Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil

This paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of population aging in Brazil. Three alternative yet complementary methodologies are adopted, and depending on policy responses to the fiscal implications of aging, there are two main findings: Fir...

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Main Author: Jorgensen, Ole Hagen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
GDP
M2
TAX
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGE MORTALITY
AGGREGATE DEBT
AGING COUNTRIES
ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
AMORTIZATION
BASE YEAR
BEQUEST
BEQUESTS
BORROWING
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL SAVINGS
CAPITAL STOCK
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD SURVIVAL
CLOSED ECONOMY
COMMODITY
COMPETITIVENESS
CREDIT FLOWS
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT RATIO
DEBT SERVICE
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEPENDENCY RATIOS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DIVIDEND
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC MODELS
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EFFECTS OF POPULATION
ELASTICITY
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
EMPLOYERS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAMILIES
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FEWER PEOPLE
FINANCES
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL POLICY
FUTURE GENERATIONS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH THEORY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SYSTEM
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SAVING
HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATE
HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD SURVIVAL
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDEXATION
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMAL CREDIT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT RATE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR SUPPLY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LONGER LIFE
LOWER FERTILITY
M2
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARGINAL PRODUCTS
MARKET STRUCTURES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MULTIPLIERS
NORMAL GOOD
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OLD AGE
OLD-AGE
OLDER AGE GROUPS
OPEN ECONOMY
OPTIMIZATION
OUTPUT
OUTPUT RATIO
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
PENSION
PENSION ASSETS
PENSION CONTRIBUTION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERFECT COMPETITION
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL STABILITY
POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
POPULATION CHANGES
POPULATION DIVISION
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION STRUCTURE
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE PENSION
PRIVATE PENSIONS
PRIVATE SAVING
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRESS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PENSION
PUBLIC PENSIONS
PUBLIC SAVING
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
RATE OF RETURN
REAL INTEREST
REAL INTEREST RATE
RECEIPTS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION
REPLACEMENT RATE
REPLACEMENT RATES
RESPECT
RETIREMENT AGE
RETIREMENT AGES
RISK OF DEFAULT
RISK PREMIUM
SAVINGS
SAVINGS MECHANISM
SAVINGS MOTIVE
SAVINGS RATE
SAVINGS RATIO
SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
SHARE OF CAPITAL
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
STOCKS
SURVIVAL RATE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
URBANIZATION
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WEALTH
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGE MORTALITY
AGGREGATE DEBT
AGING COUNTRIES
ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
AMORTIZATION
BASE YEAR
BEQUEST
BEQUESTS
BORROWING
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL SAVINGS
CAPITAL STOCK
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD SURVIVAL
CLOSED ECONOMY
COMMODITY
COMPETITIVENESS
CREDIT FLOWS
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT RATIO
DEBT SERVICE
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEPENDENCY RATIOS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DIVIDEND
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC DEBT
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC MODELS
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EFFECTS OF POPULATION
ELASTICITY
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
EMPLOYERS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAMILIES
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FEWER PEOPLE
FINANCES
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL POLICY
FUTURE GENERATIONS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH THEORY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SYSTEM
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SAVING
HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATE
HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD SURVIVAL
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDEXATION
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMAL CREDIT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT RATE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR SUPPLY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LONGER LIFE
LOWER FERTILITY
M2
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARGINAL PRODUCTS
MARKET STRUCTURES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MULTIPLIERS
NORMAL GOOD
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OLD AGE
OLD-AGE
OLDER AGE GROUPS
OPEN ECONOMY
OPTIMIZATION
OUTPUT
OUTPUT RATIO
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
PENSION
PENSION ASSETS
PENSION CONTRIBUTION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERFECT COMPETITION
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL STABILITY
POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE
POPULATION CHANGES
POPULATION DIVISION
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
POPULATION STRUCTURE
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE PENSION
PRIVATE PENSIONS
PRIVATE SAVING
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRESS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC PENSION
PUBLIC PENSIONS
PUBLIC SAVING
PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
RATE OF RETURN
REAL INTEREST
REAL INTEREST RATE
RECEIPTS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION
REPLACEMENT RATE
REPLACEMENT RATES
RESPECT
RETIREMENT AGE
RETIREMENT AGES
RISK OF DEFAULT
RISK PREMIUM
SAVINGS
SAVINGS MECHANISM
SAVINGS MOTIVE
SAVINGS RATE
SAVINGS RATIO
SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
SHARE OF CAPITAL
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
STOCKS
SURVIVAL RATE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
URBANIZATION
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WEALTH
Jorgensen, Ole Hagen
Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean
South America
America
Brazil
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5519
description This paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of population aging in Brazil. Three alternative yet complementary methodologies are adopted, and depending on policy responses to the fiscal implications of aging, there are two main findings: First, saving rates could increase and not necessarily fall as a consequence of aging in Brazil -- thus contradicting conventional views. Second, lifetime wealth across generations could increase -- as capital deepening generates a second demographic dividend. Two policy responses to aging are emphasized: First, a structural policy response of linking mandatory retirement (or entitlement) ages to increasing life expectancy would boost labor supply and reduce the fiscal costs of aging. Second, in terms of preferable parametric policy responses, the second demographic dividend will be promoted to the highest extent by keeping taxes and debt unchanged while allowing public pensions to adjust downward. Such a policy response would keep pensions from further crowding out private saving -- thus balancing capital accumulation with intergenerational income distribution. In conclusion, Brazil will not necessarily experience a fall in saving and growth, but if government policies are appropriately, adequately, and timely formulated, population aging is likely to lead to substantial capital deepening and increases in lifetime income, wealth, and welfare.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Jorgensen, Ole Hagen
author_facet Jorgensen, Ole Hagen
author_sort Jorgensen, Ole Hagen
title Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
title_short Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
title_full Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
title_fullStr Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil
title_sort macroeconomic and policy implications of population aging in brazil
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110103132308
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3292
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spelling okr-10986-32922021-04-23T14:02:08Z Macroeconomic and Policy Implications of Population Aging in Brazil Jorgensen, Ole Hagen ACCOUNTING AGE MORTALITY AGGREGATE DEBT AGING COUNTRIES ALTERNATIVE FINANCING AMORTIZATION BASE YEAR BEQUEST BEQUESTS BORROWING BUDGET CONSTRAINT CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL SAVINGS CAPITAL STOCK CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CLOSED ECONOMY COMMODITY COMPETITIVENESS CREDIT FLOWS CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBT FINANCING DEBT RATIO DEBT SERVICE DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DIVIDEND DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC BORROWING DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEBT EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS EDUCATION SYSTEMS EFFECTS OF POPULATION ELASTICITY ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE EMPLOYERS EQUILIBRIUM EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FAMILIES FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FEWER PEOPLE FINANCES FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL POLICY FUTURE GENERATIONS FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT FINANCES GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROWTH RATE GROWTH THEORY HEALTH CARE HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SAVING HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATE HOUSEHOLD SAVING RATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRATION IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD SURVIVAL INCOME INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INDEXATION INEQUALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFORMAL CREDIT INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT RATE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SUPPLY LIFE EXPECTANCY LONGER LIFE LOWER FERTILITY M2 MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKET STRUCTURES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MULTIPLIERS NORMAL GOOD NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF WORKERS OLD AGE OLD-AGE OLDER AGE GROUPS OPEN ECONOMY OPTIMIZATION OUTPUT OUTPUT RATIO PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PENSION PENSION ASSETS PENSION CONTRIBUTION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION REFORM PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PER CAPITA INCOME PERFECT COMPETITION PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL STABILITY POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE POPULATION CHANGES POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION DYNAMICS POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE POPULATION PROJECTIONS POPULATION STRUCTURE POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PENSION PRIVATE PENSIONS PRIVATE SAVING PRIVATE SAVINGS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC PENSIONS PUBLIC SAVING PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT RATE OF RETURN REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATE RECEIPTS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION REPLACEMENT RATE REPLACEMENT RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RISK OF DEFAULT RISK PREMIUM SAVINGS SAVINGS MECHANISM SAVINGS MOTIVE SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATIO SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS SHARE OF CAPITAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STOCKS SURVIVAL RATE TAX TAX RATE TAX RATES TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY URBANIZATION WAGE RATES WAGES WEALTH This paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of population aging in Brazil. Three alternative yet complementary methodologies are adopted, and depending on policy responses to the fiscal implications of aging, there are two main findings: First, saving rates could increase and not necessarily fall as a consequence of aging in Brazil -- thus contradicting conventional views. Second, lifetime wealth across generations could increase -- as capital deepening generates a second demographic dividend. Two policy responses to aging are emphasized: First, a structural policy response of linking mandatory retirement (or entitlement) ages to increasing life expectancy would boost labor supply and reduce the fiscal costs of aging. Second, in terms of preferable parametric policy responses, the second demographic dividend will be promoted to the highest extent by keeping taxes and debt unchanged while allowing public pensions to adjust downward. Such a policy response would keep pensions from further crowding out private saving -- thus balancing capital accumulation with intergenerational income distribution. In conclusion, Brazil will not necessarily experience a fall in saving and growth, but if government policies are appropriately, adequately, and timely formulated, population aging is likely to lead to substantial capital deepening and increases in lifetime income, wealth, and welfare. 2012-03-19T17:59:39Z 2012-03-19T17:59:39Z 2011-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110103132308 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3292 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5519 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean South America America Brazil