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Argentina y los subsidios a los servicios públicos: un estudio de incidencia distributiva

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  • Jorge Puig

    (UNLP)

  • Leandro Salinardi

    (UNLP)

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Este trabajo realiza un análisis de incidencia distributiva de los subsidios a los servicios públicos en Argentina. En particular, se trabaja con los subsidios a la energía residencial (gas de red, gas envasado y electricidad), al agua y al transporte público de pasajeros (colectivo, tren y avión). Se utilizan los datos de la Asociación Argentina de Presupuesto y Administración Financiera Pública (ASAP) para el año 2013 y la Encuesta Nacional de Gastos de los Hogares para los años 2012-2013 (ENGHo). Los resultados que se obtienen indican que la mayoría de los subsidios analizados son pro-ricos (es decir, se concentran en términos absolutos en los deciles de ingresos más altos),y progresivos (teniendo en cuenta la proporción de los subsidios sobre su ingreso, los estratos más bajos reciben relativamente más). Si bien es deseable la característica de progresividad asociada a estas políticas, no es deseable que sean pro-ricos. El hecho de que la mayoría de los montos destinados a subsidiar los servicios públicos caigan en manos de los sectores más pudientes de la población sugiere que existen espacios para una mejor focalización de estas políticas. A su vez se plantea un interrogante puntual sobre el subsidio al transporte aéreo el cual no sólo es pro-rico si no que a su vez es regresivo, aspecto que pone en jaque su justificación al menos desde el punto de vista distributivo.

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  • Jorge Puig & Leandro Salinardi, 2015. "Argentina y los subsidios a los servicios públicos: un estudio de incidencia distributiva," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0183, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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    1. Diego Fernández Felices & Isidro Guardarucci & Jorge Puig, 2016. "Incidencia distributiva del sistema tributario argentino," Estudios Economicos, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Economia, vol. 33(67), pages 23-45, july-dece.
    2. Mariana Marchionni & Walter Sosa-Escudero & Javier Alejo, 2008. "La Incidencia Distributiva del Acceso, Gasto y Consumo de los Servicios Públicos," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0067, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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