While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. 'Water, Electricity, and the Poor' brings together empirical evidence on subsidy performance across a wide range of countries. It documents the prevalence of consumer subsidies, provides a typology of the many variants found in the developing world, and presents a number of indicators useful in assessing the degree to which such subsidies benefit the poor, focusing on three key concepts: beneficiary...
While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources ...
This report explains the growth of residential electricity subsidies in Mexico, measures the current distribution of subsidies across income classes, and uses utility and household survey data to simulate how alternative subsidy mechanisms could improve distributional and fiscal performance.
This report explains the growth of residential electricity subsidies in Mexico, measures the current distribution of subsidies across income classes, ...
