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Towards establishing a scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes: evidence from Malaysia.

Manaf, Nor Aziah Abdul; Mas'ud, Abdulsalam; Ishak, Zuaini; Saad, Natrah; Russell, Alex

Authors

Nor Aziah Abdul Manaf

Abdulsalam Mas'ud

Zuaini Ishak

Natrah Saad

Alex Russell



Abstract

This paper identifies a gap in the current literature relating to the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes and suggests that establishing a measurement scale based on relevant factors drawn from the extant literature and on the perceptions of experts would complement the economic models currently in use and could become an industry standard. It will undoubtedly influence the petroleum fiscal policies and practices of petroleum producing countries. The methodology used involved a review of literature to identify factors that enhance the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes; deploying experts to validate the appropriateness of the identified factors; conducting exploratory factor analysis and evaluating the internal consistency reliability of the construct's dimensions; performing confirmatory analysis for convergence and discriminant validity of the dimensions; and computing model fit indices to evaluate the goodness of fit of the four-factor correlated attractiveness petroleum fiscal regime scale. The results obtained suggest that a credible and manageable scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes can be readily constructed. This research has taken the first important pioneering step in the construction of a globally applicable scale, the mechanics of which will require extension of our research, and consequently makes a significant contribution to policymaking and literature.

Citation

MANAF, N.A.A., MAS'UD, A., ISHAK, Z., SAAD, N. and RUSSELL, A. 2015. Towards establishing a scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes: evidence from Malaysia. Energy policy [online], 88, pages 253-261. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.10.032

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 23, 2015
Online Publication Date Dec 3, 2015
Publication Date Jan 31, 2016
Deposit Date Sep 9, 2016
Publicly Available Date Dec 4, 2016
Journal Energy policy
Print ISSN 0301-4215
Electronic ISSN 1873-6777
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 88
Pages 253-261
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.10.032
Keywords Attractive petroleum fiscal regime; Fiscal administration; Fiscal certainty; Fiscal efficiency; Fiscal equity/neutrality; Fiscal policies; Fiscal practices
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1642
Contract Date Sep 9, 2016

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