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In Denmark, there has been a substantial debate in recent years concerning the consequences of introducing road pricing. This chapter examines some of the regional economic consequences of the full implementation of a GIS-based road pricing system for all roads in Denmark. A Danish model system (MERGE) consisting of an Interregional General Equilibrium model, LINE, a national transport model (LTM model) and an environmental sub-model (TIC-MAP) are presented. LINE is used to make an initial analysis of the primary regional economic effects. In the first step, price changes as a result of road pricing are calculated. In the second step, changes in regional competitiveness affecting demand are calculated. In the final step, revenue from road pricing is re-entered in order to ensure institutional balance and the effects on production, income and employment are calculated.
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Madsen, B., Jensen-Butler, C., Kronbak, J., Leleur, S. (2008). A Systems Approach to Modelling the Regional Economic Effects of Road Pricing. In: Jensen-Butler, C., Sloth, B., Larsen, M.M., Madsen, B., Nielsen, O.A. (eds) Road Pricing, the Economy and the Environment. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77150-0_12
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