Energy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications /

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Energy subsidies have wide-ranging economic consequences. Although they are aimed at protecting consumers, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. Subsidies also distort resource allocation by encourag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clements, Benedict J.
Otros Autores: Sdralevich, Carlo A., Gupta, Sanjeev, Fabrizio, Stefania, Coady, David, Alleyne, Trevor Serge Coleridge
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Arabic
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Temas:
Electric utilities > Government policy.
Electric utilities > Law and legislation.
Electric utilities > Management.
Energy policy > Case studies.
Services publics d'électricité > Politique gouvernementale.
Services publics d'électricité > Gestion.
Politique énergétique > Études de cas.
Electric utilities > Government policy
Electric utilities > Law and legislation
Electric utilities > Management
Energy policy
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Energy subsidies have wide-ranging economic consequences. Although they are aimed at protecting consumers, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. Subsidies also distort resource allocation by encouraging excessive energy consumption, artificially promoting capital-intensive industries, reducing incentives for investment in renewable energy, and accelerating the depletion of natural resources. Most subsidy benefits are captured by higher-income households, reinforcing inequality. Even future gene.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (194 pages)
ISBN:9781484346969
1484346963

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