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An Evaluation Of The Toll Ring In Oslo, Norway, Lars Eide
An Evaluation Of The Toll Ring In Oslo, Norway, Lars Eide
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This thesis investigates the possible short-run economic gains from implementing a different system of road pricing in Oslo, Norway. Oslo is the largest city in Norway, with a population of 450,000 inhabitants. First, the existing cordon toll ring that forces all inbound traffic to pay a flat toll to enter the central business district 24 hours a day is described. Second, the literature on optimal road pricing is investigated. Third, the flat tariff toll system is compared to two differentiated pricing systems that better reflect the costs imposed by drivers on society. When the loss of surplus and gains because …