Regulation of Privatized Utilities: the Chilean Experience

The privatization of Chile's public utilities has led to substantial new investment and improvements in internal efficiency. However, the limited information available to regulators, combined with their insufficient technical capacity, have combined to prevent efficiency increases being fully passed on to consumers in price reductions. In fact, drastic price cuts have occurred only where competition has emerged, so achieving competition wherever possible should be the main policy goal. Competition can be enhanced by either modifying existing regulations, as happened in long-distance telecommunications, or by a more active anti-trust policy. To achieve this, the regulatory institutions clearly need strengthening

Regulatory issues in the privatization of public utilities: the chilean experience

Between 1985 and 1989, the military government (1973-1990) carried out its third round of privatizations, focused on the so-called traditional public enterprises (PEs), i.e., enterprises created by the State itself and public utilities it had retained after they were seized by the socialist government in 1970-1973.’ The fact that most of the enterprises privatized in this round are public utilities raises some interesting economic issues. Public utilities have traditionally been considered natural monopolies. However, some public utility activities, such as power generation and long distance phone services, are liable to become competitive, and with technological change the list is increasing

Privatizing and Regulating Chile's Utilities, 1974-2000: Successes, Failures and Outstanding Challenges

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Impacto del Plan Garantizado de Salud con prima comunitaria única en la demanda del seguro privado de salud en Chile

En 2012 se envió al Congreso de Chile un Plan Garantizado de Salud para el sistema privado de salud, diseñado para ofrecer un plan de características estandarizadas y tarifa plana. En este trabajo se evalúa el impacto que tendría en la demanda de seguros de salud la introducción de este plan. Los resultados sugieren que la cartera del seguro privado disminuiría un 12,39%, lo que significa que alrededor de 400.000 personas se cambiarían al sistema público, exacerbando el problema de selección adversa que enfrenta el sistema y acarreando un pasivo fiscal de 200 millones de dólares anuales

Bases para una estrategia de innovación y competitividad para Colombia

"Existe hoy el convencimiento de que en la era de la globalización el desarrollo se alcanza con más conocimiento aplicado a la producción y con más innovación que con la simple acumulación de capital y trabajo. No obstante lo anterior, todos sabemos que la innovación es un problema complejo, sistémico, que involucra a muchos actores de la sociedad y, por lo tanto, para enfrentarlo se requiere primero el convencimiento nacional de que ése es el camino para el desarrollo y luego una visión amplia y equilibrada desde el Estado para guiar al sistema por esa senda. Porque si hay algo que la experiencia internacional nos muestra, es que, cuando se trata de innovar, el mercado no puede dar todas las respuestas y se requiere, por tanto, del trabajo mancomunado de los sectores público y privado..."Centro de Productividad Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile

Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium on the demand for private health insurance in Chile

In 2012, a Guaranteed Health Plan for the private health system was submitted to the Chilean National Congress, with the aim of offering a standardized flat-rate health-care plan. This paper evaluates the impact that the introduction of this plan would have on the demand for health insurance. The results suggest that the private insurance portfolio would shrink by 12.39%, which means that around 400,000 people would switch to the public system, thereby exacerbating the adverse-selection problem faced by the system and imposing an additional fiscal burden of US$ 200 million per year

Impact of the Guaranteed Health Plan with a single community premium in the demand for private health insurance in Chile

In 2012, a Guaranteed Health Plan for the private health system was submitted to the Chilean National Congress, with the aim of offering a standardized flat-rate health-care plan. This paper evaluates the impact that the introduction of this plan would have on the demand for health insurance. The results suggest that the private insurance portfolio would shrink by 12.39%, which means that around 400,000 people would switch to the public system, thereby exacerbating the adverse-selection problem faced by the system and imposing an additional fiscal burden of US$ 200 million per year

Proyecto de crédito global para la modernización del sector pesquero

ANEXO 1: El proyecto ANEXO 4: Estudio de casos y análisis de proyectos de inversiónSe presenta un plan económico para la modernización del sector pesquero con los siguientes elementos: marco referencial, la descripción del proyecto, evaluación global. el objetivo apunta al desarrollo efectivo de cada uno de los componentes del ciclo pesquero, tanto la captura, elaboración y comercialización a través del financiamiento de las inversiones sectoriales