Modeling Macro-Critical Energy Sectors in Low-Income Countries : A General Framework and an Application to Cote d'Ivoire /

This paper proposes a general framework for monitoring macro-critical energy sectors in low-income countries, defined as consisting of the three subsectors of crude oil and natural gas production, refinery, and electricity production. It aims to derive consistent information on physical and financia...

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Main Author: Fabig, Holger
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/156
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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