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A Letter on the Distributional Impact of Electricity Subsidies in Argentina: Conceptual Framework and Measurement

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Argentina has massively subsidized energy in recent decades and the distributional impact of this policy has been extensively studied. However, previous research has generally omitted the consideration of public financing. We extend the analysis in this direction with a conceptual framework and measurement for the electricity sector. Results indicate that omitting subsidies’ financing biases the belief about their redistributive effect. Globally relevant policy recommendations can be derived from the letter.

Source: Energy RESEARCH LETTERS

DOI: 10.46557/001c.123893

Authors: Octavio Bertín, Thomas Garcia, Francisco Pizzi, Alberto Porto, Julian Puig, Jorge Puig

Institutions: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, University of California, Davis, Partnership for Economic Policy

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, University of California, Davis