The Impact of Private Participation and Countervailing Information on Disability Costs : Evidence from Chile

Many social security systems face high and escalating disability costs. In Chile's new system, the disability assessment procedure includes participation by private pension funds (AFPs) and insurance companies, who finance the benefit, have a direct pecuniary interest in controlling costs and a...

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Main Authors: James, E., Edwards, A. C., Iglesias, A.
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5256