Heterogeneous Effect of a Non-contributory PensionEvidence from Bolivia

  1. Miguel Angel Borrella-Mas 1
  2. Mariano Bosch 2
  3. Marcello Sartarelli 3
  1. 1 Universidad de Navarra
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    Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02rxc7m23

  2. 2 Inter-American Development Bank
  3. 3 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

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Revista:
Documentos de Trabajo (ICAE)

ISSN: 2341-2356

Año de publicación: 2019

Número: 35

Páginas: 1-74

Tipo: Documento de Trabajo

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Resumen

We test whether eligibility for the Renta Dignidad social pension mitigates old-age poverty and induces (in)direct behavioural responses by using a regression discontinuity design as the age cutoff determining eligibility is set at 60. We find that, first, neither poverty nor consumption or labour supply are affected by spouses' eligibility and, second, the probability of co-residing grandchildren in households with both spouses eligible is higher. We contribute to the literature by showing how the role of gender in decisions with an intergenerational component can help rationalising apparent limitations of the pension in fighting poverty in the short-run.

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Financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (ECO2013-43119, ECO2015-65820-P and ECO2016-77200-P) and from the Universidad de Alicante (GRE 13-04) is gratefully acknowledged.

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