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the subsidy on fuel is one of the most contentious socioeconomic policy issues in Nigeria today. In this paper, an economy … in the subsidy generally results in an increase in Nigeria?s gross domestic product, it can have a detrimental impact on …-wide framework is used to identify the impact of removing the fuel subsidy on the Nigerian economy and investigate how alternative …
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This paper provides new evidence on how effectively piped water consumption subsidies are targeting poor households in 10 low- and middle-income countries around the world. The results suggest that, in these countries, existing tariff structures fall short of recovering the costs of service...
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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 - are … effectiveness of consumption subsidy schemes to reach the poor. Simulations suggest that connection subsidies are an attractive …
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The financial viability of the power sector is a prerequisite for attracting the investment needed to ensure reliable energy supply, meet universal access targets, and hasten the clean energy transition. Adequate pricing of electricity to allow for cost recovery is also important to minimize the...
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As in many countries around the world, subsidies to energy in Bangladesh impose a significant fiscal burden, with benefits that disproportionately accrue to high-income households. Any reforms of energy subsidies should benefit the overall economy rather than those who use energy the most. Using...
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a puzzle. One under-studied reason is that the design of subsidy schemes is such that households remain financially … constrained. This paper analyses whether, and how, micro-finance supports a large public health subsidy program in the developing … levels: First, micro-credit allows households officially ineligible for the subsidy to invest in sanitation by alleviating …
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The paper compares the distribution of energy and food subsidies across households and the impact of subsidy reforms on …. The results show that the distribution of subsidies and the welfare effects of subsidy reforms are quite diverse across …
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The paper takes stock of eight country studies and a cross-country analysis to review the experience with subsidy … reforms in the Middle East and North Africa region between 2010 and 2014. This unprecedented period of subsidy reforms …
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The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price subsidies. Several governments responded by announcing that they would remove subsidies for one or more fuels and move to market-based pricing with full cost recovery. Other governments took advantage of low...
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This paper examines the short- and long-run economic impact of Egypt's energy subsidy reform in July 2014 (without and …
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