We develop and implement a new method for identifying wasted subsidies, and use it to provide systematic evidence on …

Energy subsidies are used widely. Although adverse from an efficiency perspective, subsidies confer private benefits on … overcoming the barriers to reform. The starting point is to look at the motives lying behind the adoption of energy subsidies … then looks at the characteristics of countries that use energy subsidies. Countries with weak institutions - often non …

Over the past few years, renewable energy subsidies have become one of the main sources of trade disputes in the WTO. A … against the much larger and environmentally harmful fossil fuel subsidies. The main objective of this paper is to examine what … makes renewable energy subsidies vulnerable to WTO dispute, as compared to fossil fuel subsidies. …

subsidies and other measures to promote exports. Under macroeconomic and trade reforms of the last decade, many countries have … this regard, various export promotion measures other than subsidies may be useful as a transitional device for countries …