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Is Latin America Retreating From Individual Retirement Accounts?

July 7, 2009
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The brief’s key findings are:

  • Many Latin American countries adopted individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to supplement or replace traditional social security systems.
  • Recently, a number of these countries have enacted reforms to better balance individual saving and social risks.
  • The new reforms generally aim to improve – not abandon – IRAs and, at the same time, to provide more adequate protection against old-age poverty.

 

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Esteban Calvo
Headshot of Evelina Bertranou
Evelina Bertranou
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Fabio Bertranou
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Calvo, , Evelina Bertranou and Fabio Bertranou. 2009. "Is Latin America Retreating From Individual Retirement Accounts?" Issue in Brief 9-14. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

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IB#9-14
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