The aim of this work is to validate a general methodology for the economic evaluation of wetlands in the tropic, and to modify it in order to achieve a quick economic valuation of the ecosystem in Petexbatún Wetlands. The results obtained for the economic values are not fully consistent with...

The aim of this paper is to describe the degrees of freedom, and hence the alternatives faced, in designing the electrical markets in general. In a second stage, the analysis is modified so as to study the Argentinian and Brazilian cases, with special emphasis on the expected outcomes for...

In Uruguay, the payroll tax rates that take the form of mandatory contributions to the social security system paid by employers differ among industries. This is the result of different policies. Since the 1950s, the law has permitted exemptions based on three criteria: a) the “general...

Using data from de Survey of Households Expenditures (1982-1983 and 1994-1995) of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística we estimates Engel Curves for a series of health expenditure. It is possible to affirm for 1994-1995 that the total expenditure in health care are a luxury good for people...

The National Transfers Accounts (NTA) system seeks to measure intergenerational transfers at the aggregate level consistent with National Income and Product Accounts. The method of estimation is shared by many countries and is depicted in the web page www.schemearts.com/proj/nta/. In this paper...

In road concessions – where the effort of the concessionaire cannot increase the demand for infrastructure – it is better not to allocate risk of demand into the concessionaire. Engel et. al. (1997) introduced variable term concessions in order to mitigate risk of demand allocated to the...

This paper studies the long term relationship between economic growth and income distribution in Uruguay during the XX Century, trying to capture the global economic road and social process. There is not evidence for an unique pattern in the relationship between the income distribution and the...

This paper presents a case of public – private partnership in road provision in Uruguay. It is a concession where the concessionaire is public owned with a contract so called of present value of expenditure. This scheme is a good solution in a country where people reject private ownership of...

In environmental literature there has been an increasing interest on analyzing the income elasticity of environmental amenities, and particularly, of the willingness to pay for an environmental improvement (see Kristrom and Riera, 1996). In this paper we are only concerned with estimating the...

Este estudio extiende la investigación sobre cuidado prenatal y peso al nacer a un país como Uruguay utilizando información del Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología y Desarrollo Humano. Estos datos son únicos, dado que representan a mujeres en edad reproductiva de bajos recursos y que...