This paper investigates changes in the composition of vehicle fleets after Beijing
implemented a vehicle lottery system (VLS) in 2011 that randomly allocates a quota of …

To combat traffic congestion and air pollution, many cities restrict vehicle ownership, but little
is known about how these policies actually affect vehicle ownership, use, or travel time …

Many cities worldwide have considered vehicle restriction policies to curb proliferating
problems related to traffic and pollution. At the beginning of 2011, Beijing became the first …

In the context of Beijing's license plate lottery policy, we investigate the role of habit, induced
by a long wait before winning the lottery, in shaping lottery participants' choices of …

Lotteries and auctions are common ways of allocating public resources, but they have rarely
been used simultaneously in urban transportation policies. This paper presents a unique …

Developing countries with fast-growing economies have experienced rapidly increasing
vehicle ownership, rates of utilization similar to those of developed countries, and worrisome …

For the last two decades, the private car license plate auction in Shanghai has gradually
developed into a major regulatory measure to control the amount of private vehicles. In this …

To alleviate congestion, many Chinese cities have adopted either one of the two car
ownership policies, namely, license plate auction or license plate lottery, to limit the number …

This paper investigates the impact of the unique vehicle quota system of Shanghai, China,
on two Chinese markets of passenger vehicles. The empirical findings suggest that …

Seven cities in China employ vehicle quota policies (VQPs) to mitigate urban traffic
congestion. In these cities, vehicle licenses are allocated through a lottery, auction, or a …