The objectives of this report are twofold: The first is to provide an integrated overview of the governance of strategic minerals in the Latin American and Caribbean region, focused on sharing the economic-resource rent. The second objective is to provide a context for the policy proposal of the Chilean National Lithium Commission (NLC. The collected data, and information, on the various fiscal regimes can be used as a reference for further research.
The objectives in this report are met by analyzing distinct aspects of strategic mineral governance, in three different parts. The lithium-indust…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en conjunto con la Comisión Latinoamericana de Aviación Civil (CLAC) y la Junta de Aeronáutica Civil de Chile, realizarán un seminario de alto nivel sobre transporte y política aérea en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, del 15 al 18 de junio de 2015.
La reunión será inaugurada el lunes 15 de junio a las 09:00 a.m. por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, Jair Samayoa, Presidente de la CLAC, y Cristián Bowen, Subsecretario de Transportes de Chile. El encuentro contará también …
This study builds on the Corporate governance and development of capital markets in Latin America report published by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which looked at the regulatory framework related to the principles of corporate governance in the region and assessed its contribution to the development of capital markets. This book complements the previous study and is the result of a joint effort by CAF, the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) and ECLAC to identify the key elements of corporate governance …
Este documento analiza el consumo de energía en el sector de agua potable y alcantarillado y propone políticas regulatorias para mejorar la eficiencia energética de los prestadores de estos servicios en América Latina y el Caribe. Está dirigido a las agencias de regulación sectorial, así como todas las demás partes interesadas del sector privado y público.…
It has been established for a long time that there is significant dispersion in prices charged for seemingly homogeneous goods. This may happen in competitive markets because the world is not frictionless, and certainly in other markets where price discrimination is carried out by firms with oligopolistic power. This paper is the first survey of the economic literature on price dispersion that addresses the following three key issues: i) its characteristics as a result of optimizing search behavior; ii) its relevance as a reflection of price discrimination and its consequences for social welfa…
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