Estudiamos esquemas de tarificación de la transmisión eléctrica en un contexto donde los precios de la electricidad son determinados en una bolsa de energía. Se pone énfasis en el impacto que significa traspasar, ya sea a través de un cargo fijo mensual o

One of the critiques to the regulatory framework of the Chilean electricity sector is the lack of flexibility for regulated prices (nodal prices) to adapt to changes in supply and demand. We develop a simple model to estimate welfare losses when using uni

The paper studies the design of a treadable permit system with opt-in possibilities for LDCs countries in the context of climate change. In setting the optimal opt-in rule, the regulator faces a trade-off between production efficiency (minimization of control costs) and information rent...

It is widely accepted that one of the most important characteristics of an effective pollution control policy is to provide firms with credible incentives to make long-run investments in R&D that can drastically reduce pollution. Recognizing that a government may be tempted to revise its policy...

Políticas internacionales de limitación de emisiones de gases efecto invernadero en el período 2008-2012 pueden tener importantes efectos en la economía chilena. Durante este período,los países menos desarrollados no están sujetos a ningún tipo de control sobre estas emisiones, pero...

In this article we look at factors that could explain why department stores in Chile provide extensive financial services to their customers, and compare this situation with that in other countries. We believe that the success of department stores in Chile responds to several factors acting...

This paper summarizes recent empirical research on compliance costs and strategies and on permit market performance under the U.S. acid rain program, the first large-scale, long-term program to use tradeable emissions permits to control pollution. An efficient market for emissions permits...

I study a regulatory process in which both the regulator and the regulated firm propose prices that in case of disagreement are settled through final-offer arbitration – a practice currently used in Chile for setting prices in the water sector. Rather than submitting a single offer, each...