تقييم سياسة دعم الطاقة في الجزائر وفق مؤشرات الكفاءة الاقتصادية

Abstract EN

This study aims to evaluate the energy subsidy policy according to the economic efficiency criterion, and after addressing its various allocative, consumer, and price indicators, the study showed that all forms of subsidy are a distortion of the prices of energy materials.

The results showed a decrease in the indicators of economic efficiency, as the housing sector, the transportation sector and the industrial sector benefit from the advantages of subsidizing energy materials, in addition to the exacerbation of the smuggling phenomenon that leads to price inefficiency as a result of the leakage of a large part of the fuel to neighbouring countries and double prices.

Subsidies for energy products in Algeria result in wasteful consumption, which leads to damage to local ecosystems, and reduces consumption efficiency.