Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?

While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. This publication brings together empirical evidence on...

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Main Authors: Komives, Kristin, Foster, Vivien, Halpern, Jonathan, Wodon, Quentin
Other Authors: Abdullah, Roohi
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/9866981/water-electricity-poor-benefits-utility-subsidies
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spelling okr-10986-63612021-04-23T14:02:30Z Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies? Komives, Kristin Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan Wodon, Quentin Abdullah, Roohi ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ADEQUATE FINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ALTERNATIVE FUELS APPROACH BALANCE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CALCULATION CAPITAL SUBSIDIES CASH FLOW CASH PAYMENT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COLLATERAL CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE CONNECTION FEES CONNECTION SUBSIDY CONSUMER CONSUMER SUBSIDIES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BLOCKS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONTRIBUTION COST ESTIMATES COST INCREASES COST OF WATER COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF ELECTRICITY CROSS-SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS CUSTOMER BASE DEBT DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY DEMAND FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT BANK DISPOSABLE INCOMES DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC COST ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS LITERATURE ELASTICITY ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY UTILITIES ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY USE FINANCIAL LOSS FINANCIAL LOSSES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIXED CHARGE FIXED CHARGES FIXED COSTS FUEL GDP GENERAL PUBLIC GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUPS OF CONSUMERS HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS INCENTIVE COSTS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INEFFICIENCY INFORMATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS INTEREST RATE KILOWATT-HOUR KILOWATT-HOURS LARGE CITIES LATIN AMERICAN LITERACY LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. This publication brings together empirical evidence on subsidy performance across a wide range of countries. It documents the prevalence of consumer subsidies, provides a typology of the many variants found in the developing world, and presents a number of indicators useful in assessing the degree to which such subsidies benefit the poor, focusing on three key concepts: beneficiary incidence, benefit incidence, and materiality. The findings on subsidy performance will be useful to policy makers, utility regulators, and sector practitioners who are contemplating introducing, eliminating, or modifying utility subsidies, and to those who view consumer utility subsidies as a social protection instrument. 2012-05-24T16:11:55Z 2012-05-24T16:11:55Z 2005-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/9866981/water-electricity-poor-benefits-utility-subsidies 0-8213-6342-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6361 English Directions in development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ADEQUATE FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
APPROACH
BALANCE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CALCULATION
CAPITAL SUBSIDIES
CASH FLOW
CASH PAYMENT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL AMERICA
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
COLLATERAL
CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONNECTION FEES
CONNECTION SUBSIDY
CONSUMER
CONSUMER SUBSIDIES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION BLOCKS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONTRIBUTION
COST ESTIMATES
COST INCREASES
COST OF WATER
COST RECOVERY
COST SAVINGS
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
CUSTOMER BASE
DEBT
DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY
DEMAND FOR POWER
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISPOSABLE INCOMES
DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC COST
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRICITY UTILITIES
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY USE
FINANCIAL LOSS
FINANCIAL LOSSES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIXED CHARGE
FIXED CHARGES
FIXED COSTS
FUEL
GDP
GENERAL PUBLIC
GINI COEFFICIENT
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUPS OF CONSUMERS
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD USE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCENTIVE COSTS
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INEFFICIENCY
INFORMATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
INTEREST RATE
KILOWATT-HOUR
KILOWATT-HOURS
LARGE CITIES
LATIN AMERICAN
LITERACY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
ADEQUATE FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
APPROACH
BALANCE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CALCULATION
CAPITAL SUBSIDIES
CASH FLOW
CASH PAYMENT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL AMERICA
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
COLLATERAL
CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONNECTION FEES
CONNECTION SUBSIDY
CONSUMER
CONSUMER SUBSIDIES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION BLOCKS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CONTRIBUTION
COST ESTIMATES
COST INCREASES
COST OF WATER
COST RECOVERY
COST SAVINGS
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
CUSTOMER BASE
DEBT
DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY
DEMAND FOR POWER
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISPOSABLE INCOMES
DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC COST
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRICITY UTILITIES
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY USE
FINANCIAL LOSS
FINANCIAL LOSSES
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIXED CHARGE
FIXED CHARGES
FIXED COSTS
FUEL
GDP
GENERAL PUBLIC
GINI COEFFICIENT
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUPS OF CONSUMERS
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD USE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCENTIVE COSTS
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INEFFICIENCY
INFORMATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
INTEREST RATE
KILOWATT-HOUR
KILOWATT-HOURS
LARGE CITIES
LATIN AMERICAN
LITERACY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE
Komives, Kristin
Foster, Vivien
Halpern, Jonathan
Wodon, Quentin
Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
relation Directions in development;
description While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. This publication brings together empirical evidence on subsidy performance across a wide range of countries. It documents the prevalence of consumer subsidies, provides a typology of the many variants found in the developing world, and presents a number of indicators useful in assessing the degree to which such subsidies benefit the poor, focusing on three key concepts: beneficiary incidence, benefit incidence, and materiality. The findings on subsidy performance will be useful to policy makers, utility regulators, and sector practitioners who are contemplating introducing, eliminating, or modifying utility subsidies, and to those who view consumer utility subsidies as a social protection instrument.
author2 Abdullah, Roohi
author_facet Abdullah, Roohi
Komives, Kristin
Foster, Vivien
Halpern, Jonathan
Wodon, Quentin
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Komives, Kristin
Foster, Vivien
Halpern, Jonathan
Wodon, Quentin
author_sort Komives, Kristin
title Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
title_short Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
title_full Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
title_fullStr Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
title_full_unstemmed Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?
title_sort water, electricity, and the poor : who benefits from utility subsidies?
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/9866981/water-electricity-poor-benefits-utility-subsidies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6361
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