This paper has a double purpose. First, the author intends to discuss what is in game when the public social security is changed for private systems based on individual savings. Second, she aims to analyze why the neoliberal reforms are accepted easier in Latin America (with exception of Brazil)...

This paper contributes for an initial study on the empirical determinants of the portfolio allocation of retirement savings in Brazil. To this end, the work makes use of a database with disaggregated data on the allocation profile of employees participating in the closed pension fund of a major...

Este artigo simula os efeitos de reformas previdenciárias paramétricas na previdência social, e os resultados mais importantes são: a) o valor presente da dívida atuarial é equivalente a 1,9 PIB de 2005, no cenário básico; b) a interrupção do crescimento real do piso previdenciário, a...