Paul Ekins

29 December 2024

The Determinants of Successful Energy Subsidy Reforms: A Logistic Regression Analysis

Many factors influence whether an energy subsidy reform is successful. We define success as a reform that does not lead to social unrest and is not reversed. To better understand these factors, we apply logistic regression analysis to an original dataset capturing 392 distinct episod...

03 November 2024

Lessons from an International Review of Successful and Unsuccessful Energy Subsidy Reforms

Many factors contribute to the success of energy subsidy reform. To better understand these factors, we review studies that drew lessons from past attempts at reform. We synthesize the lessons and then expound on them by reviewing our newly constructed database of over 3,000 news art...