DIGITAL REPOSITORY
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Aproximadamente un tercio de los chilenos se pensiona de manera anticipada. Al acercarse a la edad de jubilación, los individuos están más conscientes del estado de salud propio de esa edad, lo que reduce la incertidumbre sobre la calidad de vida futura y puede provocar una mayor impaciencia relativa. En este artículo se analiza teóricamente cómo la ...

Latin America is going through a simultaneous process of population ageing and growing predominance of precarious employment conditions which poses a challenge for contributory pension systems. The solvency of the basic pillars of the unfunded system is being affected by the long-standing decline in the number of active persons whose contributions ...

In accordance with mainstream economic thinking, the World Bank advised Latin American countries to reform and fully or partially privatize their pension systems. Argentina was one of the countries to follow these recommendations, which it did without first checking whether the arguments were valid or whether the theoretical assumptions were fulfilled. ...

When reforming pension systems, the arguments used must be carefully studied, since changes may involve substantial economic, social and political costs. The reforms which are being carried out in the region reflect this dilemma and are the result of various compromises affecting the new system as regards: i); the degree to which the benefits provided ...

Pension system reforms seek to combine and reconcile both economic and social functions. On the basis of both conceptual aspects and the actual experience of Chile, this article illustrates the difficulties encountered in trying to make reforms ensure the fulfillment of both types of functions. These difficulties stem from two factors: i); the need ...

En concordancia con la corriente principal de pensamiento económico, el Banco Mundial recomendó a los países latinoamericanos reformar sus sistemas previsionales y privatizarlos total o parcialmente. La Argentina fue uno de los países que siguieron esas recomendaciones, sin verificar previamente la validez de los argumentos ni el cumplimiento de los ...