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200 10$aUkraine gas pricing policy$b[electronic resource] $edistributional consequences of tariff increases /$fprepared by Pritha Mitra and Ruben Atoyan
210   $aWashington, DC $cInternational Monetary Fund$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (24 p.)
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4755-1287-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aCover; 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; Bibliography
330   $aUkraine'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 
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