van Ommeren, J.N. and Wentink, D. (2012). The (hidden) costs of employer parking policies International Economic Review, 53(3):965--978.
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Affiliated authorJos van Ommeren
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Publication year2012
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JournalInternational Economic Review
It has been argued that distortionary tax policies, which stipulate that employer parking is not taxed as a benefit in kind, as well as minimum parking requirements induce welfare losses. Using Dutch data, we show that current tax policies induce welfare losses of about 10% of employer parking resource costs. Hypothetical minimum parking requirements for employers, at levels currently applied in the United States, induce an additional deadweight loss of 18% of employer parking resource costs. {\textcopyright} (2012) by the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.