This project has two objetives. On one hand, it investigates the business sustainability of a distributor located in Provincia de Buenos Aires, between different regulatory alternatives respect to the transfer from investments to rates. And, on the other hand, it aims to the development of...

This paper offers a quantification of price differentials not explained by tariff policy and the assessment of efficiency costs burned on different economic agents involved in textile products trade between Argentina (exporter) and Brazil (domestic producer). Simulations are carried out to show...

In this paper we use two computable general equilibrium models to evaluate gains of liberalization of trade in services for Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. We employ two CGE models for the calculations. For the Argentine and Uruguayan cases, we apply a model built by the authors (see Chisari...

A partial equilibrium model is used to quantify price differentials not explained by tax policy and efficiency cost in the international trade of dairy products between Argentina and some countries of European Union (EU). Prices of imports of EU from Argentina and European producer of the...

In the whole world there are strong discussions on how to yield a more equitable access and a more efficient provision. One issue linked to efficiency is the achievement of scale economies in the industry, and the optimal dimension of water and sanitation providers. Changes in the industrial...

We study the efficiency of the Argentine banking service after a crisis in 2001-2002. The financial system started in practice from zero and recovered jointly with the economy, but its productivity and average cost levels are stagnated since 2007. The analysis encompasses efficiency frontiers of...

The purpose of this paper is to assess comparative efficiency in water and sanitation sector in Brazil. We run a Sthocastic Frontier Analysis model for a panel of 127 providers, covering more than 70% of urban population of the country. We search and find an explanation for cost efficiency, and...

This paper presents a statistical analysis of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) evaluated by the Argentinean competition authority, from 1999 to 2011. In particular, we analyze the evolution of the quantity of cases using different classifications and cross checks in accordance with the nature...

What determines the propensity to reduce or widen the extent of public ownership? Why has there been a tendency to privatise and concede public utilities during the nineties? The answers to these questions depend both on macroeconomic and microeconomic considerations. And correct answers could...

Se miden las ganancias potenciales de eficiencia de cinco fusiones de bancos, producidas entre 2005 y 2011, analizándolas con la metodología de análisis envolvente de datos. Dadas las divergencias entre modelos de rendimientos constantes y variables, se testean rendimientos para discernir...