Opeyemi, AK and Alege, P. O. and Ajayi, O. O. and Okodua, Henry (2017) Energy Pricing Policy and Environmental Quality in Nigeria: A Dynamic CGE Approach. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 7 (1).
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Abstract
The fuel subsidy policy as a policy had been argued to hamper efforts at environmental sustainability. Thus, this study investigates the extent to which the removal of fuel subsidy influences the level of carbon emissions in Nigeria over a 5 year period. It adopts the recursive dynamic version of the PEP Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model based on the 2006 Nigerian Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). Simulating a partial, gradual and complete removal of import tariff on imported petrol indicates reduction of ...
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2017 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2017 13:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9639 |
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