Price elasticities of energy demand have become increasingly relevant in estimating the
socio-economic and environmental effects of energy policies or other events that influence …

This book offers the first comprehensive assessment of the various internal and external
measures undertaken by the European Union to guarantee security of oil and gas supply. It …

In this paper, the demand function for five major petroleum products consume in Nigeria
namely gasoline, diesel, kerosene, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and aggregate …

We exploit three major transport fuel (gasoline and diesel) subsidy reforms in Iran, as quasi-
experiments, to investigate the impact of permanent upward price changes on the …

Fiscal accounts are meant to show how much and where the government spends public
funds or commits a country's resources to future payments. Information from government …

The literature on OPEC energy policy has focused primarily on its production and export
potential. The rapidly increasing domestic demand for petroleum products in OPEC …

Gasoline taxes have been touted by many economists as an efficient and relatively simple
tool to address environmental concerns and other problems associated with gasoline …

The present state of subsidies on major oil products (gasoline, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil)
in OPEC Member Countries is analysed, in order to quantify their economic cost, keeping in …

Only two studies by Cox (1978) and Durant (1991) have endeavoured to conduct an
empirical investigation of energy demand in Barbados. Research in the area is useful …

Abstract Gasoline subsidy in Islamic Republic of Iran is a controversial issue. While a group
of politicians believe that its merits outweigh its costs, some economists believe that its …