welfare and its distributional effects, particularly for the poor in developing countries"--World Bank web site …

"Four West African nations have demanded that the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton … and tariffs-for cotton it is subsidy reductions rather than tariff cuts that would make by far the largest impact. For Sub … crucially on the extent to which high-income countries are willing to lower domestic support to their cotton farmers. "--World …

subsidies for water and electricity services. Their analysis of a wide range of subsidy models from around the developing world … shows that the most common form of utility subsidy-quantity-based subsidies delivered through the tariff structure … effectiveness of consumption subsidy schemes to reach the poor. Simulations suggest that connection subsidies are an attractive …

incentives for firms in many of the targeted industries. "--World Bank web site …

of agriculture on land expansion, and reduces the income of the rural poor. "--World Bank web site …

an integral part of a set of qualitative studies on poverty and social impacts of energy subsidy reforms. In particular …, it examines what it means for energy subsidy reforms to be more gender sensitive. The purpose of this research is to … illustrate the extent to which energy subsidy reforms in the ECA region differently impact men and women. Prior global studies on …

This toolkit aims to help World Bank task teams working on energy subsidy and tariff reforms to develop qualitative … reference table to case studies of PEAs of energy subsidy and tariff reforms conducted by the World Bank. … shares lessons and research tools developed during analyses of energy tariff and subsidy reforms in ECA. In FY13-FY14 alone …

housing information system; (ii) mainstreaming the use of demand-based mortgage-linked subsidy instruments; (iii) set up of a … system and has made significant progress in the expansion of the housing demand survey. The World Bank's technical assistance … subsidy policy and expanding the mortgage linked subsidy program. …