The Unequal Benefits of Fuel Subsidies: A Review of Evidence for Developing Countries

被引：170

作者：

del Granado, Francisco Javier Arze ^{[1
]}

Coady, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Int Monetary Fund, Washington, DC 20431 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2012年 / 40卷 / 11期

关键词：

fuel subsidies; welfare impact; distributional impact; subsidy reform;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.005

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper reviews evidence on the impact of fuel subsidy reform on household welfare in developing countries. On average, the burden of subsidy reform is substantial and is approximately neutrally distributed across income groups; a $0.25 decrease in the per liter subsidy results in a 5% decrease in income for all groups. More than half of this impact arises from the indirect impact on prices of other goods and services consumed by households. Fuel subsidies are a costly approach to protecting the poor due to substantial benefit leakage to higher income groups; in absolute terms, the top income quintile captures six times more in subsidies than the bottom. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2234 / 2248

页数：15