TY  - JOUR
TI  - <p class="text">Cross Subsidies in Russian Electric Power Tariffs: not as Bad as Their Reputation</p>
T2  - HSE Economic Journal 
IS  - HSE Economic Journal 
KW  - electricity
KW  - countries with economies in transition
KW  - economy in transition
KW  - income level
KW  - population
KW  - taxation
KW  - the rate of energy
AB  - In most industrialized countries, electricity tariffs are higher for the population than for industrial consumers. In Russia, as in some other countries with economies in transition, everything is exactly the opposite, while the overall level of tariffs is very low. Cross-subsidization of tariffs for the population at the expense of industrial tariffs has been repeatedly criticized by economists and international organizations. This article shows that while keeping tariffs below social costs is inefficient, cross-subsidization can still be effective. According to the estimations carried out in the article for Russia, at too low level of tariffs their structure may be effective.
AU  - Frantz Hubert
UR  - https://ej.hse.ru/en/2002-6-3/26547877.html
PY  - 2002
SP  - 343-353
VL  - 6