Congestion Costs in a Transport System: With an Application to Bangkok

Key Points

• To estimate congestion costs from various vehicles and determine optimal congestion taxes.
• Developed a model to analyze congestion costs from different vehicle types.
• Identified ways to modify congestion taxes considering external constraints.
• Applied the model specifically to Bangkok's transport system.
• Estimated the total congestion costs generated by different vehicles in Bangkok.
• Proposed optimal congestion taxes that could be implemented.
• Showed potential adjustments to taxes based on external constraints.