In 2011 the Government of El Salvador implemented a reform to the liquefied gas (LPG) subsidy that increased the welfare of households in all but the top two deciles of the income distribution. However, the reform turned out to be rather unpopular, including among winners. This paper relies on ad hoc household surveys conducted before the implementation and in the following two-and-a-half years to test which factors help explain the puzzle. The analysis...
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2017/1/01
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مقال بمجلة علمية
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140530
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2019/8/12
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Disclosed
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When Winners Feel Like Losers : Evidence from an Energy Subsidy Reform
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Poverty and Equity