02318cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021259 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513557625 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kpodar, Kangni. To Pass (or Not to Pass) Through International Fuel Price Changes to Domestic Fuel Prices in Developing Countries : What Are the Drivers? / Kangni Kpodar, Patrick Imam. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (42 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 While many developing countries limit the international fuel price pass through to domestic fuel prices, others do not. Against this backdrop, we examine the factors that determine whether governments allow international fuel price changes to be passed through to domestic prices in developing countries using a dataset spanning 109 developing countries from 2000 to 2014. The paper finds that the pass-through is higher when changes in international prices are moderate and less volatile. In addition, the flexibility of the pricing mechanism allows for higher pass-through while exchange rate depreciation and lower retail fuel prices in neighboring countries inhibit it. The econometric results also underscore the fact that countries with inflation tend to experience lower pass-through, whereas those with high public debt exhibit larger pass-through. Finally, no evidence is found that political variables or environmental policies matter with regard to fuel price dynamics in the short-term. These findings, which are consistent across fuel products (gasoline, diesel and kerosene), allow us to draw important policy lessons for fuel subsidy reforms. Mode of access: Internet Imam, Patrick. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/194 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/194/001.2020.issue-194-en.xml IMF e-Library