Value of Travel Time for Commuter Work Trips in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.advisorFitsum Teklu (PhD)
dc.contributor.advisorAbel Kebede (PhD) Co-Advisor
dc.contributor.authorKidanemariam Alula
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-15T20:11:57Z
dc.date.available2025-08-15T20:11:57Z
dc.date.issued2025-07
dc.description.abstractThe economic valuation of travel time has been acknowledged as a core input to transport-demand modelling, infrastructure appraisal, and pricing strategies. In this study the Value of Time (VOT) of Addis Ababa commuters was estimated so that variations attributable to travel mode, socioeconomic profile,, and corridor congestion could be quantified during their morning trip to work. Data were collected through a stated-preference survey administered to 400 employed travelers in Addis Ababa. Six hypothetical choice tasks were completed by each respondent after a pilot instrument had been refined. Utilities were modelled by multinomial specifications, and supplementary regressions were performed to test income-, purpose- and congestion-interaction effects. the study finds an aggregate VOT of 259.6 Birr/hour in the pilot and 275 Birr/hour in the main survey lower than GDP-scaled benchmarks and indicating a high premium on time savings. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that individuals from higher-income households and private-mode users exhibit substantially higher VOTs. The study recommends differentiated pricing strategies. Future research should enlarge the sample well beyond the current cases and extend the survey to multiple journey purposes with an addition of attributes such as impact of activities during travelling and urgency. These enhancements will generate purpose- and reliability-sensitive VOT estimates that more accurately reflect Ethiopia’s diverse travel behaviour.
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6773
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa University
dc.subjectVOT
dc.subjectStated Preference Survey
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectDiscrete Choice Modeling
dc.subjectAddis Ababa.
dc.titleValue of Travel Time for Commuter Work Trips in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
dc.typeThesis

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