IMPACT OF MEXICO'S ENERGY REFORM ON CONSUMER WELFARE

Autor

RAMÍREZ, JOSE CARLOS

ORTIZ-ARANGO, FRANCISCO

ROSELLON, JUAN

Fecha
Materias

ENERGIA ELECTRICA

REGULACION

ECONOMIA INTERNACIONAL

País

MEXICO

Resumen

We study the impact of Mexico's energy reform on the welfare of electricity, liquified petroleum gas, and gasoline consumers between 2010 and 2018. We utilize micro-level data to estimate income and price elasticities. Comparative statics are used to determine subsidy and price influences on consumer surplus. A counterfactual is used to simulate the industry's behavior under non-reform parameters. Data cover ten income deciles and sociodemographic characteristics in the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure. We conclude that consumers of energy goods in the post-reform experimental group (2014-2018) experienced a welfare gain compared to consumers in the control group (2010-2014) at the expense of alternative social costs related to energy subsidies.

Tipo de Contenido

ARTÍCULOS Y CAPÍTULOS DE LIBRO

Revista

UTILITIES POLICY

Número y Volumen

Volume 70 (June 2021)

Documento

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