Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons
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Summary:
The reform of energy subsidies is an important but challenging issue for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. There is a relatively large theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. While this paper relies on that literature, too, it tailors its discussion to SSA countries to respond to the following questions: Why it is important to reduce energy subsidies? What are the difficulties involved in energy subsidy reform? How best can a subsidy reform be implemented? This paper uses various sources of information on SSA countries: quantitative assessments, surveys, and individual (but standardized) case studies.
Series:
Departmental Paper No. 2013/002
Subject:
Commodities Electricity Energy subsidies Expenditure Fuel prices Inflation Prices Tariffs Taxes
Notes:
English
Publication Date:
August 12, 2013
ISBN/ISSN:
9781484366547/2616-5333
Stock No:
ESRSSAEA
Pages:
125
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