This study analyzes the effect that the availability of resources and remittances have on household healthcare expenditure, as well as its intra-household allocation, a topic that has barely been explored in the case of Mexico. Using a Tobit model and GLS, we find that health is a luxury good,...

In this paper we build a socio-economic simulation model, called Carrion, to project the public expenditure on the retirement pensions, the social security contributions and the GDP through 2060. The model makes use of detailed hypothesis backed with econometric estimations on the behavior of...

The Czech Republic is going to face ageing of its population. It will affect the economy in many ways. The pension system is one of them. This paper provides a view on possibilities how to insure long-term stability of the pension system in the Czech Republic using a mix of pay-as-you-go and...

This article examines the political causes of the crisis in the countries bad-called PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain) that lie in the enormous inequalities of economic and political power that exist in those countries. The situation in Ireland is analyzed with particular interest.

Korean Abstract: 주요 선진국에서 저출산과 기대수명 연장으로 인구 고령화가 빠르게 진행되어 왔으며 이에 따라 노인부양 부담이 늘어나고 생산가능인구 비중은 축소되고 있다. 이에 각국은 저출산·고령화로 인한 잠재성장률...

English Abstract: In 2017 the Banco de España published an Occasional Paper (DO 1701) describing the institutional framework of the pension system, setting out the main medium-term challenges and analysing some reform alternatives. In this paper the Governor updates the foregoing analysis for...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo argumenta que, en países emergentes, como Colombia, la combinación de la transición demográfica con una alta informalidad del mercado laboral hace inviable la existencia de un régimen de pensiones de reparto. En teoría, un país como Colombia tiene aún una...

The main idea upon which this paper is based is that outlined by Samuelson (1958) -that a pensions system, financed by way of transfers between generations, will only be viable in the long term if the internal rate of return of the system does not exceed the growth rate of salaries plus the...

La decisión de los individuos acerca del ahorro para el retiro ha sido abordada teóricamente bajo la hipótesis de que el sistema de seguridad social se comporta como un sustituto de otros mecanismos de ahorro. Este documento presenta evidencia de los determinantes y patrones de ahorro para el...

La presente publicación es producto de una estrecha colaboración entre el Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE)-División de Población de la CEPAL y la División de Población del Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas (DAES). Responde a las...