## Islamic Republic of Iran: Selected Issues Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, March 23, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 23, 2010
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451981803.002

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### Main focus
- Discusses the economics of energy price reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Examines how economic policies in Iran have traditionally relied on the abundant availability of energy at a low price to finance the country’s economic development.
- Analyzes consequences of low domestic energy prices, including excessive use of energy.

### Key findings
- Low domestic energy prices have resulted in excessive use of energy.
- Iran’s domestic energy use has been high by international standards.
- 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.

### Topics and analytical themes
- Commodities
- Electricity
- Energy prices
- Energy pricing
- Energy sector
- Expenditure
- Fuel prices
- Inflation
- Prices

### Keywords (as provided)
- 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

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