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Privatization of highways in Brazil: comment on the financial viability

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  • Jorge Ernesto Sánchez Ruiz

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In this article the author discusses financial questions deemed as key issues, andthat should be carefully analyzed in highway privatization projects within the Brazilian reality.Expected returns, compared tariffs, costs, demand and capital structure are the coreon this work. The author performs a simulation exercise based on one of the cases mostfrequently remembered as a candidate to privatization in the State of São Paulo: the systemcomprising the Anchieta and the Imigrantes Highways, which make a connection betweenthe City of São Paulo and the City of Santos, on the coast. The author’s conclusion indicatethat it is a feasible undertaking, provided that some restrictions/innovations are included inits design. JEL Classification: L33; L92.

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  • Jorge Ernesto Sánchez Ruiz, 1993. "Privatization of highways in Brazil: comment on the financial viability," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 13(3), pages 374-387.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:13:y:1993:i:3:p:374-387:id:1333
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    Keywords

    Privatization; roads;

    JEL classification:

    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation

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