional Science and Urban Economics
JF - Regional Science and Urban Economics
IS - 2
ER -
