The Effectiveness and Distributional Effects of the Tax Credit for Public Transit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11968803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Chandler (0000-0002-3274-8780, Saint-Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-269 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cpp.2013-073 |
| OpenAlex | W1978223900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article studies the impact of a non-refundable tax credit for public transit introduced in July 2006 in Canada. I find no evidence that this tax credit increased the number of trips made using public transit. There is, however, some suggestive evidence that it did induce commuters to purchase monthly passes. Finally, the article discusses the distributional effect of this tax credit
Business · Economics · Public economics · Public transport · Tax credit · Transit (satellite · Transport engineering · TRIPS architecture · Engineering · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |