When Winners Feel Like Losers : Evidence from an Energy Subsidy Reform

When Winners Feel Like Losers : Evidence from an Energy Subsidy Reform

In 2011 the Government of El Salvador implemented a reform to the gas subsidy that increased the welfare of households in all but the top two deciles of the income distribution. However, the reform turned out to be rather unpopular, especially amon...

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Main Authors: Calvo-Gonzalez, Oscar, Cunha, Barbara, Trezzi, Riccardo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
POINT OF SALE
CONSUMPTION
RETAIL PRICE
E-MAIL
OPPORTUNITY COST
PUBLIC OPINION
RESULTS
REFORM
LPG SUBSIDY
INCOME
VALUE
EXPECTATIONS
ELECTRICITY
INVESTIGATION
MACROECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INFORMATION
EXCLUSION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
CONSUMERS
WELFARE
BARCODE
URL
ENERGY SUBSIDY
VARIABLES
ENERGY SUBSIDIES
ADEQUATE INFORMATION
SYSTEM
SUBSIDY
SAN
PRICE
TAX
PAYMENTS
LEVY
MEDIA
REVIEW
OPEN ACCESS
RESULT
CHOICE
GDP
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
MARKET SHARE
BUSINESS
VOTERS
BANDWIDTH
TRUSTS
INSTITUTION
CRITERIA
TAX REFORM
WEB
LINKS
PERFECT INFORMATION
RESEARCH
CARBON TAX
SOCIAL ISSUES
OUTCOMES
INFORMATION PROCESSING
E-MAIL ADDRESS
PRICE SUBSIDY
SUBSIDIES
PRICES
USES
HTML
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
MARKET PRICE
INCOME GROUPS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24488416/winners-feel-like-losers-evidence-energy-subsidy-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21998

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24488416/winners-feel-like-losers-evidence-energy-subsidy-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21998

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