The fiscal impact of population aging in Brazil: 2005-2050

In this paper, we estimate the fiscal impact on population aging in Brazil from 2005 through 2050. We focus on three key areas of public spending: education, pensions, and health care. Our projections are based on a simple model in which aggregate public expenditures are driven by changes in the age...

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Main Authors: Tim Miller, Helena Cruz Castanheira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-30982013000400002&lng=en&tlng=en