Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100750

Funded Activity Summary

The Effects of Energy Subsidy Reform: The Case of Indonesia. This project plans to analyse and quantify the effects of energy subsidy reductions on environmental, transport, health, socioeconomic and industrial outcomes. Using econometric methods, the project aims to assess recent reductions in subsidies for fuel and electricity in Indonesia. Energy subsidies have been a large drain on many governments’ budgets and are often thought to bring perverse effects. The project may provide a blueprint for the design of future reforms in Indonesia and elsewhere, with the goal of addressing serious issues such as air pollution and traffic congestion while avoiding adverse consequences for the poor. The project also aims to assist budget forecasting and guide economic models on the effects of fiscal settings for energy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $370,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Economic Development and Growth | Environment and Resource Economics | Transport Economics | Applied Economics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Transport | Road Passenger Movements (excl. Public Transport) | Microeconomic Effects of Taxation

Other Keywords

Applied Economics | Economic Development and Growth | Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Transport | Environment and Resource Economics | Microeconomic Effects of Taxation | Road Passenger Movements (excl. Public Transport) | Transport Economics

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