Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies
Reform of the water, electricity, and telecommunications sectors is gathering momentum in nearly all developing countries. Reform should include an assessment of whether subsidies are necessary and if so, how to design subsidies that reach their in...
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okr-10986-114292021-04-23T14:02:55Z Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS LIVING STANDARDS METER READINGS MONTHLY WATER BILL POLICY RESEARCH PRICE OF WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SECTORAL POLICY SERVICE PROVIDER TARIFF STRUCTURE TOWN UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER METER WATER POLICY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFF WATER USE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SUBSIDIES POWER SECTOR REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SERVICE DELIVERY WATER TARIFFS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME SAMPLE SURVEYS INTERVIEWING SURVEY DESIGN SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEYS APPRAISAL HOUSEHOLD DATA WATER CONSUMPTION DATA COLLECTING HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION SERVICE USERS WATER METERS POLICY DEVELOPMENT TARGETED SUBSIDIES TARIFF STRUCTURES Reform of the water, electricity, and telecommunications sectors is gathering momentum in nearly all developing countries. Reform should include an assessment of whether subsidies are necessary and if so, how to design subsidies that reach their intended beneficiaries accurately and do not distort the market. A major challenge for reforming governments is to build the capability to do this fast enough for subsidy redesign to be incorporated in sector reform. Clearly, it would save time to use existing sources of information. Potentially, one of the most useful sources is the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) survey. However, the LSMS questionnaires do not generate all the information needed for subsidy design. Fortunately, with a few simple and inexpensive changes, these surveys could be made much more useful for the design of subsidies and for devising policies that would give the poor better access to infrastructure services. 2012-08-13T15:02:46Z 2012-08-13T15:02:46Z 2000-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729349/better-household-surveys-better-design-infrastructure-subsidies Viewpoint. -- Note no. 213 (June 2000) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11429 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research |
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS LIVING STANDARDS METER READINGS MONTHLY WATER BILL POLICY RESEARCH PRICE OF WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SECTORAL POLICY SERVICE PROVIDER TARIFF STRUCTURE TOWN UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER METER WATER POLICY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFF WATER USE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SUBSIDIES POWER SECTOR REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SERVICE DELIVERY WATER TARIFFS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME SAMPLE SURVEYS INTERVIEWING SURVEY DESIGN SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEYS APPRAISAL HOUSEHOLD DATA WATER CONSUMPTION DATA COLLECTING HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION SERVICE USERS WATER METERS POLICY DEVELOPMENT TARGETED SUBSIDIES TARIFF STRUCTURES |
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS LIVING STANDARDS METER READINGS MONTHLY WATER BILL POLICY RESEARCH PRICE OF WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SECTORAL POLICY SERVICE PROVIDER TARIFF STRUCTURE TOWN UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER METER WATER POLICY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFF WATER USE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SUBSIDIES POWER SECTOR REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SERVICE DELIVERY WATER TARIFFS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME SAMPLE SURVEYS INTERVIEWING SURVEY DESIGN SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEYS APPRAISAL HOUSEHOLD DATA WATER CONSUMPTION DATA COLLECTING HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION SERVICE USERS WATER METERS POLICY DEVELOPMENT TARGETED SUBSIDIES TARIFF STRUCTURES Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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Reform of the water, electricity, and
telecommunications sectors is gathering momentum in nearly
all developing countries. Reform should include an
assessment of whether subsidies are necessary and if so, how
to design subsidies that reach their intended beneficiaries
accurately and do not distort the market. A major challenge
for reforming governments is to build the capability to do
this fast enough for subsidy redesign to be incorporated in
sector reform. Clearly, it would save time to use existing
sources of information. Potentially, one of the most useful
sources is the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
survey. However, the LSMS questionnaires do not generate all
the information needed for subsidy design. Fortunately, with
a few simple and inexpensive changes, these surveys could be
made much more useful for the design of subsidies and for
devising policies that would give the poor better access to
infrastructure services. |
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Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan |
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Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan |
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Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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Better Household Surveys for Better Design of Infrastructure Subsidies |
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better household surveys for better design of infrastructure subsidies |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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