Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) jointly organised a workshop on the study "Gender Differentiated Impacts of Kerose

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) jointly organised a workshop on the study "Gender Differentiated Impacts of Kerosene Pricing Reform on Rural Households of Bangladesh” on 28 August, 2018 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.

The study revealed that , depending on the scale of price increases, the income effect is likely to be particularly pronounced for kerosene used by the poor for lighting and for those households, as surveyed in Bangladesh, without access to electricity and therefore with limited opportunities to switch.

The workshop facilitated a platform for open discussion on energy pricing policy with guidelines for the government.

Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury, Research Associate, BIDS presented the study and Laura Merrill, GSI Manager and Senior Policy advisor, IISD made the keynote remarks. Dr. KAS Murshid, director general of BIDS, chaired the seminar.

The workshop was attended by policy makers, academicians, researchers and eminent people.