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Erratum to: Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: evidence from European cities

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  • Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López
  • Ilias Pasidis
  • Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal

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Using data from the 545 largest European cities, we study whether the expansion of their highway capacity provides a solution to the problem of traffic congestion. Our results confirm that in the long run, and in line with the ‘fundamental law of highway congestion’, the expansion in cities of lane kilometres causes an increase in vehicle traffic that does not solve urban congestion. We disentangle the increase in traffic due to the increases in coverage and in capacity. We further introduce road pricing and public transit policies in order to test whether they moderate congestion. Our findings confirm that the induced demand is considerably smaller in cities with road pricing schemes, and that congestion decreases with the expansion of public transportation.
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  • Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López & Ilias Pasidis & Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal, 2022. "Erratum to: Congestion in highways when tolls and railroads matter: evidence from European cities," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 22(5), pages 961-961.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jecgeo:v:22:y:2022:i:5:p:961-961.
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    1. Hans R A Koster, 2024. "The Welfare Effects of Greenbelt Policy: Evidence from England," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 134(657), pages 363-401.
    2. Garcia López, Miquel-Àngel & Gomez-Hernandez, Yadira & Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa, 2024. "Highway traffic in Britain: the effect of road capacity changes," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126778, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Herzog, Ian, 2024. "Microgeographic speed, reliability, and traffic externalities," Economics of Transportation, Elsevier, vol. 39(C).
    4. Tassinari, Filippo, 2024. "Low emission zones and traffic congestion: Evidence from Madrid Central," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    5. Anas, Alex, 2024. "“Downs's Law” under the lens of theory: Roads lower congestion and increase distance traveled," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    6. Zhong, Ninghua & Cai, Dongmei & Lian, Fangzhou & Yan, Shengyu, 2024. "Highway usage efficiency and debt burden: Evidence from China," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).

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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy

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