Publications

2009
Alejandro Cacace, Fernando Aostri, and Gustavo Ortiz. 2009. San Luis: reforma política y constitucional (San Luis: constitutional and political reform) ISBN 978-987-02-4175-1.. 1st ed., Pp. 152. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken. Publisher's Version 9789870241751_1of1.pdf
2008
Alejandro Cacace. 2008. “Price Regulation of the Electricity Sector in Argentina.” Bologna, Hamburg, and Erasmus Rotterdam Universities.Abstract

By employing microeconomic theory, the paper explores different alternatives to price regulation in public utilities concerning the goals established by a specific legal system or regulatory framework. This work aims to demonstrate the various policy trade-offs that must be faced when designing retail price schemes (at the distribution stage) in a natural monopoly industry. It also addresses the need to balance the various policy objectives (efficiency, equity -access and affordability-, a zero-budget constraint, and demand management or resource conservation) by analyzing the case of a large emerging market economy, Argentina, and its electricity sector. The paper especially considers the use of increasing block tariffs (IBTs) as a tool capable of balancing the policy goals mentioned. The conclusions apply to other public utility sectors, such as water or natural gas, and other emerging market economies with similar macroeconomic conditions (high growth, inequality, and inflation).

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2004
Alejandro Cacace. 10/1/2004. Cómo revertir la crisis educativa argentina. Publisher's VersionAbstract
This essay describes the basics of the Argentine educational system and provides a series of measures to solve its current crisis. It has been specially distinguished by the National Academy of Education in Argentina.