Decentralised Provision of Quasi- Private Goods: The Case of Colombia

Ana Iregui

Borradores de Economia from Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Abstract: This paper quantifies the welfare effects of decentralisation in Colombia, using a multiregional CGE model.We investigate to what extent will the Colombian Population be better off when goods such as health and education, are delivered locally as against centrally. A provision scheme based on the median voter is consided.According to the results, the provision of health and education by regional governments improves the welfare of the Colombian Population as a whole, since regional governments provide goods and services in a way that better caters to local preferences. More importantly,these welfare gains vary from 1.3% to 2.3% of GDP, a substantial magnitude especially when compared with the efficiency gains associated to the tax reforms of the early nineties.

Keywords: Decentralisation; applied CGE modelling; quasi-private goods. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D58 H42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-03
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Journal Article: Decentralised provision of quasi-private goods: The case of Colombia (2005)
Working Paper: DECENTRALISED PROVISION OF QUASI-PRIVATE GOODS: THE CASE OF COLOMBIA (2002)
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