Rationing Rules and Outcomes: The Experience of Singapore’s Vehicle Quota System
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- Ling Hui Tan, 2003. "Rationing Rules and Outcomes: The Experience of Singapore's Vehicle Quota System," IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 50(3), pages 1-5.
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Keywords
WP; quota license; quota premium; rate of growth; Quotas; auctions; licenses; transferability; subcategorization; license price; supply and demand factor; pollution permit; quota implementation; license category; category license; car buyer; auction quota; price variable; quota growth; Population growth; Transaction tax; Arbitrage; Tax incidence;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- D45 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Rationing; Licensing
- R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-NET-2001-11-27 (Network Economics)
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