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Mexico: Reducing Energy Subsidies and Analyzing Alternative Compensation Mechanisms

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  • María Eugenia Ibarrarán Viniegra
  • Roy Boyd
  • Alejandra Elizondo

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Los subsidios a la energía son un tema políticamente sensible. En México estos subsidios se otorgan a la electricidad, gasolina, diésel y gas licuado de petróleo. Entre 2005 y 2009 los subsidios fueron, en promedio, equivalentes a $200.4 miles de millones de pesos anuales. Los subsidios a la electricidad representan aproximadamente 1% del PIB y los subsidios a la gasolina al 25% de los ingresos del IVA. Estos subsidios tienen implicaciones fiscales, distributivas y ambientales. Este ensayo analiza el impacto de la reducción de los subsidios a la energía y la introducción de mecanismos de compensación que se podrían aplicar en México mediante un modelo de equilibrio general computable, que permite determinar los impactos sobre distintos grupos de ingresos posiblemente afectados por la reducción de los subsidios. A manera de ejemplo, simulamos el efecto de usar estos recursos para expandir el sistema de salud pública que actualmente no cubre a una parte importante de los mexicanos. Los resultados muestran un aumento en el PIB, en la producción y en el consumo generalizado, incluso cuando algunos sectores se ven afectados en el corto plazo. La expansión del servicio de salud promueve formalidad

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  • María Eugenia Ibarrarán Viniegra & Roy Boyd & Alejandra Elizondo, 2015. "Mexico: Reducing Energy Subsidies and Analyzing Alternative Compensation Mechanisms," Sobre México. Revista de Economía, Sobre México. Temas en economía, vol. 1(1), pages 26-45.
  • Handle: RePEc:smx:journl:01:1:26
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    1. Elizondo, Alejandra & Boyd, Roy, 2017. "Economic impact of ethanol promotion in Mexico: A general equilibrium analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 293-301.

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