The Social Impact of Privatization and the Regulation of Utilities in Peru

Maximo Torero and Alberto Pascó-Font

No DP2001-17, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Almost five years after privatization took place in electricity and telecommunications, and major reforms had been carried out in the administration of water, the results is not clear a priori. In order to elucidate the panorama, this research tries to assess the consumption and welfare impacts of privatization on Peruvian urban households. The objective is to determine which type of households bear a greater portion of the burden or enjoy most of the benefits price changes brought about by privatization. To accomplish this objective, three complementary methodologies are followed.

Keywords: Privatization; Public utilities; Welfare economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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