Instruments for Traffic Policy

2002-10-04 Thread Hentrich, Steffen
Dear Armchairs, I'm looking for a source of information about market instruments for traffic policy. Do you know experts, papers, books or web ressources about this topic? Thanks! Steffen - Steffen

Re: Instruments for Traffic Policy

2002-10-04 Thread Jacob W Braestrup
I am not sure this is what you are looking for, but the Adam Smith Institute published a publications just a few years ago, called: the road from inequity on the externality cost of road transportation and what could be done to alleviate them. The publication can be downloaded free of charge

compensation for dock strike

2002-10-04 Thread Fred Foldvary
The West-Coast dock strike is reported to be costing the economy over $2 billion per day, and rising with time. Has anyone proposed or analyzed levying a tax on the union and firms which handle the port cargo to compensate for the loss of business and wages? It seems to me that would prevent

Stock market shock explained

2002-10-04 Thread Alypius Skinner
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020923/020923-18.html Stock market shock explainedPhysicists model recent trading frenzy. 1 October 2002 PHILIP BALL

Traffic School and Vehicle Insurance

2002-10-04 Thread Michael Giesbrecht
In California a driver can keep a moving violation off their driving record by attending traffic school-- but they can do so only once every 18 months. By so doing, drivers can, supposedly, maintain less expensive insurance on their vehicle by appearing to be less of a risk than they really are.

Traffic School and Insurance Premiums

2002-10-04 Thread Michael Giesbrecht
In California drivers can keep a moving violation off their driving record by attending traffic school, however, they can do so only once every 18 months. By so doing, drivers can, supposedly, maintain less expensive insurance on their vehicle by appearing to be less of a risk than they really

Re: Traffic School and Insurance Premiums

2002-10-04 Thread Fred Foldvary
It seems to me, that traffic school makes everybody out to be a greater risk than their driving record indicates. If risk is a primary factor in an insurance company's rate determination, doesn't that mean that traffic school makes everybody's rates higher than they otherwise would Be?

Re: Traffic School and Vehicle Insurance

2002-10-04 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
It seems to me, that traffic school makes everybody out to be a greater risk than their driving record indicates. If risk is a primary factor in an insurance company's rate determination, doesn't that mean that traffic school makes everybody's rates higher than they otherwise would Be?