Pension reform, personal pensions and gender differences in pension coverage
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 125-137
ISSN: 0305-750X
The Personal Pension Scheme (PPS) introduced in Chile in 1981 has acquired a paradigmatic role for pension reforms in developing countries. In contrast to the significant gender gap in private pension coverage observed in other countries, in Chile women's participation in the PPS is marginally higher than men's. Using cross-section data the paper analyses the determinants of personal pension plan contribution in Chile, and their effects. It concludes that women's strong pension propensities and pension plan design explain in large part the absence of a gender gap in private pension coverage in Chile. (DSE/DÜI)