By: |
Heyndrickx, Christophe;
Alexeeva-Talebi, Victoria;
Tourdyeva, Natalia |
Abstract: |
The growing momentum for gas price liberalization in Russia is increasingly
constrained by fears of potentially strong adverse impact that market-based
price setting principle will have on the economy. Based on a novel
multi-regional, multi-sector and multi-household computable general
equilibrium (CGE) model of the Russian Federation, this paper presents a
simple yet a flexible framework for evaluating gas price reform. We found that
the reform is feasible at low economic cost, without greater disparities in
terms of increased inequity within and between country's federal districts.
Large redistributive impacts can arise from specific mechanisms to recycle
revenues. In terms of global environmental credentials, gas price
liberalization can bring Russia on a substantially more sustainable path. The
potential to foster adoption of energy efficiency measures by exploiting the
revenue-recycling effect is, however, limited. -- |
Keywords: |
regional general equilibrium model,sustainable development,natural gas pricing,Russia |
JEL: |
D58 H21 H22 Q48 |
Date: |
2012 |
URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:zewdip:12052&r=cis |