Islamic Republic of Iran: Selected Issues Paper

March 23, 2010

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Islamic Republic of Iran: Selected Issues Paper, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed November 8, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper discusses the economics of energy price reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Economic policies in Iran have traditionally relied on the abundant availability of energy at a low price to finance the country’s economic development. Low domestic energy prices have resulted in excessive use of energy. Iran’s domestic energy use has been high by international standards, and energy demand growth has exceeded the rate of growth of per capita income, in contrast to the experience of the majority of low and high-income countries.

Subject: Commodities, Electricity, Energy prices, Energy pricing, Energy sector, Expenditure, Fuel prices, Inflation, Prices

Keywords: Base calculation, CR, Demand, Elasticity, Electricity, Electricity price, Energy prices, Energy pricing, Fuel prices, Import c.i.f. price, Inflation, Iran, ISCR, Middle East, Price, Price increase, Price reform, Price shock

Publication Details

Pages:

21
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2010/076
Stock No:

1IRNEA2010002
ISBN:

9781451981803
ISSN:

1934-7685

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