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The Wonk Salon: May 11, 2011

How Elastic Is the Demand for Travel?
Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Recent studies suggest that the demand for particular modes of travel is becoming more elastic, or more sensitive to price. If so, transportation pricing reforms make sense.

Solar Power: Reaching Grid Parity
National Center for Policy Analysis
Solar power is reaching “grid parity” with conventional fuels in Hawaii, but in the continental United States, given tighter environmental restrictions and more solar-technology breakthroughs, it could take until the end of the decade.

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