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The household effects of very large electricity tariff hikes in Zambia

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  • Akabondo Kabechani
  • Grieve Chelwa
  • Mashekwa Maboshe

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This paper simulates the real household expenditure effects of electricity price increases in Zambia. First, we find that electricity subsidies are highly regressive. Second, our partial equilibrium model simulations of the welfare effects of electricity tariff rises show that poorer households suffer larger percentage losses in real expenditures compared to wealthier households. Naturally, this leads […]

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  • Akabondo Kabechani & Grieve Chelwa & Mashekwa Maboshe, 2018. "The household effects of very large electricity tariff hikes in Zambia," Working Papers 767, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:767
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    Keywords

    Africa; Energy Sector; poverty; Public Utility; Social Programmes; Social welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • D30 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - General
    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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