What Are the Effects of Expanding a Social Pension Program on Extreme Poverty and Labor Supply? : Evidence from Mexico's Pension Program for the Elderly

What Are the Effects of Expanding a Social Pension Program on Extreme Poverty and Labor Supply? : Evidence from Mexico's Pension Program for the Elderly

In 2013, Mexico's Social Pension Program for the Elderly was expanded by changing its eligibility threshold from age 70 to age 65. Using pooled cross-sectional data from Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the exoge...

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Main Authors: Avila-Parra, Clemente, Escamilla-Guerrero, David
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
PENSION FUNDS
PENSIONS
LABOR SUPPLY
ELDERLY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/949071509368363092/What-are-the-effects-of-expanding-a-social-pension-program-on-extreme-poverty-and-labor-supply-evidence-from-Mexicos-pension-program-for-the-elderly
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28614

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/949071509368363092/What-are-the-effects-of-expanding-a-social-pension-program-on-extreme-poverty-and-labor-supply-evidence-from-Mexicos-pension-program-for-the-elderly
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28614

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