distributional impacts of energy subsidy reform. We find that in absolute terms energy subsidies benefit richer households more than … up by subsidy reform could be used to mitigate income losses for poor households by means of in-kind and in-cash revenue … reform. Finally, we conduct expert interviews to evaluate the political and institutional challenges related to energy …

This paper addresses the recent European Social Fund (ESF) reform and the possible consequences for Social Economy. The … reform was adopted in 1999 and applies to the period from 2000 to 2006. After a brief overview of the European Social Fund … since it was created in 1957, the main features to the comprehensive reform of the Structural Funds are examined. The …