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The Economics of Sustainability : Causes and Consequences of Energy Market Transformation
Arezki, Rabah - 2019
The paper deals with the economics of sustainability associated with the transformation of energy markets. It emphasizes the interrelations between technical changes and energy markets and how in turn the resulting transformations alter the sustainability of economic systems that are dependent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869976
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Learning from Power Sector Reform : The Case of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Rana, Anshul - 2020
The challenge of power sector reform in the Arab Republic of Egypt has long been dominated by extremely high subsidies …, accumulation of arrears from the sector, poorly-maintained physical capital, and cross-subsidies across customer classes. Egypt …. Egypt has been able to achieve universal access with more or less reliable power over the entire period, except when chronic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840716
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Estimating the Size of External Effects of Energy Subsidies in Transport and Agriculture
Commander, Simon - 2017
Arab Republic of Egypt (transport) and the Republic of Yemen (agriculture). The focus is mainly on the costs associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971924
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A Profile of Border Protection in Egypt : An Effective Rate of Protection Approach Adjusting for Energy Subsidies
Valdes, Alberto - 2017
This study examines recent effective rates of protection across the Egyptian economy, using an ad valorem price wedge introduced by nontariff barriers and energy subsidies, and compares today's effective rates of protection with those of a decade ago. The study uses 23 aggregated sectors from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975940
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Taking Stock of Economic Regulation of Power Utilities in the Developing World : A Literature Review
Rodriguez Pardina, Martin A. - 2019
The model of power sector reform that emerged during the 1990s placed considerable emphasis on the creation of an independent regulatory agency, with a strong orientation toward technically-driven tariff-setting procedures. Despite widespread uptake of regulation, implementation has proved to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012891606
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Contracting for the Second Best in Dysfunctional Electricity Markets
Nikandrova, Arina - 2017
Power pools constitute a set of sometimes complex institutional arrangements for efficiency-enhancing coordination among power systems. Where such institutional arrangements do not exist, there still can be scope for voluntary electricity-sharing agreements among power systems. This paper uses a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973035
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Power Market Structure and Performance
Vagliasindi, Maria - 2017
Unbundling power generation, transmission, and distribution is not an end itself, but rather a means to achieve better performance. The key objective of the analytical framework of this paper is to explore the links between alternative market structures and performance (in terms of access,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975141
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Powering Up Developing Countries Through Integration?
Auriol, Emmanuelle - 2017
Power market integration is analyzed in a two-country model with nationally regulated firms and costly public funds. If the generation costs between the two countries are too similar, negative business stealing outweighs efficiency gains so that the subsequent integration welfare decreases in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966114
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A Reappraisal of How Oral Rehydration Therapy Affected Mortality in Egypt
Budina, Nina - 2017
Egypt in 1983. A pilot program was followed by national promotion starting in February 1984. As early as 1985, opinions were … mortality in Egypt appear to have been greatly exaggerated, it does seem likely, in the absence of alternative explanations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746927
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Egypt : A Ricardian Approach
Eid, Helmy M. - 2016
Egypt. Farm net revenue were regressed against climate, soil, socioeconomic and hydrological variables to determine which … temperatures will constrain agricultural production in Egypt. Irrigation and technology are therefore the recommended adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747672