The Impact of Electricity Tariff Reforms on Poverty in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Phouphet Kyophilavong, Han Phoumin and Inpaeng Sayvaya

Chapter 9 in Electricity Market Reforms in the ASEAN, China, India, and Japan, 2023, pp 219-251 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter assesses the impact of electricity tariff reforms and electricity access on household poverty in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. We used the Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey for our study. The results showed that electricity tariff reforms caused household welfare loss, while increased electricity access reduced household poverty. This information is vital for the Lao PDR on electricity tariff reforms and poverty reduction.

Keywords: Electricity Market Reform; Market Liberalisation; Tariff Reform; Electricity Trade; Renewable Energy; Resource Allocation; Sustainability; Electricity Market; ASEAN; Southeast Asia; Japan; India; China; Renewable Energy; Energy Transition; Sustainable Electricity Market; Liberalised Electricity Markets; Efficiency; Emission Reduction; Carbon Reduction; Clean Energy; Green Energy; Electricity Tariffs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q01 Q4 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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