Life in the FastLane: Economist finds E-ZPass program hides tax hikes

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MIT economist Amy Finkelstein has found that when toll authorities implement electronic toll collection systems like E-ZPass toll rates begin to creep up more than they would have under the old manual toll system. Photo Patrick Gillooly
MIT economist Amy Finkelstein has found that when toll authorities implement electronic toll collection systems like E-ZPass, toll rates begin to creep up more than they would have under the old manual toll system. Photo / Patrick Gillooly

Eighteen months of road trips between Boston and New York and one Eureka moment inspired MIT economist Amy Finkelstein to study the hidden cost of E-ZPass, the popular electronic toll collection system that eliminates the frustration of manual tolls.


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