Abstract

TRUJILLO-SALAZAR, Lucía. Social protection for older adults: Inclusion and equity in Argentina during the period 2003-2014. Entramado [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.2, pp.36-49. ISSN 1900-3803.  https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.2.4731.

This article analyzes some transformations about the Argentine pension system during the period 2003-2014, to cover the income protection policies implemented during the "Kirchnerismo". The main objective is to provide empirical evidence about how the implemented policies impacted on a substantive improvement of coverage levels and income distribution. The study is developed from the data of the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) of the Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). Among the main findings it is important to highlight that the social structure was modified by an expansion of coverage, which was also concentrated in the lower part of the income distribution, that is to say in the most vulnerable households. Likewise the greater relative increase in the perception of retirement income was translated into significant income distributional improvements. However policies that were implemented and also transformed the functioning of social protection institutions in the pension system need to be rethought in a sustainable long-term strategy

JEL CLASSIFICATION: O15, 131, 138.

Keywords : Retirement; pensions; social protection; income inequality Argentina.

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