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In September 2005, the Chilean Competition Authority filed a lawsuit against the 5 largest private health insurance providers for violation of antitrust laws, specifically accusing them of collusion in the coverage of the plans offered to consumers between March 2002 and March 2003. In fact,...
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Over the last twenty years there has been a deep concentration process in the Pension Fund Manager (AFPs) industry in Chile (from 21 firms in 1994 to only 6 in 2012). A major concern with the concentration of this industry is that firms might be able to exercise market power. However,...
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In September 2005, the Chilean Competition Authority filed a complaint against the 5 largest private health insurance providers for violation of antitrust laws. The 5 providers were accused of colluding to reduce the coverage of the plans offered to customers between March 2002 and March 2003....
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This verdict shows that there is still needed improvement, particularly regarding punishing collusive practices. Claudio A. Agostini, Eduardo Saavedra, & Manuel Willington, Alberto Hurtado University
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Este trabajo muestra empíricamente que las cinco mayores Isapres (aseguradoras privadas de salud) del mercado chileno se coludieron para reducir su cobertura financiera en los planes de seguros de salud ofertados tanto a sus nuevos afiliados como en la renovación anual de los antiguos...
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We analyze in this paper the TDLC’s ruling in an antitrust case against five health insurance providers (“Isapres”) in Chile, accused of colluding to reduce the coverage on the health insurance plans they offer. The TDLC is a court of appeals specialized in free competition and composed of...
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Este trabajo cumple con dos objetivos principales. En primer lugar, se estima la función de costos de las administradoras de fondos de pensiones en Chile usando datos de panel desde 2000 a 2007. Se encuentran importantes economías de escala en la provisión de los servicios financieros,...
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Este trabajo analiza el criterio de asignación inicial de las cuotas individuales de pesca, encontrando que la asignación mediante una subasta garantiza la eficiencia productiva, logro que no puede ser asegurado si se opta por una asignación de acuerdo a criterios históricos. El argumento...
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Este artículo estudia la forma óptima de implementar el proceso de adjudicación del seguro de invalidez y sobrevivencia en Chile. Nuestro trabajo concluye que dadas las características con que fue diseñado el sistema de invalidez y sobrevivencia, y atendiendo a la estructura de la industria...
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