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Quantifying Economy-Wide Impacts of Reducing Subsidy to the Electricity Sector in Kuwait

Gelan, Ayele - EcoMod Network - 2014

Electricity users in Kuwait pay a nominal tariff of 2 fills (about USD 0.007) per KWh. Almost all cost of generation …, measured in terms of GDP generated per unit of KWh used, Kuwait does not only stand among the lowest but also the situation has … Kuwait is the second highest in 2005 (after Norway). This figure doubled between 1985 and 2005, rising from about 8 thousands …

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Factors influencing the formation of corruption in oil-rich countries

Fouladi, Masoome; Setayesh, Hedieh; Goudarzi-Farahani, … - EcoMod Network - 2014

Corruption undermines economic development and therefore it is one of the major factors hindering economic growth and political stability, especially in the developing countries. Studies in recent years show that countries with rich natural resources have the potential to shape corruption....

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Business Cycles in Oil Exporting Countries: A Declining Role for Oil?

Huseynov, Salman; Ahmadov, Vugar - EcoMod Network - 2014

In this paper, we investigate business cycle regularities in oil exporting countries. We ask the question whether oil exporting countries are all alike or whether economic fluctuations and the response dynamics of macroeconomic variables are similar. Besides we also test for the possible sources...

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