Tarifação social no consumo residencial de água

Authors

  • Thompson A. Andrade Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas
  • Waldir J. A. Lobão Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea145455

Keywords:

public prices, price discrimination, taxation, tariffs regulation

Abstract

This article examines the restrictions and effects of the implementation of a rate structure with lower tariffs charged to the poor by a public utility using a cross-subsidy system to finance it. The simulations made allow the quantification of its effect upon the quantities demanded and its social welfare impacts. In the last section, it is shown how to translate a rate structure based upon the social classification of the users of the service into a traditional one of charging different tariffs according to blocks of quantity consumed.

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Author Biographies

  • Thompson A. Andrade, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas

    Professor titular na Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UERJ e pesquisador-visitante no IPEA.

  • Waldir J. A. Lobão, Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas

    Pesquisador da Diretoria de Pesquisas do IPEA, professor na Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas.

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Published

1997-03-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (1997)

Section

Papers

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How to Cite

Andrade, T. A., & Lobão, W. J. A. (1997). Tarifação social no consumo residencial de água. Economia Aplicada, 1(1), 59-80. https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea145455