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Contributions to social security in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay: Densities, transitions and duration

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  • Alvaro Foteza

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay)

  • Ignacio Apella

    (Center for the Study of State and Society (CEDES), Argentina)

  • Eduardo Fajnzylber

    (School of Government of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile)

  • Carlos Grushka

    (Superintendency of AFJP, Argentina)

  • Ianina Rossi

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Uruguay)

  • Graciela Sanromán

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Uruguay)

Abstract

Pension programs in Latin America have low coverage. We use large panel databases coming from administrative records of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to characterize the histories of contribution of the population. We compute three indicators: density of contribution, transition rates and duration of the spells of contribution and no contribution. The picture that emerges is worrisome. The density of contributions is low on average and pretty heterogeneous across the population. The spells of contribution are short and interruptions are frequent. Transition rates are higher at early ages and tend to decline later in life, indicating high turnover among young individuals.

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  • Alvaro Foteza & Ignacio Apella & Eduardo Fajnzylber & Carlos Grushka & Ianina Rossi & Graciela Sanromán, 2011. "Contributions to social security in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay: Densities, transitions and duration," Económica, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, vol. 0, pages 127-163, January-D.
    • Handle: RePEc:akh:journl:578
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    Cited by:

    1. Alvaro Forteza, 2015. "Are social security programs progressive?," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 172-172, July.
    2. Ianina Rossi, 2018. "Systematic Determinants of Pensions in Latin America," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0818, Department of Economics - dECON.
    3. Bertranou, Fabio & Cetrángolo, Oscar & Grushka, Oscar & Casanova, Luis, 2012. "Beyond the privatization and re-nationalisation of the Argentine pension system: coverage, fragmentation, and sustainability," MPRA Paper 44245, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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