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Simon Black

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

700 19th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20431

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (13)

1.

Surging Energy Prices in Europe in the Aftermath of the War: How to Support the Vulnerable and Speed Up the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

IMF Working Paper No. 2022/152
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Aug 2022
International Monetary Fund, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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energy prices, price pass-through, household incidence, distributional analysis, social programs, carbon pricing, climate mitigation

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Still Not Getting Energy Prices Right: A Global and Country Update of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

IMF Working Paper No. 2021/236
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Ian Parry, Simon Black and Nate Vernon
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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fossil fuel subsidies, efficient fuel prices, supply costs, climate change, local air pollution mortality, revenue gains, spreadsheet tools., fossil fuel subsidy, supply cost, price reform, fossil fuel, fuel user price, Non-renewable resources, Fuel prices, Energy subsidies, Greenhouse gas emissions, Global

3.

IMF Fossil Fuel Subsidies Data: 2023 Update

IMF Working Paper No. 2023/169
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Oct 2023
Simon Black, Antung A. Liu, Ian Parry and Nate Vernon
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Fossil fuel subsidies, efficient fuel prices, supply costs, climate change, local air pollution mortality, revenue gains, energy price surge, non-pricing reform, spreadsheet tools

4.

The Imf-World Bank Climate Policy Assessment Tool (Cpat): A Model to Help Countries Mitigate Climate Change

IMF Working Paper No. 2023/128
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 29 Jun 2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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CPAT, climate mitigation, carbon pricing, instrument choice, fiscal incidence, health co-benefits, transport co-benefits, welfare effects, IMF-World Bank Climate Policy Assessment Tool, climate mitigation policy, CPAT model, CPAT structure, CPAT application, Climate policy, Energy pricing, Energy prices, Fuel prices, Global

5.

Scaling Up Climate Mitigation Policy in Germany

IMF Working Paper No. 2021/241
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), University of Chicago, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Climate mitigation, emissions trading system, emissions surcharge, price floor, feebate, renewables, electric vehicles, forest carbon storage., carbon mitigation policy, policy option, policy measure, Germany meet emissions target, climate mitigation, Greenhouse gas emissions, Climate change, Carbon tax, Global

6.

Underpriced and Overused

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/270
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Dec 2025
International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Fossil fuel subsidies, efficient fuel prices, supply costs, climate change, local air polution mortality, traffic accidents, emissions reductions, revenue gains, welfare gains, distributional impacts, IMF working papers, fuel price, IMF seminar, fossil fuel subsidy, subsidy reform, Non-renewable resources, Fuel prices, Energy subsidies, Consumption, Greenhouse gas emissions, Global, Middle East, North Africa, Africa, Asia and Pacific, East Asia, South Asia

7.

Fiscal Implications of Global Decarbonization

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/045
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Mar 2024
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Climate mitigation policy, Fiscal impact, Global coordination, Carbon pricing

8.

A Comprehensive Climate Mitigation Strategy for Mexico

IMF Working Paper No. 2021/246
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Climate change, Mexico climate mitigation, carbon pricing, carbon tax, emissions trading system, feebate, natural gas, industry, buildings, transportation, agriculture, forestry., emissions target, mitigation strategy, transition policy, distributional incidence, emission rate, emissions intensity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon tax, Climate change, Natural disasters, Global, Western Hemisphere

9.

A Framework for Comparing Climate Mitigation Policies Across Countries

IMF Working Paper No. 2022/254
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Emissions reductions, carbon price equivalence, G20, non-pricing instrument, sectoral target, fuel taxes, temperature aligned mitigation., climate mitigation policy, annex B. policy equivalence, reductions from Policites, policy package, industry emissions target, policy instrument, mitigation approach, emissions impact, BAU emissions projection, emission rate standard, Greenhouse gas emissions, Fuel tax, Climate policy, Global, Africa

10.

A Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategy for the Netherlands

IMF Working Paper No. 2021/223
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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government's mitigation strategy, reduction target, climate mitigation, emission rate, natural gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon tax, Agricultural sector, Global

11.

Reported Social Unrest Index: August 2023 Update

IMF Working Paper No. 2023/168
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Aug 2023
Simon Black, Antung A. Liu, Ian Parry and Nate Vernon
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Policies to Decarbonize Industry While Addressing Competitiveness and Carbon Leakage

CESifo Working Paper No. 12272
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Nov 2025
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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climate mitigation, carbon pricing, competitiveness, emission leakage, border carbon adjustment, feebates

13.

Cutting Emissions, Securing Energy

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/245
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Nov 2025
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Paris Agreement, climate mitigation, ambition gap, emissions reductions, temperature overshooting, mitigation costs, energy security, grid stability, IMF working papers, temperature goal, oil price, understanding mitigation, Climate change, Non-renewable resources, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Global