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    Does Subsidy Removal Hurt the Poor? Evidence from Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

    "The study examines the effects of the removal of petroleum subsidies on poverty in Nigeria. In recent years, government has increased the prices of petroleum products many times. However it was unknown if these price increases would lead to higher …

    Manson Nwafor

    Kanayo Ogujiuba

    Robert Asogwa

    • Petroleum Subsidies
    • Subsidy Removal
    • Household Income
    • Poverty
    • Economic assistance--Developing countries
    • Fiscal policy
    34 pages

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    Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) Intervention in Nigeria: An Insight and Analysis

    When, on January 1, 2012, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the removal of subsidy on petrol, it was the most unexpected New Year gift to the citizens. As should be expected, protests and anger greeted the pronouncement the following day. …

    Uzochukwu Amakom

    • Petroleum Subsidies
    • Petroleum Price
    • Economic development
    • Petroleum
    • Economic assistance--Developing countries
    76 pages

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    Fuel Subsidy Reform and the Social Contract in Nigeria: A Micro-economic Analysis

    This paper provides rigorous empirical evidence about the determinants of support for fuel subsidy reforms in Africa’s largest economy – Nigeria. Fuel subsidies in Nigeria are large – at the last estimate the state subsidises petrol to the tune of a…

    Neil McCullouch

    Tom Moerenhout

    Joonseok Yang

    • Fuel Subsidy Reforms
    • Petroleum Subsidies
    • Political economy
    • Developing countries
    • Fossil fuels
    • Nonrenewable natural resources--Economic aspects
    33 pages

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