Better Pensions, Better Jobs: Towards Universal Coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mariano Bosch,
Angel Melguizo and
Carmen Pages
No 462 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank
Abstract:
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has reduced its inequality and poverty, and is looking towards the future with greater optimism than in the past. As the region grows, new problems appear that economic policymakers must address. How to provide adequate pensions for the elderly is one such problem. This book offers an analysis of pension systems from the perspective of the functioning of the regions labor markets. It clarifies why, more than half a century after pension systems were created, only a minority of workers in the region save for their pension in the contributory systems through payroll taxes. The study points out that the problem lies not only in the lack of coverage, but also in the low level of benefits, even of contributory pensions. It argues that to design public policies for pensions, it is essential to understand the complex web of interactions between employers and workers that take place in the labor market.
Keywords: Aposentadoria; Pensiones; Pensions; Social Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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