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There are several examples of pelagic fisheries that have experiencedfishing collapse when facing downward abundance cycles. Improvingunderstanding about pelagic catch’s stock dependence can help avoid newcases of fishing collapse. This paper analyses the possible endogeneity ofthe fish stock...
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En 1975, Estados Unidos estableció un sistema de crédito tributario reembolsable focalizado en familias de bajos o moderados ingresos denominado Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). La recepción del crédito es condicional en trabajar, y si este es mayor a lo que una familia debe pagar por...
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We analyze in this paper the TDLC’s ruling in an antitrust case against five health insurance providers (“Isapres”) in Chile, accused of colluding to reduce the coverage on the health insurance plans they offer. The TDLC is a court of appeals specialized in free competition and composed of...
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El sistema de precios difícilmente puede eliminar la congestión en la transferencia de carga portuaria en períodos peak, pues el uso del puerto no depende tanto de factores estacionales sino que principalmente de la llegada simultánea de barcos, situación que lleva a racionar el uso de esta...
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In Chile, where demand for energy is constantly growing and which faces a stochastic energy supply, it is important to identify the determinants of household demand for electric energy. In particular, it is necessary to precisely identify its price elasticity with the goal of implementing...
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Over the last twenty years there has been a deep concentration process in the Pension Fund Manager (AFPs) industry in Chile (from 21 firms in 1994 to only 6 in 2012). A major concern with the concentration of this industry is that firms might be able to exercise market power. However,...
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En un contexto de demanda creciente y oferta estocástica de energía en Chile se hace necesario conocer a cabalidad los determinantes de la demanda por energía eléctrica de los hogares - en particular su elasticidad precio - para así utilizar mecanismos de flexibilización de precios con...
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As the Chilean government seeks to reduce both poverty and inequality through cash transfers to poor households, local governments are responsible for both identifying the poor and allocating transfers. Until recently, however, evaluating the effectiveness of local governments in enacting these...
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La Reforma al Mercado de Capitales de 2001 en Chile (MK I), estableció la exención del impuesto a la renta para las ganancias de capital provenientes de la enajenación de acciones con presencia bursátil. Los objetivos de la reforma eran aumentar la participación, la profundidad y la...
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Este trabajo cumple con dos objetivos principales. En primer lugar, se estima la función de costos de las administradoras de fondos de pensiones en Chile usando datos de panel desde 2000 a 2007. Se encuentran importantes economías de escala en la provisión de los servicios financieros,...
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