PARC Working Papers
Document Type
Working Paper
Date of this Version
7-1-2006
Abstract
In 1980, Chile dramatically reformed its retirement system, replacing what was an old insolvent PAYGO program with a new structure that relies heavily on funded defined contribution individual accounts. In addition, eligibility and benefit requirements were standardized, and a safety net for old-age poverty was strengthened. Twenty-five years after this reform, the Chilean model is being re-assessed, in terms of coverage, contribution, investment, and retirement benefit outcomes. This paper introduces a recently-developed longitudinal survey of individual respondents in Chile, the Social Protection Survey (or Encuesta de Previsión Social, EPS), and illustrates some uses of this survey for microeconomic analysis of key aspects of the Chilean system.
Keywords
Chile, Retirement system, PAYGO, Defined contribution individual accounts, Social Protection Survey
Date Posted: 18 March 2008
Comments
Arenas de Mesa, Alberto, David Bravo, Jere R. Behrman, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Petra Todd with assistance from Andres Otero, Jeremy Skog, Javiera Vasquez and Viviana Velez-Grajales. 2006. "The Chilean Pension Reform Turns 25: Lessons from the Social Protection Survey." PARC Working Paper Series, WPS 06-03.