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Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Increases in Fuel Prices on Poverty and Inequality in Paraguay

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dc.contributor.authorCanavire Bacarreza, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorde Ervin, Lyliana Gayoso
dc.contributor.authorGaleano, Juan José
dc.contributor.authorBaquero, Juan Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-09T23:02:39Z
dc.date.available2023-01-09T23:02:39Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractThe recent global increases in fuel prices threaten the gains in poverty reduction that countries like Paraguay have achieved over the past few decades. Therefore, policy makers must understand the potential distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices to evaluate the implementation of alternative measures that could mitigate these impacts. This paper analyzes the potential effects of fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay. Using microsimulation methods and based on the Commitment to Equity framework, it estimates the impact of higher fuel prices on welfare, poverty, and inequality based on three scenarios: (a) increases in gasoline prices, (b) increases in diesel prices, and (c) simultaneous increases in gasoline and diesel prices. The results obtained suggest that the total impact of increasing fuel prices tends to be more regressive in Paraguay. At the same time, the results of the simulations indicate small effects on income inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099858012162225401/IDU08f08b09c0176904b340bec10e70e5bdfe372
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10268
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/38434
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10268
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectENERGY DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL IMPORT DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectOIL PRICE VOLATILITY
dc.titleUnderstanding the Distributional Impacts of Increases in Fuel Prices on Poverty and Inequality in Paraguayen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2022-12-16
okr.date.lastmodified2022-12-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypeWorking Papers::Policy Research Working Papers
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099858012162225401/IDU08f08b09c0176904b340bec10e70e5bdfe372
okr.guid099858012162225401
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10268
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33959237
okr.identifier.reportWPS10268
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099858012162225401/pdf/IDU08f08b09c0176904b340bec10e70e5bdfe372.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.countryParaguay
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Poverty Alleviation
okr.topicEnergy::Fuels
okr.topicEnergy::Oil & Gas
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Commodities
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Insecurity
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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