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Price elasticities of demand for (garage) parking in Stockholm

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  • Odolinski, Kristofer

    (CTS - Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm (KTH and VTI))

  • Pyddoke, Roger

    (CTS - Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm (KTH and VTI))

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There is scope for generating welfare effects by changing parking fees, where knowledge on price elasticities are central elements in the implementation of an efficient parking policy. In this paper, we estimate price elasticities of demand for five parking garages in the central business district of Stockholm, using transaction data and a price increase implemented in January 2017. The econometric results for the purchased parking hours show an average elasticity estimate at -0.60, while the effect on the decision to park is -0.45. These elasticities vary for the different parking garages, showing that there is a considerable heterogeneity between garages, even within the central business district, which needs to be considered for an efficient parking policy. Based on our estimated elasticity for garage parking (-0.60) and a willingness to pay a premium for curbside parking in previous research, we calculate a proxy for the elasticity of curbside parking in Stockholm, which is found to be -0.39.

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  • Odolinski, Kristofer & Pyddoke, Roger, 2019. "Price elasticities of demand for (garage) parking in Stockholm," Working papers in Transport Economics 2019:2, CTS - Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm (KTH and VTI).
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    Keywords

    Parking; Price elasticity; Garage; Parking policy;
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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
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning
    • R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy

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