Julián Folgar’s scientific contributions

... In this way, the PIP managed to artificially increase passive pension coverage without modifying the eligibility conditions for subsequent generations. For this reason, some authors suggest that the high levels of pension coverage achieved in the first years of the PIP are not sustainable in the medium and long term because the number of older adults who can benefit from the moratorium inevitably decreases over time when its terms expire (Bertranou et al. 2015). In this sense, more than 50% of current pension beneficiaries (MTEySS 2022) were able to access these benefits thanks to this plan without complying with the requirement of having 30 years of contributions. ...

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Determinants of Contribution Density to the Argentine Pension System: An Analysis by Cohorts, 1996–2021

... These might be the reasons for wage income to induce an inequality-increasing effect. In Argentina, the coverage of non-contributory transfers increased substantially in the past decade, through a pension extension reform known as "moratoria" that came into effect in 2007 and the introduction of the universal child allowance (AUH) in 2009 (Bertranou et al., 2016). In Brazil, the increased level of social benefits, which is tied to minimum wages, and the Bolsa Familia have helped in reducing income inequality, as already observed by other studies (Ferreira de Souza, 2012; Keifman and Maurizio, 2012;Soares et al., 2009). ...

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Decomposing income inequality into factor income components: Evidence from selected G20 countries

... SS Pensions in Argentina are characterized as relative low contribution in active ages (Bertranou et al., 2011(Bertranou et al., , 2012(Bertranou et al., and 2015CEPAL, 2018;Rofman and Oliveri, 2011) and thus, despite high requirements, the elderly (ages 65 and over) average few years of contribution and the analysis will include differentials by sex and education. ...

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The Within-system Redistribution of Contributory Pensions Systems: a Conceptual Framework and Empirical Method of Estimation