01857cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017511 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475586206 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Santoro, Marika. Pension Reform Options in Chile : Some Tradeoffs / Marika Santoro. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (21 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In this paper, we study the macroeconomic impact of pension reform options in Chile, using a dynamic general equilibrium model. The main reform proposal considers raising contributions (employer side) and vehicle additional proceeds to individual accounts and to increase the support of solidarity pensions. We model increased contributions as a labor tax. We find the impact of this reform on GDP to be negative in the near to the medium run, with GDP declining by 0.5 percent by 2021, as a result of labor tax distortions which lead to a fall in labor supply, investment and to a loss in competitiveness. We also illustrate the main macroeconomics tradeoffs by analyzing alternative reforms, such as using revenues only to improve future pensions or a reform package funded by a mix of higher contributions and indirect taxes. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/053 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2017/053/001.2017.issue-053-en.xml IMF e-Library