{"type":"script","doc_desc":{"producers":[{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","abbr":"DECDI","affiliation":"World Bank - Development Impact Department","role":"Verification and preparation of metadata"}],"prod_date":"2025-10-13","version":"1"},"project_desc":{"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Valentina Martinez Pabon","affiliation":"Wolrd Bank","email":"vmartinezpabon@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Boban Varghese Paul","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"bpaul@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Nelson Tisso Miezi Eduardo","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"neduardo@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Liliana D. Sousa","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"lsousa@worldbank.org"}],"title_statement":{"title":"Reproducibility package for The Role Of Credible Mitigation Measures In Building Citizen Trust For Subsidy Reforms: Lessons From Angola\u2019s Public Opinion Survey","idno":"RR_AGO_2025_454"},"data_statement":"Some data is limited-access and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file.","software":[{"name":"Stata","version":"18.5 MP"}],"scripts":[{"title":"Reproducibility package for The Role Of Credible Mitigation Measures In Building Citizen Trust For Subsidy Reforms: Lessons From Angola\u2019s Public Opinion Survey","date":"2025-10","notes":"Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.","instructions":"See README in reproducibility package.","file_name":"RR_AGO_2025_454","zip_package":"RR_AGO_2025_454.zip","dependencies":"Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder."}],"repository_uri":[{"name":"Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)","uri":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org"}],"production_date":"2025-10-13","abstract":"This study explores public opinion for reducing fossil fuel subsidies in Angola, identifies strategies that can shift public opinion, and analyzes variations in support based on respondents\u2019 area of residency and gender. It uses data from a survey of 598 respondents and focus groups involving 30 individuals, conducted in 2024 after the first phase of a fuel subsidy reform. The findings suggest that this initial phase of reforms had significant negative effects on households\u2019 well-being. Support for subsidy reform is low among respondents, around 30 percent, but bundling reforms with mitigation measures is expected to significantly increase public support, especially when the government intends to use the savings to invest in public infrastructure, stimulate the economy, create jobs, improve access to public services, and the provision of targeted cash transfers with support rising to nearly 90 percent. Mitigation measures appear particularly effective in increasing support among female respondents and those residing in rural areas. The findings also reveal a limited public awareness of fuel subsidy policies, low levels of trust in the government, and a lack of clarity in government communications. These insights underscore the importance of careful planning, transparent communication, and a comprehensive mitigation package that addresses both short- and longer-term needs to build public support and ensure successful implementation of fuel subsidy reforms.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Angola","code":"AGO"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Fiscal Policy"},{"name":"Subsidies"},{"name":"Fossil Fuels"},{"name":"Energy Policy"},{"name":"Angola"}],"topics":[{"id":"D90","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"General","parent_id":"D9"},{"id":" E62","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Fiscal Policy \u2022 Modern Monetary Theory","parent_id":"E6"},{"id":" H20","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"General","parent_id":"H2"},{"id":" H30","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"General","parent_id":"H3"},{"id":" H50","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"General","parent_id":"H5"}],"output":[{"type":"Working Paper","description":"Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)","title":"The Role Of Credible Mitigation Measures In Building Citizen Trust For Subsidy Reforms: Lessons From Angola\u2019s Public Opinion Survey"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"disclaimer":"The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development\/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Valentina Martinez Pabon","affiliation":"Wolrd Bank","email":"vmartinezpabon@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"note":"File location: Data\/Raw\/INQUE\u0301RITO REFORMA COMBUSTIVEL_FINALcom ponderador_05_23_04FINAL.dta. \nData was prepared by the authors for this study. 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Access will be limited, but if you obtain permission, download the data and place it in the appropriate folder.\n2. **Running the code:**  Open the main `.do` file, update the file paths as needed, and run the code.\nBecause most of the data is limited-access and may not be available to all users, a copy of the outputs created by the replicators is included in the package. These outputs can be used to compare results with those shown in the published paper."},"tags":[{"tag":"DOI"},{"tag":"Limited-access data"},{"tag":"Open Code"}],"schematype":"script"}