A New Tool for Distributional Incidence Analysis: An Application to Fuel Subsidy Reform
Technical Notes and Manuals, October 27, 2016
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- Authors: Stefania Fabrizio, Alexei Goumilevski, Kangni R Kpodar
- Published: October 27, 2016
- Series: Technical Notes and Manuals
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475546743.005
Overview
- Title: A New Tool for Distributional Incidence Analysis: An Application to Fuel Subsidy Reform
- Authors: Stefania Fabrizio, Alexei Goumilevski, Kangni R Kpodar
- Publication date: October 27, 2016
- Series: Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2016/007
- Issue: 007
- Pages: 16
Purpose and Scope
- Presents the theoretical framework for incidence analysis of fuel price subsidy reform.
- Introduces a user-friendly tool for distributional incidence analysis that:
- Requires limited inputs.
- Operates using the commonly available software program Excel.
- Focuses on policy relevance given increased attention to income inequality and distributional issues.
Methodology and Tool Features
- The tool implements incidence analysis of fuel price subsidy reform based on the theoretical framework described in the note.
- Designed for accessibility and practical application with commonly available data and Excel.
- Illustration uses household survey and input-output data to capture both direct and indirect effects of fuel subsidy reform.
Illustration: Brazil Case
- Empirical illustration based on:
- The 2005 household survey.
- The input-output table for Brazil.
- Purpose of illustration: demonstrate application of the tool and trace distributional impacts across household income groups.
Key Findings
- Results reinforce the typical finding that fuel subsidies benefit well-off households.
- Removal of fuel subsidies would be progressive.
Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subject: Consumption, Energy subsidies, Expenditure, Fuel prices, Income, Inflation, National accounts, Prices
- Keywords: Consumption, Energy subsidies, firm, Fuel prices, Global, Income, Inflation, oil price volatility, price, price behavior, price change, price-shifting model, subsidy reform, TNM
Publication and Identifiers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475546743.005
- Stock No: TNMEA2016007
- ISBN: 9781475546743
- ISSN: 2075-8669
Disclaimer
- "This Technical Guidance Note should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Note are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management."
Source: IMF Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2016/007 (October 27, 2016) — "A New Tool for Distributional Incidence Analysis: An Application to Fuel Subsidy Reform" by Stefania Fabrizio, Alexei Goumilevski, and Kangni R Kpodar.
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