We study the role of unemployment in the context of the endogeneous formation of a monocentric city in which firms set efficiency wages to deter shirking. We first show that, in equilibrium, the employed locate at the vicinity of the city-center, the unemployed reside at the city-edge and firms set up in the city-center. We then show that there is a ‘spatial mismatch’ between location and jobs ...

We compare flexible low-carbon regulations in the transportation sector and their interaction sequencing with greenhouse gas emissions trading systems California Quebec. As momentum builds for greater climate action, it is necessary to better understand how carbon markets other policies influence one another. First, we demonstrate that between Quebec has been asymmetric, linking having little o...

As the second largest economic entity in the world, China plays an important role in controlling global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The land transportation sector (including railway transportation and road transportation) has been the most important source of emissions in China and the average CO2 emissions of land transportation were 529.31 million tons during the period 2009e2012. In this...

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am Michael Replogle, and am pleased to testify today on behalf of Environmental Defense, a national organization with over 300,000 members nationwide, which I serve as Transportation Director. Our Living Cities program designs marketbased solutions to promote clean air, water and land in major metropolitan areas nationwide. Today I also represent the...

This paper concentrates on the dualistic role of transportation as a pro-active agent of globalization and as a beneficiary of its development. Surprisingly, transportation is possibly the least researched element in the complex of factors that foster a changing world economy. The goal is to suggest areas that require an informed social science perspective based on research that will enhance th...

The State of California seeks to induce per capita reductions in regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation by setting modeling targets for regional transportation and land use plans. Key to the success of SB 375 are accurate, valid models which are capable of forecasting the effects of transportation and land use policies on future greenhouse gas emissions. Current models are ...

A sustainable transportation system has been defined as “one that satisfies current transport and mobility needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own” (Black, 1997; Richardson, 1999). The success of sustainable transportation in urban regions depends on encouragement of non-motorized (pedestrian and cyclist) and sharedride transportation modes instead of car-...