En América Latina, el bienestar de millones de personas de edad avanzada depende del adecuado funcionamiento de los sistemas de pensiones. Así, la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de pensiones corresponde a uno de los desafíos más relevantes, en particular, en tiempos de pandemia. Por ello,...

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...

Introduction -- Impact of previous crisis on social security -- Strengths and weaknesses of social security prior to the current crisis -- Actual and potential effects of the current crisis on social security -- Conclusions and policies to cope with effects of crisis on social security