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<journal-id>2074-4706</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Económico]]></journal-title>
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<issn>2074-4706</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2074-47062023000100077</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35319/lajed.202239280</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Understanding the distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comprendiendo los efectos distributivos del aumento del precio de los combustibles en la pobreza y la desigualdad en Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Canavire-Bacarreza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gayoso de Ervin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lyliana]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galeano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan José]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baquero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan P.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,The World Bank  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Meredith College  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Government of Paraguay Ministry of Finance ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Boston College  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>39</numero>
<fpage>77</fpage>
<lpage>108</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2074-47062023000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2074-47062023000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2074-47062023000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The recent global increases in fuel prices threaten the gains in poverty reduction that countries like Paraguay have achieved in the last few decades. Because of this, policy makers must understand the potential distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices to evaluate the implementation of alternative measures that could mitigate these impacts. In this paper, we analyze the potential effects of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay Using microsimulation methods and based on the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) framework, we estimate the impact of higher fuel prices on welfare, poverty, and inequality based on three scenarios: (a) increases in gasoline prices, (b) increases in diesel prices, and (c) simultaneous increases in gasoline and diesel prices. The results obtained suggest that the total impact of increasing fuel prices tends to be more regressive in Paraguay. At the same time, the results of our simulations indicate small positive effects on income inequality.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los recientes aumentos mundiales de los precios de los combustibles amenazan los avances en la reducción de la pobreza que países como Paraguay han logrado en las últimas décadas. Debido a esto, los responsables políticos deben entender los potenciales impactos distributivos de los aumentos en los precios de los combustibles para evaluar la implementación de medidas alternativas que podrían mitigar estos impactos. En este trabajo se analizan los potenciales efectos del aumento del precio de los combustibles sobre la pobreza y la desigualdad en Paraguay Utilizando métodos de microsimulación y basándonos en el marco del Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ), estimamos el impacto del aumento de los precios de los combustibles sobre el bienestar, la pobreza y la desigualdad en base a tres escenarios: (a) incrementos en los precios de la gasolina, (b) incrementos en los precios del gasóleo, y (c) incrementos simultáneos en los precios de la gasolina y el gasóleo. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que el impacto total del aumento de los precios de los combustibles tiende a ser más regresivo en Paraguay Al mismo tiempo, los resultados de nuestras simulaciones indican pequeños efectos positivos sobre la desigualdad de ingresos.  Classification/Clasificación JEL:  D6, Q4, I3, P36.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fuel prices]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[poverty]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inequality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Paraguay.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[precios de los combustibles]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pobreza]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desigualdad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Paraguay]]></kwd>
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