01763696

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https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211012412

The number of e-commerce transactions are increasing worldwide. Deliveries of goods purchased via the internet generate externalities throughout the whole supply chain. In particular, it is increasing the concern about the last-mile distribution of goods. The escalating presence of vans in cities contribute to poor air quality, climate change, noise and congestion. So far, the majority of solutions to address this issue are based on the supply side, such as electric vans, optimizing the routing, etc. Even in other transport sectors, pricing solutions are well-know, yet they have not been applied to the e-commerce delivery. This paper aims at proposing an environmental tax that would fall on the demand side and equal to the externalities form this activity. The analysis has been particularized for the case of Barcelona. A cost-benefit analysis to assess the impact such tax would have has been carried out. When revenue collection is reinvested in the logistic sector and to subsidize electric distribution vehicles, the results indicated that the implementation of the tax can provide positive results.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AJE50 Standing Committee on Economics, Revenue, and Finance.

TRBAM-21-01452

English

19p

2021

Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Benefit cost analysis; Case studies; Delivery service; Electronic commerce; Externalities; Impacts; Taxation

Barcelona (Spain)

Economics; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2021 Paper #TRBAM-21-01452

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 23 2020 11:09AM