The ex-ante effects of non-contributory pensions in Colombia and Peru

The aim of this paper is to study the ex-ante e ects of the implementation of a Non Con- tributory Pension (NCP) program in Colombia and Peru. Relying on household survey data, we simulate the potential impact of the transfer on poverty, inequality, scal cost, and the probability of a liation to the...

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Autores: Olivera, Javier, Zuluaga Díaz, Blanca Cecilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad ICESI
Repositorio:Repositorio ICESI
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/78318
Acceso en línea:http://www.ecineq.org/milano/wp/ecineq2013-299.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/78318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Economía
Seguridad social
Pensiones a la vejez
Pobreza
Pensiones en Colombia
Pensiones en Perú
Economics
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to study the ex-ante e ects of the implementation of a Non Con- tributory Pension (NCP) program in Colombia and Peru. Relying on household survey data, we simulate the potential impact of the transfer on poverty, inequality, scal cost, and the probability of a liation to the contributory pension system. This last e ect is the most direct behavioral e ect one can expect from the implementation of a NCP scheme. For the behavioral response we estimate a Nested Logit Model. Our results show that a NCP in Colombia and Peru contributes to the reduction of poverty and inequality among the elderly, particularly in rural areas at a ordable scal costs. Furthermore, there is not a large impact on the prob- ability of a liation to contributory pensions when the program is targeted to the poor (and extreme poor), with the exception of Peruvian women for whom there is always a sizeable reduction on their probability of a liation to the contributory pension system.