Energy Subsidy Reform (ESRx)

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Session No.: OL 23.139
Delivery Method: Online Training
Location: Course conducted online
Date: May 15, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (50 weeks)
Deadline passed
Primary Language: Arabic
Course offered in English and Arabic
Qualifications: Some knowledge of economics would be helpful. Basic Microsoft Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

All government officials are welcome to register.
Particularly beneficial for officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy.

Builds on extensive cross-country analysis and hands-on experience in design of technical assistance and subsidy reform to make recommendations on how best to reduce energy subsidies.
Introduces the concept of energy subsidies, including definition and measurement.
Reviews economic, social, and environmental implications of energy subsidies.
Presents toolkits to assess distributional effects of alternative subsidy reform scenarios and to design a fuel pricing mechanism.
Reviews what works best in energy subsidy reform and illustrates successes and failures in terms of particular countries.

Explain the concept of energy subsidies and estimate pre- and post-tax subsidies.
Define corrective energy taxes and explain how to calculate them.
Describe the economic, social, and environmental impact of energy subsidies.
Explain how to design robust subsidy reform strategies.
Design policy responses to mitigate the effects of subsidy reform on inflation and on household welfare.
Use an Excel-based toolkit to assess the effects of alternative energy subsidy reform scenarios on households in different income groups.
Design effective fuel pricing mechanisms to mitigate fuel price volatility.