The English version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract= 2358645. Los programas de pensiones, empleo y familia constituyen tres de las cuatro grandes categorías de la política social (la cuarta siendo los de salud). En este artículo se analizan opciones para su diseño...

La versión española de este artículo se puede encontrar en: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2364605. This essay reviews the situation of social security in Mexico, as well as options for reform. A guideline is the concept of social protection floor defined by the International Labour Organization...

This paper provides a set of measurements of the actual benefits and costs of the general old age retirement plan provided to individuals by the Mexican pension system (MPS), which is necessary to evaluate the decisions by workers to contribute to social security (i.e. work in the formal sector)...