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Fiscal Policy for Mitigating the Social Impact of High Energy and Food Prices
David Amaglobeli, Emine Hanedar, Gee Hee Hong, and Céline Thévenot
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©2022 International Monetary Fund
Fiscal Policy for Mitigating the Social Impact of High Energy and Food Prices
Note/2022/001
David Amaglobeli, Emine Hanedar, Gee Hee Hong, and Céline Thévenot*
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RECOMMENDED CITATION: Amaglobeli, David, Emine Hanedar, Gee Hee Hong, and Céline Thévenot. 2022. “Fiscal Policy for Mitigating the Social Impact of High Energy and Food Prices.” IMF Note 2022/001, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.
| ISBN | 979-8-40021-161-4 (Paper) 979-8-40021-173-7 (ePub) 979-8-40021-179-9 (PDF) |
| JEL Classification Numbers: | E62, H20, H25, Q18 |
| Keywords: | Inflation, food prices, energy prices, subsidies, cash transfers, social assistance, energy reform, food security, taxation, fiscal policy |
| Author’s E-Mail Address: | damaglobeli@imf.org ehanedar@imf.org ghong@imf.org cthevenot@imf.org |
| ISBN | 979-8-40021-161-4 (Paper) 979-8-40021-173-7 (ePub) 979-8-40021-179-9 (PDF) |
| JEL Classification Numbers: | E62, H20, H25, Q18 |
| Keywords: | Inflation, food prices, energy prices, subsidies, cash transfers, social assistance, energy reform, food security, taxation, fiscal policy |
| Author’s E-Mail Address: | damaglobeli@imf.org ehanedar@imf.org ghong@imf.org cthevenot@imf.org |
Fiscal Policy for Mitigating the Social Impact of High Energy and Food Prices
David Amaglobeli, Emine Hanedar, Gee Hee Hong, Céline Thévenot
June 2022
The authors would like to thank Fernanda Brollo, David Coady, Nikolay Gueorguiev, Shafk Hebous, Paulo Medas, and Mauricio Soto for their substantial inputs. Mengfei Gu provided excellent research assistance.