This book provides a detailed microeconomic analysis of the impact of various privatizations in different countries in the region. Its central message is that in many cases, contrary to popular belief, society as a whole and in particular the poor have benefited from privatization. The book...

This book provides a detailed microeconomic analysis of the impact of various privatizations in different countries in the region. Its central message is that in many cases, contrary to popular belief, society as a whole and in particular the poor have benefited from privatization. The book...

This paper evaluates the impact of water sector privatization in Colombia on access, price and water quality, as well as health outcomes using differences-in-differences methodology. The main findings of the impact of water privatization are: (i) an improvement in the quality of water and an...

This paper evaluates the impact of water sector privatization in Colombia on access, price and water quality, as well as health outcomes using differences-in-differences methodology. The main findings of the impact of water privatization are: (i) an improvement in the quality of water and an...

El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los países ricos en este tipo de bienes. En Colombia, la contribución de la actividad...

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar los resultados del proceso presupuestal en Colombia y su relación con las instituciones políticas fundamentales. Más concretamente, al concentrarse en el presupuesto, el trabajo explora uno de los canales específicos a través de los cuales los cambios...

This book presents a new framework for analyzing the political economy of budget processes in Latin America that is based on the following premises: i) the budget process must be considered as part of the overall policymaking process rather than in isolation; ii) budget outcomes cannot be fully...

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar los resultados del proceso presupuestal en Colombia y su relación con las instituciones políticas fundamentales. Más concretamente, al concentrarse en el presupuesto, el trabajo explora uno de los canales específicos a través de los cuales los cambios...