Winners and Losers in Toll Motorway Renegotiations: an empirical evaluation of the Spanish Pioneers

This paper evaluates the welfare impact of a tolled motorway contract renegotiation in Spain. The results show that, after renegotiation, both taxpayers and the private concessionaire were better off. However, road users lost out. An agreement leaving road users unaffected, while securing gains for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Albalate, Daniel, 1980-, Bel-Piñana, Paula
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/110764
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/110764
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Concessions administratives
Autopistes
Privatització
Infraestructures (Transport)
Seguretat viària
Concessions
Express highways
Privatization
Transportation buildings
Traffic safety
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Sumario:This paper evaluates the welfare impact of a tolled motorway contract renegotiation in Spain. The results show that, after renegotiation, both taxpayers and the private concessionaire were better off. However, road users lost out. An agreement leaving road users unaffected, while securing gains for taxpayers and the concessionaire, would have been possible by negotiating a larger reduction in tolls linked to the extension of the contract duration.