of trust in government among farmers in explaining support for reforming India's energy subsidies. The subsidies under …What accounts for the persistence of inefficient subsidies? What are the obstacles to their reform? We examine the role … groundwater. This water-energy nexus in rural India represents both a poverty-perpetuating policy equilibrium and a crisis in …

government rents faded, subsidy spending became financially unsustainable and foreign donors pressed for reforms. Yet, reform has …After independence, energy and food subsidies became a cornerstone of the social contracts in the Middle East and North … been challenging for all the governments as subsidies affect all consumers, therefore raising the risk of government …

the post reform years provides us with an opportunity to assess if diesel subsidy reforms has been beneficial to India … inflation and fiscal deficit in India. Therefore, the diesel subsidy reforms implemented since 2012 and the diesel pricing … benefitting from the reforms is shown. Results show that diesel subsidy reforms improved growth and helped cushion India’s economy …

data, focusing on residential subsidies to natural gas and electricity in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. We find that …We analyze the distributional effects of the reduction in energy subsidies in Argentina since 2016. As the policy … reform also includes the introduction of a scheme to protect less well-off families (social tariff), we also review how well …