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February 2024

Closing the Gap: The Role of Public Pensions in Reducing Retirement Inequality

By Nari Rhee This study analyzes the impact of defined benefit pensions, especially public pensions, on retirement income security and wealth distribution by race, gender, and educational attainment in the U.S. It serves as a companion report to Closing the Gap fact sheets, which are designed to inform the public about the social equity impact of pensions in each state and the District of Columbia. Get the report here

The Government Pension Identity Crisis

By T. Leigh Anenson, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. & Hannah R. Weiser, J.D., M.B.A. The Contract Clause once dominated the docket of the Supreme Court. But now the clause belongs to the museum of constitutional law. This artifact, however, is gaining new life in ongoing litigation over public pension reform that significantly impacts the financial benefits of government workers such as teachers, firefighters, and even judges. And, unlike private sector workers, for public servants there is no federal safety net in...

Can ChatGPT Plan Your Retirement?: Generative AI and Financial Advice

By Andrew W. Lo & Jillian Ross We identify some of the most pressing issues facing the adoption of large language models (LLMs) in practical settings, and propose a research agenda to reach the next technological inflection point in generative AI. We focus on four challenges facing most LLM applications: domain-specific expertise, an ability to tailor that expertise to a user’s unique situation, trustworthiness and adherence to the user’s moral and ethical standards, and conformity to regulatory guidelines and...

Social Spending in Mexico: Needs, Priorities and Reforms

By Swarnali A Hannan, Juan Pablo Cuesta Aguirre & David Bartolini Poverty in Mexico was high before the COVID-19 pandemic and has been exacerbated by the pandemic, with significant variation across states. Education losses from the pandemic are likely to be large and worsen pre-existing disparities; unless mitigated soon, they could contribute to heightened scarring over the medium term. Using state-level and cross-country comparisons, this paper reviews key social programs as well as priorities in education and health. It finds that...

Evaluación de Sustentabilidad del Fondo Integrado de Pensiones

Por Dirección de Presupuestos El objetivo de este informe es presentar la estructura del modelo actuarial de la Dipres, su metodología, fuentes de información y supuestos empleados, así como los principales resultados obtenidos en la evaluación de la propuesta de modificación a los sistemas contributivos y no contributivos. En particular, se estudia la sustentabilidad del Fondo Integrado de Pensiones (FIP) que se propone en el proyecto de ley que Crea un nuevo Sistema Mixto de Pensiones y un Seguro Social en el pilar contributivo,...

Reporte Observatorio

Por Organización Panamericana de la Salud El mundo está experimentando un proceso de envejecimiento población sin precedentes. Si bien esté proceso comenzó hace varias décadas, las características de la actual transición demográfica son de particular importancia para la región de las Américas; mientras el proceso de envejecimiento experimentado por países desarrollados hace varias décadas fue pausado, el actual envejecimiento poblacional observado en países en desarrollo—incluyendo la mayoría de los países de la región—ocurrirá a una velocidad no antes vista.Este aumento...

¿Cómo aumentar la cobertura y la participación en el sistema de pensiones?: la experiencia chilena y una revisión de las mejores prácticas internacionales

Por Olga M. Fuentes En este capítulo se describe la experiencia chilena en la incorporación de los trabajadores independientes al régimen obligatorio de pensiones. La medida contempló un enfoque en dos etapas en las que, en una primera, los trabajadores independientes formales estaban por defecto obligados a cotizar, a través de un mecanismo automático de incorporación, pero contaban con la posibilidad de renunciar a dicha opción. En la segunda etapa, se introdujeron gradualmente y de manera definitiva las cotizaciones obligatorias, sin...

Vejez y políticas públicas en Latinoamérica: una revisión de la literatura

Por Ariany da Silva Villar, Sara Caro Puga & Herminia Gonzálvez Torralbo  Buscamos identificar las perspectivas sobre la vejez en la producción académica relativa a las polí-ticas públicas para el envejecimiento en Latinoamérica. Realizamos una revisión sistemática de 82 fuentes bibliográficas publicadas entre 2000 y 2020 y las analizamos a la luz de una perspectiva crítica y feminista, por medio de un análisis cualitativo de contenido. A partir de este, caracterizamos a la vejez desde los principales paradigmas relacionados con...

Aging Europe

By Eurostat In this interactive report, Eurostat presents us with the most relevant statistics on the aging population of the European Union, covering aspects such as working life, living conditions, access to health and income. All these statistics are accessible at the regional level and by country in the European Union. Get the report here

What could effective pensions engagement look like?

By Pensions Policy Institute This report, kindly sponsored by Standard Life, builds on the findings of the Briefing Note 136 - What is the role of engagement in pensions?, sets out the broad range of factors that can impact the level of engagement that can feasibly be achieved, the benefits and risks associated with engagement and the ways in which engagement strategies could be strengthened, including what other support may be needed for those who are less likely to become...