The Economics and Political Economy of Energy Subsidies.

摘要

Each chapter in this edited volume is a research paper that addresses a question related to the subsidization of energy, particularly fossil fuels. As the introduction of the book points out, fossil fuels subsidies take two forms. "Before tax" subsidies are given to consumers in order to lower energy prices, and to producers to lower extraction costs and hence prices. "After tax" subsidies are subsidies involving negative externalities. Before tax subsidies are relatively uncommon in developed countries but are a common public policy instrument for developing countries.