Energy Subsidies and Public Social Spending : Theory and Evidence /

This paper shows that high energy subsidies and low public social spending can emerge as an equilibrium outcome of a political game between the elite and the middle-class when the provision of public goods is subject to bottlenecks, reflecting weak domestic institutions. We test this and other predi...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Ebeke, Christian
Andere auteurs: Lonkeng Ngouana, Constant
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/101
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF