04397oam 22011054 450 991079119220332120230803023412.01-4843-4696-3(CKB)2550000001312891(EBL)1701824(MiAaPQ)EBC1701824(Au-PeEL)EBL1701824(CaONFJC)MIL616092(OCoLC)881416260(IMF)ESRLIAA(EXLCZ)99255000000131289120020129d2013 uf 0araur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnergy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications /Benedict Clements, David Coady, Stefania Fabrizio, Sanjeev Gupta, Trevor Alleyne, Carlo SdralevichWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2013.1 online resource (195 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4843-8992-1 1-306-84841-5 Energy subsidies have wide-ranging economic consequences. Although they are aimed at protecting consumers, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. Subsidies also distort resource allocation by encouraging excessive energy consumption, artificially promoting capital-intensive industries, reducing incentives for investment in renewable energy, and accelerating the depletion of natural resources. Most subsidy benefits are captured by higher-income households, reinforcing inequality. Even future generations are affected through the damaging effects of increased energy consumption on global warming. This book provides (1) the most comprehensive estimates of energy subsidies currently available for 176 countries and (2) an analysis of “how to do” energy subsidy reform, drawing on insights from 22 country case studies undertaken by the IMF staff and analyses carried out by other institutions.BooksElectric utilitiesGovernment policyInvestments: EnergyimfInflationimfMacroeconomicsimfPublic FinanceimfTaxationimfEnergy: Demand and SupplyimfPricesimfPrice LevelimfDeflationimfTrade PolicyimfInternational Trade OrganizationsimfElectric UtilitiesimfHydrocarbon ResourcesimfEnergy industries & utilitiesimfPublic finance & taxationimfInvestment & securitiesimfPetroleum, oil & gas industriesimfEnergy subsidiesimfFuel pricesimfTariffsimfEnergy pricingimfExpenditures, PublicimfTariffimfElectric utilitiesimfGas industryimfIndonesiaimfElectric utilitiesGovernment policy.Investments: EnergyInflationMacroeconomicsPublic FinanceTaxationEnergy: Demand and SupplyPricesPrice LevelDeflationTrade PolicyInternational Trade OrganizationsElectric UtilitiesHydrocarbon ResourcesEnergy industries & utilitiesPublic finance & taxationInvestment & securitiesPetroleum, oil & gas industriesEnergy subsidiesFuel pricesTariffsEnergy pricingExpenditures, PublicTariffElectric utilitiesGas industry338.436626Clements Benedict122914Coady David629944Fabrizio Stefania1103907Gupta Sanjeev257292Alleyne Trevor1467001Sdralevich Carlo279864DcWaIMFBOOK9910791192203321Energy Subsidy Reform3677641UNINA