Rafael Rofman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5821280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rafael Rofman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rafael |
| FAMILY NAME | Rofman |
| SIGNATURE | ROFMAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8291-2836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Demographic Change in Uruguay: Economic Opportunities and Challenges
Uruguay’s population is slowly aging, driven by the demographic transition that started early in the \n20th century. While this reflects significant improvements in mortality and fertility trends, it also creates \nimportant challenges for the fiscal sustainability of some social policies and for sustaining medium- and \nlong-term economic growth. Uruguay is going through the “demographic dividend” stage of this process \nas the proportion of the…
Expanding economic protection to the elderly in L atin A merica
This article addresses the reforms introduced in L atin A merican pension systems that had the aim of increasing coverage beyond formal‐sector workers. For this purpose, fourteen representative regional experiences are analysed using a taxonomy based on features of the cases examined in terms of design, implementation and results. The findings show that, although the reforms share the goal of expanding coverage, there are significant differences …
Reforming the pension reforms: Argentina and Chile
This article describes the most recent pension reforms in Argentina and Chile. The previous reforms, implemented in the 1980s and 1990s, aimed to improve long-term fiscal sustainability and institutional design of the systems, shifting part of the social and economic risks away from the State and on to participants. In recent years, the authorities in both countries identified the main problems facing current pension systems as inadequate coverag…
From reform to crisis: Argentina's pension system
Argentina underwent economic and social collapse in December 2001. The crisis brought the worst socioeconomic indicators in its history, and the pension system was not immune from this disaster, which was unparalleled in any middle‐income developing country. In 1994 the pension system had been restructured, and was regarded as a viable model for other reforms elsewhere. This article discusses in general terms the features of the current pension s…
Providing social security in a context of change: Experience and challenges in Latin America
Over the past two decades Latin America has experienced major demographic, economic and social changes. The trend towards accelerated ageing of the population in most countries, together with the financial restrictions faced by social protection systems, has brought sweeping changes in pension programmes. The new demographic and labour context presents challenges for these new programmes which, unless they make the necessary adaptations, will def…
From reform to crisis: Argentina's pension system
Argentina underwent economic and social collapse in December 2001. The crisis brought the worst socioeconomic indicators in its history, and the pension system was not immune from this disaster, which was unparalleled in any middle‐income developing country. In 1994 the pension system had been restructured, and was regarded as a viable model for other reforms elsewhere. This article discusses in general terms the features of the current pension s…
Expanding economic protection to the elderly in L atin A merica
This article addresses the reforms introduced in L atin A merican pension systems that had the aim of increasing coverage beyond formal‐sector workers. For this purpose, fourteen representative regional experiences are analysed using a taxonomy based on features of the cases examined in terms of design, implementation and results. The findings show that, although the reforms share the goal of expanding coverage, there are significant differences …
Reforming the pension reforms: Argentina and Chile
This article describes the most recent pension reforms in Argentina and Chile. The previous reforms, implemented in the 1980s and 1990s, aimed to improve long-term fiscal sustainability and institutional design of the systems, shifting part of the social and economic risks away from the State and on to participants. In recent years, the authorities in both countries identified the main problems facing current pension systems as inadequate coverag…
Providing social security in a context of change: Experience and challenges in Latin America
Over the past two decades Latin America has experienced major demographic, economic and social changes. The trend towards accelerated ageing of the population in most countries, together with the financial restrictions faced by social protection systems, has brought sweeping changes in pension programmes. The new demographic and labour context presents challenges for these new programmes which, unless they make the necessary adaptations, will def…
Providing social security in a context of change: Experience and challenges in Latin America
Over the past two decades Latin America has experienced major demographic, economic and social changes. The trend towards accelerated ageing of the population in most countries, together with the financial restrictions faced by social protection systems, has brought sweeping changes in pension programmes. The new demographic and labour context presents challenges for these new programmes which, unless they make the necessary adaptations, will def…
From reform to crisis: Argentina's pension system
Argentina underwent economic and social collapse in December 2001. The crisis brought the worst socioeconomic indicators in its history, and the pension system was not immune from this disaster, which was unparalleled in any middle‐income developing country. In 1994 the pension system had been restructured, and was regarded as a viable model for other reforms elsewhere. This article discusses in general terms the features of the current pension s…
Reforming the pension reforms: Argentina and Chile
This article describes the most recent pension reforms in Argentina and Chile. The previous reforms, implemented in the 1980s and 1990s, aimed to improve long-term fiscal sustainability and institutional design of the systems, shifting part of the social and economic risks away from the State and on to participants. In recent years, the authorities in both countries identified the main problems facing current pension systems as inadequate coverag…
Expanding economic protection to the elderly in L atin A merica
This article addresses the reforms introduced in L atin A merican pension systems that had the aim of increasing coverage beyond formal‐sector workers. For this purpose, fourteen representative regional experiences are analysed using a taxonomy based on features of the cases examined in terms of design, implementation and results. The findings show that, although the reforms share the goal of expanding coverage, there are significant differences …
Demographic Change in Uruguay: Economic Opportunities and Challenges
Uruguay’s population is slowly aging, driven by the demographic transition that started early in the \n20th century. While this reflects significant improvements in mortality and fertility trends, it also creates \nimportant challenges for the fiscal sustainability of some social policies and for sustaining medium- and \nlong-term economic growth. Uruguay is going through the “demographic dividend” stage of this process \nas the proportion of the…
Development economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · Pension (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Population (3 works)