Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh, India and Nigeria

The report examines how kerosene and LPG subsidy policies and their reforms affect women and girls in low-income households across Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria, focusing on income, energy use, and energy supply effects.

• The research evaluates the impact of kerosene and LPG subsidy policies and reform proposals on women and girls in low-income households through three specific lenses: an income effect, an energy use effect, and an energy supply effect.
• The study's methodology involved the analysis of secondary data, a review of 28 reform episodes, and primary data collection consisting of focus group discussions and household surveys covering more than 2,400 households across the three target countries.

APA

,, L. M. B. S. M. K. Z. T. C. S. S. I.-O. ,. A. (2019). Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh, India and Nigeria. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/gender-and-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform-bangladesh-india-and-nigeria

Chicago

,, Laura Merrill,Christopher Beaton,Shruti Sharma,Laura Merrill,Lucy Kitson,Anna Zinecker,Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury,Chandrashekhar Singh,Ashutosh Sharma,Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri ,Temitope Adeyinka. Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh, India and Nigeria. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/gender-and-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform-bangladesh-india-and-nigeria.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{2019gender, author = {,, Laura Merrill,Christopher Beaton,Shruti Sharma,Laura Merrill,Lucy Kitson,Anna Zinecker,Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury,Chandrashekhar Singh,Ashutosh Sharma,Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri ,Temitope Adeyinka}, title = {{Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh, India and Nigeria}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/gender-and-fossil-fuel-subsidy-reform-bangladesh-india-and-nigeria}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }