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Energy pricing policies for inclusive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean /

Government strategies for setting energy prices are not uniform across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region-- or even across fuels. Instead, they cover a full spectrum, ranging from discretionary price-fixing at one end to pure market-based approaches at the other. In between is a wide v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Beylis, Guillermo (Autor), Cunha, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2017]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Energy and mining.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Our Study; Our Findings; Organization of This Report; Note; Reference; Chapter 1 Energy Markets in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Setting the Scene; Introduction; Structure of the Energy Market: Hydrocarbons and Electricity; Production Capacity; Government Intervention: An Inescapable Reality; Note; Reference; Chapter 2 Energy Pricing Policies; Introduction; Pricing Policy Toolkit: Hydrocarbons; Pricing Policy Toolkit: Electricity; Tariff Schedules in Practice.
  • Notes; Reference; Chapter 3 Fiscal Cost of Energy Pricing Policies; Introduction; Measuring Fiscal Costs: The "Price-Gap" Approach; Price-Gap Results; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Economic Impacts of Energy Pricing and Subsidy Reforms; Introduction; Analysis; Main Findings; Final Considerations; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Distributional Impacts of Energy Pricing; Introduction; Methodology and Implementation; Distributional Impacts of a Price Increase in Gasoline and Diesel; Distributional Impacts of a Price Increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
  • Distributional Impacts of a Price Increase in Electricity; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Considerations for Policy Makers; Introduction; Fairness for All: A Guiding Principle for Energy Pricing Reforms; Fresh Thinking: Adopting an Engaging, Targeted, Apolitical Approach; Hydrocarbons; Electricity Market; Conclusions; Note; References; Appendix A Fuels Fiscal Cost Tables; Appendix B Electricity Fiscal Cost Tables; Appendix C Price Shocks; Boxes; Box 2.1 Brazil: Unregulated Consumers in the Electricity Market; Box 2.2 Procuring Long-Term Electricity Contracts by Auction: A FAQ.
  • Box 2.3 Increasing Block Tariffs, Volume Differentiated Tariffs, and Flat PricingBox 3.1 Taxing for Negative Externalities; Box 6.1 Action Plans to Reduce Power Losses in the Electricity Sector; Box 6.2 Uruguay Weather and Oil Price Insurance Transaction; Figures; Figure 1.1 Crude Oil and Fuels: Net Exports, Selected LAC Countries; Figure 1.2 Electricity Generation Matrix, Selected LAC Countries; Figure 3.1 Average Yearly Fiscal Support for Fuels: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13; Figure 3.2 Average Fiscal Support for Fuels as a Percentage of GDP: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13.
  • Figure 3.3 Fuels Fiscal Expenditures: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13; Figure 3.4 Average Yearly Fiscal Support for Electricity: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13; Figure 3.5 Average Yearly Fiscal Support for Electricity as a Percentage of GDP: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13; Figure 3.6 Electricity Fiscal Expenditures: Selected LAC Countries, 2008-13; Figure 4.1 International Comparison, Retail Prices of Energy, 2012 Products; Figure 4.2 International Comparison, Energy Intensity and GDP per Capita; Figure 4.3 Price Shocks Relative to Energy Prices and Price Gap, Selected LAC Countries.