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An Exploration of the Association Between Fuel Subsidies and Fuel Riots

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dc.creator McCulloch, Neil
dc.creator Natalini, Davide
dc.creator Hossain, Naomi
dc.creator Justino, Patricia
dc.date 2021-10-05T08:49:04Z
dc.date 2021-10-05T08:49:04Z
dc.date 2021-10
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:49:05Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:49:05Z
dc.identifier McCulloch, N.; Natalini, D.; Hossain, N. and Justino, P. (2021) An Exploration of the Association Between Fuel Subsidies and Fuel Riots, IDS Working Paper 556, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2021.058
dc.identifier 978-1-78118-864-4
dc.identifier 2040-0209
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16867
dc.identifier 10.19088/IDS.2021.058
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198673
dc.description Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international data set on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel prices and price regimes on fuel riots. In line with prior expectations, we find that large domestic fuel price shocks – often linked to international price shocks – are a key driver of riots. In addition, we report a novel result: fuel riots are closely associated with domestic price regimes. Countries that maintain fixed price regimes – notably net energy exporters – tend to have large fuel subsidies. When such subsidies become unsustainable, domestic price adjustments are large, often leading to riots.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Institute of Development Studies
dc.relation IDS Working Paper;556
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights Institute of Development Studies
dc.title An Exploration of the Association Between Fuel Subsidies and Fuel Riots
dc.type IDS Working Paper


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