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Welfare effects of adverse weather through speed changes in car commuting trips

Year: 2008

Type: report

Abstract: This paper investigates the welfare effect of adverse weather through changes in the speed of individuals’ car commuting trips in the entire Netherlands. Weather measurements are local and time specific (hourly basis). As most commuters travel twice a day between home and work, we are able to estimate the effect of adverse weather employing panel data techniques, which is novel in this context. We find that for most commuters the welfare effects of adverse weather conditions are negative but small. However, the commuters’ welfare costs due to rain are rather substantial during rush hours in congested areas (and up to 15 percent of the overall commuting costs).

Source: Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Authors: Mark J. Koetse, Muhammad Sabir, Jos van Ommeren, Piet Rietveld

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3122531389

Cites: 20

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10