Análisis del impacto distributivo del sistema previsional argentino: estudio del aumento de la cobertura

The design of an adequate pension system is a very complex because it must contemplate multiple objectives. Must be inclusive, reduce poverty in old age, providing appropriate incentives in the labor market, increasing the aggregate savings of the economy, the ability to smooth consumption between active and passive stage and be financially sustainable. In recent years there have been significant reforms in the Argentine pension system. Undoubtedly, the most important one was the implementation of various moratoriums that allowed significantly increase in the coverage rate. This working paper's main objective is a comprehensive analysis of the distributional impact of the pension moratorium and study the actual design of the pension system so as to detect future problems and opportunities for improvement that can be implemented in the medium term