The literature on income inequality includes many studies that have tried to identify factors such as level of economic development, rate of economic growth, population growth, resource endowment, price instability, and openness as main determinant of income inequality. In this paper, we show...

Fuel subsidies lead to economic distortions including excess consumption because of changes in relative prices. They also create an incentive for smuggling to neighbouring countries where price differentials are significant. Notwithstanding myriad studies on various economic impacts of fuel...