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Decarbonization in MENA Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Policy Impacts

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dc.contributor.authorMohtadi, Hamid
dc.contributor.authorBogetić, Željko
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-14T22:32:53Z
dc.date.available2025-02-14T22:32:53Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-14
dc.description.abstractThis paper empirically examines the multiple impacts of alternative, major fiscal instruments on decarbonization in countries in the Middle East and North Africa. It also examines the effects of decarbonization pathways on decarbonization, using a database covering 41 countries, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. The analysis uses several methods to compare and contrast the findings and test their robustness. These new estimates contribute to the literature seeking to understand the pros and cons and effectiveness of various policy instruments in promoting decarbonization, with particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa region. The principal findings include the following. Oil subsidies among the region’s oil producers strongly and positively impact higher carbon dioxide emissions. This effect seems to work through the energy consumption path. Even after controlling the consumption effect, there remains a direct net effect of subsidies on carbon dioxide, likely arising from other sources such as manufacturing. Comparing three groups—all 41 countries, only countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and only oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa—the adverse effect of oil subsidies on carbon dioxide emissions matters only for oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa, not the other two groups. Flaring contributes to carbon dioxide emissions for oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa. Oil subsidies do not have a significant effect on short-run or long-run economic growth. Thus, reducing subsidies does not adversely impact economic growth. This is true for all countries, including oil exporters, in the Middle East and North Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099308002132511794/IDU19b0b60e816d1a14c6f19ea716ce6d8765a31
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11064
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42826
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11064
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectDECARBONIZATION
dc.subjectFISCAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.titleDecarbonization in MENA Countriesen
dc.title.subtitleAn Empirical Analysis of Policy Impactsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleDecarbonization in MENA Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Policy Impacts
okr.date.disclosure2025-02-14
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okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099308002132511794/IDU19b0b60e816d1a14c6f19ea716ce6d8765a31
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11064
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okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.sectorFY17 - Other Public Administration
okr.themeStructural Transformation and Economic Diversification,Mitigation,Financial Stability,Economic Policy,Green Growth,Economic Growth and Planning,Fiscal Policy,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Finance,Climate change,Adaptation,Macroeconomic & Structural Policy Modelling
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Resources Development
okr.unitEFI-MNA-MTI-MacroFiscal (EMNMT)
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