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Project Citation: 

Aguila, Emma. Replication data for: Personal Retirement Accounts and Saving. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116537V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Aging populations are leading countries worldwide to social security reforms. Many countries are moving from pay-as-you-go to personal retirement account (PRA) systems because of their financial sustainability and positive impact on private savings. PRA systems boost private savings at a macro level by converting a government liability into financial wealth managed by private fund managers. However, at a micro level, changes in retirement wealth affect individuals' saving and consumption patterns through their working lives. Retirement wealth increased for lower-income workers after Mexico introduced PRAs, crowding out saving, increasing consumption, and offsetting some of the PRA effect on private savings. (JEL D14, E21, H55, J26, O16)

Scope of Project

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      D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
      E21 Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
      H55 Social Security and Public Pensions
      J26 Retirement; Retirement Policies
      O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance


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