Petroleum product subsidies have again started to rise with the rebound in international
prices. This note reviews recent developments in subsidy levels and argues that it is …

The paper reviews recent developments in the pass-through of international to domestic
petroleum product prices, in the different fuel pricing regimes, and in fuel subsidies in a …

Numbers ranging from half a trillion to two trillion dollars have been cited in recent years for
global subsidies for fossil fuels. How are these figures calculated and why are they so …

Consumer fuel subsidies are not only economically costly, but also environmentally
destructive and highly inefficient for social welfare goals. The recent decline in oil prices …

With the recent jump in world oil prices, the issue of petroleum product pricing has become
increasingly important in developing countries. Reflecting a reluctance of many …

This paper updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the
gap between existing and efficient prices (ie, prices warranted by supply costs …

This paper provides a comprehensive global, regional, and country-level update of:(i)
efficient fossil fuel prices to reflect their full private and social costs; and (ii) subsidies implied …

Abstract The United States has supported the development of its oil and gas industry since
the early twentieth century. Despite repeated pledges to phase out'inefficient'fossil fuel …

This paper estimates fossil fuel subsidies and the economic and environmental benefits from
reforming them, focusing mostly on a broad notion of subsidies arising when consumer …

The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price
subsidies. Several governments responded by announcing that they would remove …