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Road pricing: good economics – and not even bad politics

6 September 2021
Economic Theory

Road pricing: good economics – and not even bad politics

Philip Booth
6 September 2021
If you ever talk to a civil servant, or even an MP, who knows something about economics, they are often … Continue reading “Road pricing: good economics – and not even bad politics”

Road pricing: to build the infrastructure we really need without government borrowing

31 October 2016
Economic Theory

Road pricing: to build the infrastructure we really need without government borrowing

Philip Booth
31 October 2016
It is odds on that Philip Hammond will announce in the Autumn Statement that government spending constraints will be relaxed … Continue reading “Road pricing: to build the infrastructure we really need without government borrowing”

Pricing roads – why are we waiting?

9 January 2015
Transport

Pricing roads – why are we waiting?

Philip Booth
9 January 2015
There are not many things that economists are agreed upon. However, to slightly corrupt a quip attributed to George Bernard … Continue reading “Pricing roads – why are we waiting?”

Privatising roads would benefit drivers and taxpayers

14 June 2013

Privatising roads would benefit drivers and taxpayers

Gabriel Roth
14 June 2013
Governments do not always support mobility. The Duke of Wellington objected to railways because they would “only encourage the lower … Continue reading “Privatising roads would benefit drivers and taxpayers”

Abolish M25 booths

20 July 2010

Abolish M25 booths

Philip Booth
20 July 2010
Simon Heffer made an interesting point in Saturday’s Telegraph about Dartford Tunnel tolls. He suggested that the main cause of … Continue reading “Abolish M25 booths”

Alan Walters’ enduring work on road pricing

6 January 2009
Transport

Alan Walters’ enduring work on road pricing

Philip Booth
6 January 2009
Alan Walters was a great figure in economics. The obituaries today focus mainly on his contributions to macro-economics and as … Continue reading “Alan Walters’ enduring work on road pricing”

Road systems should be commercialised

12 September 2008
Transport

Road systems should be commercialised

Gabriel Roth
12 September 2008
Britain’s transport policy “Railways good, roads bad” is not sustainable, and proves once again that transport is too important to … Continue reading “Road systems should be commercialised”

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