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Macroeconomic impacts of the reform of public services in Uruguay - A CGE analysis

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  • María Inés Terra

    (Departmento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

  • Alvaro Forteza

    (Departmento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

  • Gabriel Katz

    (Departmento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

  • Andrés Pereyra

    (Departmento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

Abstract

This paper investigates the macroeconomic impacts of the reform of public services in Uruguay. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is used to simulate different policy scenarios, analyzing the reforms of the regulatory framework of public services, changes in their investment policies, modifications in the competitive environment and reforms in their tax structure. The results show that the macroeconomic effects of the proposed reforms are relatively small.

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  • María Inés Terra & Alvaro Forteza & Gabriel Katz & Andrés Pereyra, 2005. "Macroeconomic impacts of the reform of public services in Uruguay - A CGE analysis," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 2105, Department of Economics - dECON.
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    1. Gabriel Katz & Héctor Pastori & Pedro Berrenechea, 2004. "Construcción de una Matriz de Contabilidad Social para Uruguay para el año 2000," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 2004, Department of Economics - dECON.

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    Keywords

    Social Accounting Matrix; Computable General Equilibrium Models; public services; public sector reform.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
    • L42 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Vertical Restraints; Resale Price Maintenance; Quantity Discounts

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