Este trabajo cuantifica los efectos de dos propuestas de reforma del sistema de seguridad social en España utilizando un modelo de equilibrio general de generaciones sucesivas. La primera propuesta plantea sustituir el actual régimen de financiación mediante cotizaciones por imposición...

The demographic shift underway in Southern Europe requires a revision of some of the fundamental principles of the traditional welfare state. We analyze the evolution of several aspects of welfare and social expenditure over the last two decades. We find that in the context of the present...

This paper analyzes the evolution of the social security system in Uruguay, from the 19th century to the re-institutionalization of the “Banco de Previsión Social” (BPS) in 1986. It is common to consider that the legislation of retirement began in 1896 with the foundation of the first fund;...