Effects and acceptability of pricing policies

Larger project:

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In this research lines, we study which factors influence the effects and acceptability of pricing policies. We study under which conditions pricing policies are likely to encourage pro-environmental actions, which processes underlie these effects, and how negative side-effects can be prevented. Moreover, we study under which conditions prcing policies are acceptable and fair. In doing so, we consider the role of individual characteristics, characteristics of the policies, and contextual factors.

Researchers:

Linda Steg
Ellen van der Werff
Nadja Zeiske

Educational program of the department:

Specific courses
Bachelor theses
Master theses

Names of courses:

PSMSB-2 Environmental Psychology
B2-4 Social environment and behaviour

Topics of bachelor theses:

Factors influencing the acceptability of pricing policies
Factors influencing the effects of pricing policies

Topics of master theses:

Factors influencing the acceptability of pricing policies
Factors influencing the effects of pricing policies

Cooperations exist within the department:

Linda Steg
Ellen van der Werff
Nadja Zeiske

Cooperations exist within faculty, university, (inter)nationally:

prof. dr. Erik Verhoef, Spatial Economics, Free University of Amsterdam
prof. dr. Bert van Wee, Transport Policy, Technical University Delft
prof. dr. Hans van Lint, Transport Planning, Technical University Delft
prof. dr. Tommy Gärling, dr. Cecilia Bergstad Jakobsson, dr. Andreas Nilsson, University of Gothenburg
dr. Geertje Schuitema, University College Dublin

Representative publications:

Bolderdijk, J.W., Knockaert, J., Steg, E.M., & Verhoef, E.T. (2011). Effects of Pay-As-You-Drive vehicle insurance on young drivers’ speed choice: Results of a Dutch field experiment. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43, 1181-1186.
Bolderdijk, J.W., & Steg, L. (2015). Promoting sustainable consumption: The risks of using financial incentives. In: L.A. Reisch & J. Thøgersen (Eds.), Handbook of research in sustainable consumption (pp. 328-342). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Bolderdijk, J.W., Steg, L., Geller, E.S., Lehman, P.K., & Postmes, T. (2013). Comparing the effectiveness of monetary versus moral motives in environmental campaigning. Nature Climate Change, 3, 413-416. DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1767.
Schuitema, G., & Steg, L. (2008). The role of revenue use in the acceptability of transport pricing policies. Transportation Research F: Psychology and Behaviour, 11, 221-231.
Schuitema, G., Steg, L., & Forward, S. (2010). Explaining differences in acceptability before and acceptance after the implementation of a congestion charge in Stockholm. Transportation Research-A: Policy and Practice, 44, 99-109.
Schuitema, G., Steg, L., & Rothengatter, J.A. (2010). Relationship between the acceptability, personal outcome expectations and the expected effects of transport pricing policies. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30, 587-593.
Schuitema, G., Steg, L., & Van Kruining, M. (2011). When are transport policies fair and acceptable? The role of six fairness principles. Social Justice Research, 24, 66-84.
Schuitema, G., Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (2007). Are pricing policies effective to change car use? IATSS Research, 31 (1), 21-31.
Steg, L., Tillema, T., Van Wee, B., & Schuitema, G. (2008). Firms’ perception and acceptability of transport pricing. In: E. Verhoef, B. Van Wee, L. Steg, & M. Bliemer (Eds.), Pricing in road transport: A multi-disciplinary perspective (pp. 250-269). Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.
Steg, L., & Schuitema, G. (2007). Behavioural responses to transport pricing: a theoretical analysis. In: T. Gärling & L. Steg (Eds.), Threats to the quality of urban life from car traffic: problems, causes, and solutions (pp. 347-366). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Schuitema, G., & Steg, L. (2010). Een psychologisch perspectief op prijsbeleid in verkeer en vervoer. Een terug- en vooruitblik na 7 jaar (A psychological perspective on pricing policies in traffic and transport. Looking back and ahead after 7 years). Tijdschrift Vervoersswetenschap (Journal of Transport Science), 46, 122-123.
Schuitema, G., Ubbels, B., Steg, L., & Verhoef, E. (2008). Car users’ acceptability of a kilometre charge In: E. Verhoef, B. Van Wee, L. Steg, & M. Bliemer (Eds.), Pricing in road transport: A multi-disciplinary perspective (pp. 209-226). Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.
Steg, L., & Schuitema, G. (2003). Een psychologisch perspectief op prijsbeleid in verkeer en vervoer (A psychological perspective on transport pricing). Tijdschrift Vervoerswetenschap (Journal of Transport Science), 39 (4), 23-28.
Steg, L., Verhoef, E., Bliemer, M., Joksimovic, D., Schuitema, G., Tillema, T., Ubbels, B., Van Amelsfort, D., & Van Wee, B. (2006). Een multidisciplinair perspectief op prijsbeleid in verkeer en vervoer: MD PIT (A multi-disciplinary study of pricing policies in transport: MD PIT). Tijdschrift Vervoerswetenschap (Journal of Transport Science), 42 (2), 26-32.
Verhoef, E., Bliemer, M., Steg, L., & Van Wee, B. (Eds., 2008). Pricing in road transport: A multi-disciplinary perspective. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.

Successful grant proposals or other achievements:

U-SMILE: Urban Smart Measures and Incentives for quality of Life Enhancement. Funded by NWO.
IPRISM: Innovative Pricing for Sustainable Mobility. Funded by NWO.
Pay as you drive. Funded by Transumo.
MD-PIT: A multi-disciplinary study of pricing policies in transport. Funded by NWO