The Effects of Subway Expansion on Traffic Conditions: Evidence from Beijing
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2017-11-02
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Does public transportation reduce vehicle congestion? Using a regression-discontinuity framework, we examine the effect of six subway openings on short-run congestion in Beijing between 2009 and 2015. We find that vehicle congestion drops sharply immediately after new subway openings. In our central specification, each of the subway openings decreased delay times by an average of 15% in the short run over the city of Beijing.
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This record is for a(n) postprint of an article published in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management on 2017-11-02; the version of record is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2017.09.007.
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Yang, Jun, et al. "The Effects of Subway Expansion on Traffic Conditions: Evidence from Beijing." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 88, 2017-11-2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2017.09.007.
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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management