A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program

Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant methodological and data challenges. We use a survey-based approach, the contingent valuation method, to me...

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Main Authors:	Blackman, Allen, Alpízar, Francisco, Carlsson, Fredrik, Rivera Planter, Marisol
Format:	Reporte técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. (Estados Unidos) 2020
Subjects:	AMÉRICA LATINA VEHICULOS REGULACIONES CALIDAD DEL AIRE POLUCION DEL AIRE ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS ENCUESTAS TRÁFICO MUESTRA ECONOMÍA
Online Access:	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9484

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spelling	RepoCATIE94842021-12-22T20:27:16Z A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program Blackman, Allen Alpízar, Francisco Carlsson, Fredrik Rivera Planter, Marisol AMÉRICA LATINA VEHICULOS REGULACIONES CALIDAD DEL AIRE POLUCION DEL AIRE ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS ENCUESTAS TRÁFICO MUESTRA ECONOMÍA Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant methodological and data challenges. We use a survey-based approach, the contingent valuation method, to measure the costs of Mexico City’s Day Without Driving program, which seeks to stem pollution and traffic congestion by prohibiting vehicles from being driven one day each week. To our knowledge, ours is the first study of an actual regulation to use this approach. We find that the Mexican program’s costs are substantial: up to US $103 per vehicle per year, about 1 percent of drivers’ annual income. Recent research has questioned whether programs for driving restrictions in Mexico City and several other megacities actually have environmental benefits. Our results suggest that whatever benefits these programs may have, they can be quite costly. 2020-08-19T02:00:47Z 2020-08-19T02:00:47Z 2015-05 Reporte técnico https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9484 en Discussion Paper RFF DP 15-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. (Estados Unidos)
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topic	AMÉRICA LATINA VEHICULOS REGULACIONES CALIDAD DEL AIRE POLUCION DEL AIRE ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS ENCUESTAS TRÁFICO MUESTRA ECONOMÍA
spellingShingle	AMÉRICA LATINA VEHICULOS REGULACIONES CALIDAD DEL AIRE POLUCION DEL AIRE ANALISIS DE COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS ENCUESTAS TRÁFICO MUESTRA ECONOMÍA Blackman, Allen Alpízar, Francisco Carlsson, Fredrik Rivera Planter, Marisol A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
description	Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant methodological and data challenges. We use a survey-based approach, the contingent valuation method, to measure the costs of Mexico City’s Day Without Driving program, which seeks to stem pollution and traffic congestion by prohibiting vehicles from being driven one day each week. To our knowledge, ours is the first study of an actual regulation to use this approach. We find that the Mexican program’s costs are substantial: up to US $103 per vehicle per year, about 1 percent of drivers’ annual income. Recent research has questioned whether programs for driving restrictions in Mexico City and several other megacities actually have environmental benefits. Our results suggest that whatever benefits these programs may have, they can be quite costly.
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author	Blackman, Allen Alpízar, Francisco Carlsson, Fredrik Rivera Planter, Marisol
author_facet	Blackman, Allen Alpízar, Francisco Carlsson, Fredrik Rivera Planter, Marisol
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title	A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
title_short	A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
title_full	A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
title_fullStr	A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
title_full_unstemmed	A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program
title_sort	contingent valuation approach to estimating regulatory costs: mexico’s day without driving program
publisher	Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. (Estados Unidos)
publishDate	2020
url	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9484
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A Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day without Driving Program

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