Many Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries are faced with a difficult balancing act of cutting subsidies to the energy sector while protecting affordability for consumers. This study assesses at the micro-level the distributional impact of raising energy prices to cost recovery levels, while recommending a transition to more effective social assistance measures and demand management interventions. Sheltering consumers from the high cost of energy...
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2013/11/01
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Managing the balancing act : energy subsidies and energy affordability
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Energy
Citation
Ruggeri Laderchi,Caterina; Olivier,Anne; Trimble,Christopher Philip.
Managing the balancing act : energy subsidies and energy affordability (English). Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief|issue no. 66 Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484381468038086787