01747cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004110 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451863512 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kpodar, Kangni. Distributional Effects of Oil Price Changeson Household Expenditures : Evidence From Mali / Kangni Kpodar. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Using an input-output approach, this paper assesses the distributional effects of a rise in various petroleum product prices in Mali. The results show that, although rising gasoline and diesel prices affect mainly nonpoor households, rising kerosene prices are most harmful to the poor. Overall, the impact of fuel prices on household budgets displays a U-shaped relationship with expenditure per capita. Regardless of the oil product considered, highincome households would benefit disproportionately from oil price subsidies. This suggests that a petroleum price subsidy is an ineffective mechanism for protecting the income of poor households compared with a targeted subsidy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/091 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/091/001.2006.issue-091-en.xml IMF e-Library