02441nam 2200481Ia 450 991046199310332120200520144314.01-4755-1289-91-4755-1288-0(CKB)2670000000278841(EBL)1607020(MiAaPQ)EBC1607020(Au-PeEL)EBL1607020(CaPaEBR)ebr10627062(OCoLC)813461642(EXLCZ)99267000000027884120111102d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Ukraine gas pricing policy[electronic resource] distributional consequences of tariff increases /prepared by Pritha Mitra and Ruben AtoyanWashington, DC International Monetary Fund20121 online resource (24 p.)IMF working paper ;12/247Description based upon print version of record.1-4755-1287-2 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Abstract; Contents; A. Introduction; B. Stylized Facts: Economic Implications of Gas Sector Subsidies; C. Theory: Implications of Higher Gas and Heating Tariffs; D. Model; E. Results; F. Conclusions; Tables; 1. Summary Statistics; 2. Determinants of Heating Demand; 3. Determinants of Gas Demand; BibliographyUkraine's gas pricing policy subsidizes gas and heating for all households. As the cost of imported gas rises, this policy increasingly weighs on government finances, sustains energy over-consumption, dampens investment in delivery systems, and undermines incentives for domestic production. However, gas price hikes have been deferred to the medium-term as they are politically unpopular. Through estimation of household demand functions by income quintiles to evaluate the distributional consequences of tarrif reform, this paper finds that tariff reforms combined with targeted social support can IMF Working PapersNatural gasPricesUkraineNatural gasEconomic aspectsUkraineElectronic books.Natural gasPricesNatural gasEconomic aspectsMitra Pritha1974-855107Atoyan Ruben855108MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461993103321Ukraine gas pricing policy1909259UNINA