Hosni R., Ramadan R. (2018). Food subsidy or cash transfer: impact of the food subsidy reform on Egyptian households. New Medit, 01/09/2018, vol. 17, n. 3, p. 9-22.
http://doi.org/10.30682/nm1803b
http://doi.org/10.30682/nm1803b
Titre : | Food subsidy or cash transfer: impact of the food subsidy reform on Egyptian households (2018) |
Auteurs : | R. Hosni ; R. Ramadan |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | New Medit (vol. 17, n. 3, 01/09/2018) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 9-22 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Thésaurus IAMM SUBVENTION ; PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE ; DEPENSE DES CONSOMMATEURS ; CONSOMMATION DES MENAGES ; AIDE DE L'ETAT ; REVENU DES MENAGES ; REFORME ; EGYPTECatégories principales 03 - POLITIQUE ET THEORIE ECONOMIQUE ; 3.3 - Politique et Situation Economiques |
Résumé : | The Egyptian food subsidy system plays an important role in providing basic goods at low prices, to households, especially the poorest ones. However, the system has been through different reforms to decrease its cost and improve its targeting efficiency. This paper studies the impact of removing the rationed subsidized products and replacing it by cash transfers. Using the Egyptian Integrated Household Survey (HEICS 2010/2011), a mixed demand model is used to estimate the own price, cross price and income elasticities. The estimated elasticities are used to compute the impact of the suggested reforms on households welfare, measured by their food expenditures. The results show that the removal of subsidies will lead to an increase in the expenditures on free market goods for all income groups at both urban and rural areas, especially for the two lowest quintiles. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | http://doi.org/10.30682/nm1803b |