Research and Program Descriptions About Peru
International Update, February 2013
International Update, October 2012
International Update, August 2012
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2011
International Update, October 2011
International Update, September 2011
Next Generation of Individual Account Pension Reforms in Latin America
This article examines the recent reforms in individual account systems in Latin America, with a focus on the recent overhaul of the Chilean system and major reforms in Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The authors analyze key elements of pension reform in the region relating to individual accounts: system coverage, fees, competition, investment, the impact of gender on benefits, financial education, voluntary savings, and payouts.
International Update, October 2010
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2009
International Update, September 2009
International Update, December 2008
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2007
International Update, September 2007
International Update, December 2006
International Update, August 2006
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2005
International Update, January 2006
Individual Accounts in Other Countries
To date, more than 30 countries have established some form of individual accounts in their retirement systems. This article identifies those countries, categorizes how the individual accounts fit into their retirement income systems, and identifies some basic characteristics of the accounts. Because this analysis of individual accounts is intended to inform the current United States debate involving Social Security, the discussion is limited to countries in which such accounts are part or all of a mandatory retirement income program.
International Update, September 2005
International Update, March 2005
International Update, December 2004
International Update, July 2004
International Update, April 2004
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2003
International Update, December 2003
Social Security Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: Variations on a Latin American Theme
The Latin American model of social security reform with individual accounts has been adopted by a number of Central and Eastern European countries. That alternative to a pay-as-you-go system is sometimes advocated as a desirable model for solving problems in developed systems such as that of the United States. This article describes the Central and Eastern European systems and compares them with the Latin American systems.
Social Security Privatization in Latin America
The new, partially privatized social security system adopted by Chile in 1981 has since been implemented, with some variations, in a number of Latin American and old-world transition economies with either a single- or multi-tier system. That alternative to a pay-as-you-go system is sometimes advocated as a desirable model for solving problems in developed systems, such as that of the United States. This article describes the new programs in Latin America, their background, and similarities and differences among them.