The objective of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the water sector in Latin American countries. We try to find factors affecting efficiency rather than identifying which country or individual provider is more or less efficient. We also consider which model would be more fitting for the...

Este trabajo pretende brindar un analisis de los procedimientos establecidos por la legislacion argentina para la realizacion de una ampliacion en la red de alta tension por concurso publico, estudiar y ejemplificar su funcionamiento y sugerir algunas razones de la existencia de desincentivos a...

We study the recent evolution of the utilities services and regulation in Argentina. We focus, after a global approach to the issue in four domiciliary services: electricity, natural gas by piped network, telecommunications and water and sanitation. We show the changing policy approach and the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically whether the market discipline works, and if so, whether it is a complement or substitute of prudential regulation in the insurance markets. Market discipline is intended as “the power of … market forces … to evaluate and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically whether the market discipline works, and if so, whether it is a complement or substitute of prudential regulation in the insurance markets. Market discipline is intended as “the power of … market forces … to evaluate and...