Exploring community public budget preferences for transport electrification
Evidence from a contingent budget allocation study in New South Wales, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22419192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Pellegrini (0000-0003-1049-1395, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author), Jessica M Rose (0000-0003-4211-0980, University of Technology Sydney), John M Rose (0000-0002-1397-7289, University of Technology Sydney), David A Hensher (0000-0003-0058-2242, University of Technology Sydney) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 179 |
| Pages | 104009 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transport Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-070X • E-ISSN: 1879-310X |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104009 |
| OpenAlex | W7119492887 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
The allocation of funds across government functions often reflects political priorities that do not align with public expectations. This paper employs a contingent allocation method in which respondents are required to distribute a fixed budget across 12 different potential project types. The main goal of this research is to elicit community priorities for public spending with a specific focus on transport electrification. Based on a sample of 727 residents from the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, our findings indicate that transport electrification is not regarded as a majority priority relative to initiatives aimed at improving healthcare, utilities, roads and education. Further, we find that the prioritisation of decarbonising transport services is heavily influenced by households' financial circumstances: individuals experiencing financial distress are less inclined to allocate substantial public resources to curbing transport-related emissions. These results suggest that policy actions should be designed to ensure that climate transition measures do not disproportionately burden financially vulnerable communities.
Budget constraint · Public policy · Public transport · Resource allocation · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Energy and Environment Impacts · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
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