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Author-Name: Alvaro Foteza 
Author-Workplace-Name: Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Author-Name: Ignacio Apella
Author-Workplace-Name: Center for the Study of State and Society (CEDES), Argentina 
Author-Name: Eduardo Fajnzylber 
Author-Workplace-Name: School of Government of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Author-Name: Carlos Grushka
Author-Workplace-Name: Superintendency of AFJP, Argentina
Author-Name: Ianina Rossi
Author-Workplace-Name: Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Author-Name: Graciela Sanromán
Author-Workplace-Name: Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Uruguay 

Title: Contributions to social security in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay: Densities, transitions and 
duration

Abstract: Pension programs in Latin America have low coverage. We use large panel databases coming from administrative records of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to characterize the histories of contribution of the population. We compute three indicators: density of contribution, transition rates and duration of the spells of contribution and no contribution. The picture that emerges is worrisome. The density of contributions is low on average and pretty heterogeneous across the population. The spells of contribution are short and interruptions are frequent. Transition rates are higher at early ages and tend to decline later in life, indicating high turnover among young individuals.  

Classification-JEL: H55, J14, J26

Keywords: Density of contributions, pensions, work history.

Journal: Económica

Pages: 127-163
Volume: LVII
Year: 2011
Month: January-December
File-URL: https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/Economica/article/view/5364/4390
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:akh:journl:578