MODELOS DE ORGANIZAÇÃO E REPARTIÇÃO DE RENDAS NA CADEIA PRODUTIVA DO GÁS NATURAL

Abstract

This paper compares two models of value chain organization based on the natural gas industry case. In the model I, the traditional production chain organization, commercial relationships are made in the same way of the production chain. The model II is different because of the presence of independent carriers. The comparison between those models considers (i) the outcome in the consumers price and (ii) the equilibrium of the rent distribution among value chain segments. The main result of this paper is that if the rent repartition is equal among value chain segments, then the model II promotes lower consumers price than the model I.