An endogenous lottery-based incentive mechanism to promote off-peak usage in congested transit systems
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Beitragende
Abstract
In this paper, we evaluate a lottery-based revenue-neutral incentive mechanism to reduce the congestion in urban transportation systems. Specifically, we test the use of random lottery-based reward schemes to promote public transit usage during off‐peak periods. We derive the theoretical equilibrium for this decision-making game and test the validity of the proposed mechanism through monetized laboratory experiments. We use methods from experimental economics to investigate the behavioral assumptions within such an incentive-based mechanism. We find counterintuitive results where a Pure Nash Equilibrium explains behavior in one regime and Quantal Response Equilibrium explains behavior in another regime. Specifically, there is no shift to off-peak periods when the expected value of traveling in the off-peak is less than that at peak, which is explained by a Pure Nash Equilibrium. However, there is a substantial shift to the off-peak period when the expected value of traveling in the off-peak is larger than that of the peak, but much less than that predicted by a Pure Nash Equilibrium. The Quantal Response Equilibrium performs reasonably well in this condition, and we conclude that risk attitudes play a significant role in explaining behavior in lottery-based incentive mechanisms. This study, which relies on the gamification of travel behavior, finds that the proposed mechanism can provide a sustainable shift in users’ choices.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 46-55 |
Seitenumfang | 10 |
Fachzeitschrift | Transport policy |
Jahrgang | 46 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1 Feb. 2016 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
Externe IDs
ORCID | /0000-0002-2939-2090/work/141543916 |
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Schlagworte
Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- Experimental economics, Gamification, Incentive mechanism, Lottery, Transit