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| author | Rodrigues, Mateus Da Mata, Daniel Possebom, Vitor |
| author_facet | Rodrigues, Mateus Da Mata, Daniel Possebom, Vitor |
| contents | We study the effects of a free-fare transport policy implemented by Brazilian localities on employment and greenhouse gas emissions. Using a staggered difference-in-differences approach, we find that fare-free transit increases employment by 3.2% and reduces emissions by 4.1%, indicating that transport policies can decouple economic activity from environmental damage. Our results are driven by workers transitioning from higher-emission to lower-emission sectors instead of being driven by a decline in private transportation use. Cost-benefit analyses suggest that the costly policy only presents net benefits after considering the tax inflows of the increased economic activity and the benefits of reduced carbon emissions. |
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| spellingShingle | Free Public Transport: More Jobs without Environmental Damage? Rodrigues, Mateus Da Mata, Daniel Possebom, Vitor General Economics Economics We study the effects of a free-fare transport policy implemented by Brazilian localities on employment and greenhouse gas emissions. Using a staggered difference-in-differences approach, we find that fare-free transit increases employment by 3.2% and reduces emissions by 4.1%, indicating that transport policies can decouple economic activity from environmental damage. Our results are driven by workers transitioning from higher-emission to lower-emission sectors instead of being driven by a decline in private transportation use. Cost-benefit analyses suggest that the costly policy only presents net benefits after considering the tax inflows of the increased economic activity and the benefits of reduced carbon emissions. |
| title | Free Public Transport: More Jobs without Environmental Damage? |
| topic | General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.06037 |