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| Urban RESEARCH: AFFORD |
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| Project Acronym: |
AFFORD |
| Type of contract: |
Shared Cost |
| Project title: |
AFFORD: Acceptability of Fiscal and Financial Measures and Organizational Requirements for Demand Management |
| URL: |
http://www.vatt.fi/afford/ |
| Main contractor: |
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
| Type organisation: |
Research Organisation |
| Country: |
FI |
| Start date & duration: |
1998-02-01 - 17 months |
| Area: |
Urban |
| Relevant tasks: |
5.1.3.8 |
| Total cost in kECUs: |
1064 |
| Total EU contribution in kECUs: |
692 |
Objectives of research
Main objectives:
The objective is to show that marginal cost based pricing measures are both efficient and feasible. The pricing methods to be considered include road user charges, parking fees, fuel taxes, vehicle taxes, and public transport fares and subsidies. The project aims to show that marginal cost pricing in combination with other fiscal and financial measures can in practice effectively internalise transport externalities such as congestion and environmental impacts, and can regulate demand in a way that is socially efficient and equitable. An equally important aim is to identify the institutional and political barriers to the implementation and acceptance of such pricing measures in Europe, and to show how they can be overcome. The approach of project AFFORD consists of the following steps: 1. Identify and define practical measures to implement marginal cost pricing; 2. Assess the effectiveness of these measures in internalising transport externalities and affecting demand; 3. Examine institutional barriers affecting the implementation of these measures; 4. Assess the public and political acceptability of these measures, and define solutions to improve acceptability if needed. The expected output is a set of policy guidelines for the introduction of marginal cost pricing in Europe, in the context of urban transport and also more generally.
Demo Sites:
Athens, Dresden, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Madrid and Oslo.
Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
Close links exist with OPTIMA (5.4/23), TRANSPRICE (5.4/24), CONCERT-P (5.4/24), FISCUS (5.4/25&26) and FATIMA (5.4/27) in Urban Transport, and with PETS (1.2/15) and TRENEN II-STRAN (1.2/15) in Strategic Research. The project will contribute to the Concerted Action CAPRI.
Participants
| Organisation |
Type |
Country |
| GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
Research Organisation |
FI |
| LT-CONSULTANTS LTD |
Industry |
FI |
| UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS |
Education |
GB |
| UNIVERSITY OF YORK |
Education |
GB |
| INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT ECONOMICS |
Education |
DE |
| UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID |
Education |
ES |
| TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN |
Education |
DE |
| TRIAS SA CONSULTING |
Industry |
GR |
| CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS RESEARCH |
Research Organisation |
GR |
Coordinator's name: Dr. Esko NISKANEN
Address: GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
Haemeentie, 3
00531 Helsinki
FI
Tel: +358-9-7032904
Fax: +358-9-7032968
E-mail: esko.niskanen@vatt.fi
European Commission Contact Point
Name: Ms. Catharina SIKOW-MAGNY
Tel: +32-2-2962125
Fax: +32-2-2954349
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