How Large Are Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies?

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• 作者：David Coady^a ; Ian Parry^a ; Louis Sears^b ; Baoping Shang^a
• 关键词：energy subsidies ; global warming ; air pollution ; efficient taxation ; deadweight loss ; revenue
• 刊名：World Development
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：91
• 期：Complete
• 页码：11-27
• 全文大小：1535 K
• 卷排序：91

文摘

Fossil fuel subsidies are large, amounting to 6.5% of global GDP in 2015. Mispricing from a domestic perspective accounts for the bulk of the subsidy. Coal subsidies account for the largest part (about half) of global subsidies. In absolute terms, subsidies are highly concentrated in a few large countries. The environmental, fiscal, and welfare gains from subsidy reform are substantial.