The English version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract= 2358568. Este ensayo revisa la situación de la protección social en México, así como diversas propuestas y opciones para su reforma. Una guía es el concepto de piso de protección social que han definido la...

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...

With a population of 113 million and a per-capita Gross Domestic Product, or GDP of US$10,064 (current U.S. dollars), Mexico is one of the largest and highest-income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The country has benefited from sustained economic growth during the last...

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)...