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Selected Papers and Chapters on Social Security:

"The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform in Latin America. in "Lessons on Pension Reform in the Americas." ed. S. Kay and T. Sinha. New York: Oxford University Press. 2007 ( co-authors Alejandra Cox Edwards and Rebeca Wong).

"Financial Challenges Facing Baby Boomer Women" in The Age Explosion: Baby Boomers and Beyond. Harvard University Press, 2003.

"The Gender Impact of Pension Reform." Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2003 (co-authors Alejandra Cox Edwards and Rebecca Wong).

"The Annuity Market in India: What are the Key Public Policy Issues?" in Rethinking Pension Provision for India, ed. Anand Bordia and Gautam Bhardwaj, New Delhi; Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2003 (co-author Renuka Sane)

"How Can China Solve its Old Age Security Problem? The Interaction Between Pension, SOE and Financial Market Reform." Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002.

"Reforming Social Security in the US: An International Perspective." Business Economics, 2001.

"Annuities Markets in Comparative Perspective: do Consumers get their Money's Worth?" in Private Pensions Systems: Administrative Costs and Reforms, Paris: OECD, 2001 (co-author Dimitri Vittas).

"Annuities Markets Around the World: Money’s Worth and Risk Intermediation," CeRP Working Paper No. 16/01 (co-authors X. Song and D. Vittas).

"Administrative Costs and the Organization of Individual Account Systems: A Comparative Perspective," in New Ideas About Old Age Security, ed. R. Holzmann and J. Stiglitz, Washington DC: World Bank, 2001 (co-authors J. Smalhout, D. Vittas); revised version published in Private Pensions Systems: Administrative Costs and Reforms, Paris: OECD, 2001.

"Political Economy of Structural Pension Reform," in New Ideas About Old Age Security, ed. R. Holzmann and J. Stiglitz, Washington DC: World Bank, 2001 (co-author S. Brooks)

"Old Age Protection for the Uninsured: What Are the Issues?" in Shielding the Poor, ed. N. Lustig, IDB and Brooking Institution Press, 2000.

"Mutual Funds and Institutional Investments: What is the Most Efficient Way to Set Up Individual Accounts in A Social Security System?" in Administrative Costs and Social Security Privatization, ed. J. Shoven, University of Chicago Press, 2000; also available as NBER Working Paper No. 7049, 1999 (co-authors G. Ferrier, J. Smalhout, D. Vittas).

"The Political Economy of Social Security Reform: A Cross-Country Review," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 69, 4, 1998.

"New Models for Old Age Security: Experiments, Evidence and Unanswered Questions," World Bank Research Observer, 13, 2, 1998; reprinted in Fighting Poverty: Caring for Children, Parents, and the Elderly, ed. S. Ringen and P. de Jong, ISSA, Ashgate, UK & US.

"Pension Reform in Latin America: Is There An Efficiency-Equity Trade-Off?" in Beyond Trade-offs: Market Reforms and Equitable Growth in Latin America, ed. N. Birdsall, C. Graham and R. Sabot, IDB and Brookings Press, Washington DC, 1998.

"Providing Better Protection and Promoting Growth: A Defense of Averting the Old Age Crisis," ISSA Review, 1996.

"Mandatory Saving Plans: Are They the Answer to the Old Age Problem?" in Private Pensions in International Perspective, eds. O. Mitchell and J. Turner, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996, (co-author D. Vittas); reprinted in Foundations of Pension Finance, ed. Z. Bodie and E. P. Davis, E. Elgar, 1999.

Recent Working Papers on Social Security:

“The Impact of Private Participation on Disability Costs: Evidence from Chile” MRRC Working Paper 2007-161 (UM07-14). 2007 (co-authors Augusto Iglesias and Alejandra Cox Edwards)
 
“Crowd-out, Adverse Selection and Information in Annuity Markets: Evidence from a New Retrospective Data Set in Chile” MRRC Working Paper 2006-147 (UM06-19). 2006 (co-author Alejandra Cox Edwards).
 
“How to Integrate Disability Benefits into a System with Individual Accounts.” MRRC Working Paper 2006-111 (UM05-13). 2006; revised version available as "Disability Insurance with Pre-funding and Private Participation: The Chilean Model," World Bank Social Protection Working Paper, 2007 (co-authors Augusto Iglesias and Alejandra Cox Edwards).
 
“Do Individual Accounts Postpone Retirement: Evidence from Chile?” MRRC Working Paper 2005-098 (UM04-07). 2005 (co-author Alejandra Cox Edwards).

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