Egypt : guiding reform of energy subsidies long-term (English)

This paper examines the short- and long-run economic impact of Egypt's energy subsidy reform in July 2014 (without and without compensating transfers for the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution) and the decline in global energy prices, as well as the long-run impact of phasing out the energy subsidies over a 5 year period. The analysis uses a Computable General Equilibrium model with 56 productive sectors, including 11 energy subsectors...

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Griffin,Peter;

Laursen,Thomas Blatt;

Robertson,James Warren;
Document Date
2016/02/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7571
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Egypt, Arab Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/02/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Egypt : guiding reform of energy subsidies long-term
Keywords
dynamic computable general equilibrium

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Griffin,Peter; Laursen,Thomas Blatt; Robertson,James Warren.

Egypt : guiding reform of energy subsidies long-term (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7571 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/310781467988953360

Egypt : guiding reform of energy subsidies long-term (English)

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