Se analiza la regulación tarifaria óptima de un monopolista que enfrenta una restricción de servicio universal obligatoria efectiva en el sentido que no es posible diseñar una tarifa en dos partes no discriminatoria que satisfaga simultáneamente la restricción de autofinanciamiento del...

This paper's purpose is to study the problem of a utility monopoly's regulator, which has a universal service goal that is binding, in the sense that there is no two-part tariff that can induce efficient consumption, self-finance the firm, and guarantee universal access at the same time.

This paper analyzes the efficiency of the Price Cap regulatory scheme and its impact on universal access, when the monopolist is allowed to set a menu of alternative plans as part of a self-selection strategy (second-degree price discrimination) and the cap is calculated as the weighted average...

En este trabajo se analizan los diferentes patrones de especialización productiva seguidos por inversionistas extranjeros en la industria del vino en Chile; en particular, su efecto sobre la estructura de propiedad que la firma escoge para su nuevo negocio vitivinícola. Existe evidencia que...

Most of the incomplete contracting literature assumes courts of law perfectly distinguish verifiable from nonverifiable variables and that only claims related to the former can be brought to courts. We consider a more realistic enforcement technology: Parties are able to sign "vague contracts"...

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,...

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....