Electricity reforms in Mali: A macro-micro analysis of the effects on poverty and distribution

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-147

  Boccanfuso, Dorothée ^a   Estache, Antonio ^b   Savard, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computable general equilibrium model; Income distribution; Micro simulation; Poverty analysis; Privatisation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC REFORM; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MACROECONOMICS; MICROECONOMICS; POVERTY; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRIVATIZATION;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 64149128027     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2009.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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