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Electricity Reforms in Mali : A Macro-Micro Analysis of the Effects on Poverty and Distribution

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dc.contributor.authorBoccanfuso, Dorothee
dc.contributor.authorEstache, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSavard, Luc
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:32:47Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:32:47Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE) micro-simulation model to explore the distributional and poverty-related effects of price reform in the electricity sector of Mali, a poor country in West Africa. In the first part of the paper we analyse the distribution of electricity in Mali by income deciles, showing that few poor households are connected to the electricity grid. We then apply a sequential CGE micro-simulation model to track the transmission mechanisms between increases in electricity prices and changes in poverty and inequality among different household groups. Our results show that direct price increases have a minimal effect on poverty and inequality, whereas the general equilibrium effects of such increases are quite strong and negative. The compensating policies we tested do not help those who lose from the pricing reform. In fact they amplify the negative effects.en
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Economics
dc.identifier.issn00382280
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5429
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectMeasurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
dc.subjectProduction, Pricing, and Market Structure
dc.subjectSize Distribution of Firms L110
dc.subjectElectric Utilities L940
dc.subjectIndustry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleElectricity Reforms in Mali : A Macro-Micro Analysis of the Effects on Poverty and Distributionen
dc.title.alternativeSouth African Journal of Economicsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum260
okr.journal.nbpages127-147
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMali
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okr.volume77
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