A cure for traffic jams: Jonas Eliasson

Laws that incentivize good behavior work better than those that simply prohibit, says scientist Jonas Eliasson. Through his research on traffic congestion charges, he reveals the power of incentives to achieve meaningful social change. (Filmed at TEDxKTH.)

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