TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kpodar,Kangni R.
TI  - Distributional Effects of Oil Price Changeson Household Expenditures: Evidence From Mali 
T2  - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper
SN  - 1451863519 :
SN  - 1018-5941
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium: Input-Output Tables and Analysis
KW  - imf
KW  - Household Analysis
KW  - Household Welfare
KW  - Input-Output Analysis
KW  - International Oil Prices
KW  - Oil Consumption
KW  - Mali
N2  - Using an input-output approach, this paper assesses the distributional effects of a rise in various petroleum product prices in Mali. The results show that, although rising gasoline and diesel prices affect mainly nonpoor households, rising kerosene prices are most harmful to the poor. Overall, the impact of fuel prices on household budgets displays a U-shaped relationship with expenditure per capita. Regardless of the oil product considered, highincome households would benefit disproportionately from oil price subsidies. This suggests that a petroleum price subsidy is an ineffective mechanism for protecting the income of poor households compared with a targeted subsidy
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