An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies and fuel riots

Neil McCulloch, Davide Natalini, Naomi Hossain and Patricia Justino

No wp-2021-159, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international dataset on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel prices and price regimes on fuel riots. In line with prior expectations, we find that large domestic fuel price shocks—often linked to international price shocks—are a key driver of riots. In addition, we report a novel result: fuel riots are closely associated with domestic price regimes.

Keywords: Fuel subsidies; Riots; protest; Conflict; Prices; Energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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