Subsidies in Argentina

Energy Subsidies in Argentina Lead to Inequalities and Low Thermal Efficiency

Natural gas is the main energy resource for buildings in Argentina. Since 2002, subsidies have kept the prices of this fuel between 9 and 26 times lower than regular prices in other countries. The lowest prices are the result of climate-related subsidies. In cold areas, heating uses several times more energy than locations in Europe with a similar climate. A potential for consumption reductions...

Public Subsidies for Private Schooling: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina and Chile

Argentina and Chile have long-standing policies that award public subsidies to private schools. This article compares the academic outcomes of seventhand eighth-graders in public and private schools in each country. Three types of private schools are analyzed: Catholic schools that are subsidized by the government, nonreligious schools that are subsidized, and private schools that receive no su...

Recycling fuel subsidies as health subsidies.

Subsidies in Housing

Subsidies in housing / Stephen K. Mayo. Includes bibliographical references. p. cm. (Sustainable Development Dept. Technical papers series ; SOC-112) " It complements the Operational Guidelines for Housing, and should be used together " —Presentation. Presentation In 1995 the Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank approved an amendment to the Operational Policy for ...

On Subsidies in Trade Agreements∗

The role of production subsidies in trade agreements has long been neglected by trade economists. To fill this gap, Bagwell and Staiger (2006) analyze this issue and show that, quite generally, the sole variable efficient trade agreements need to address is market access and that, moreover, the de facto prohibition of subsidies by prevailing WTO legislation is inefficient. The present paper sho...