Residential Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Targeting, Welfare Impacts, and Options for Reform

Residential Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Targeting, Welfare Impacts, and Options for Reform

This paper examines the economic and social implications of the current system of residential electricity subsidies in Pakistan, and assesses the potential to improve the system's outcomes through alternative targeting and program design. The...

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Main Authors: Walker, Thomas, Canpolat, Ezgi, Khan, Farah Khalid, Kryeziu, Adea
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
electric utilities
subsidies
safety nets
welfare
targeting
subsidy reform
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/918461481635891184/Residential-electricity-subsidies-in-Pakistan-targeting-welfare-impacts-and-options-for-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25811

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/918461481635891184/Residential-electricity-subsidies-in-Pakistan-targeting-welfare-impacts-and-options-for-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25811

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