The Aging of Latin America

GAI has just completed its first in-depth study on the aging challenge in Latin America. Latin America's Aging Challenge, which focuses on Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, assesses Latin America’s “retirement preparedness.” It compares and contrasts the progress that the three countries have made in putting in place adequate and affordable retirement systems—from Chile (the original "privatizer") to Brazil (which retains an expensive pay-as-you-go system). It also looks more broadly at economic, social, and cultural factors that might help or hinder countries’ successful response to the aging challenge, and in particular their ability to boost economic growth and per capita incomes before their age waves roll in.