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Table 14 Redistributive effects under different discount rates

From: Implicit redistribution within Argentina’s social security system: a micro-simulation exercise

 

Discount rate (%)

Private sector

Public sector

Female

Male

Female

Male

(A) Gini coefficients

 Pre-SS

1

0.5703

0.4218

0.3870

0.3388

2

0.5768

0.4248

0.3934

0.3396

3

0.5830

0.4280

0.3998

0.3405

 Post-SS

1

0.6013

0.4322

0.3973

0.3359

2

0.5999

0.4328

0.4012

0.3381

3

0.6001

0.4343

0.4056

0.3400

 

Discount rate

  

1 %

2 %

3 %

  

(B) Reynolds–Smolensky index of effective progression

 Private-female

−3.0083

−2.2569

−1.6805

  

 Private-male

−1.0168

−0.7912

−0.6208

  

 Public-female

−0.9557

−0.7312

−0.5591

  

 Public-male

0.2947

0.1600

0.0579

  
  1. Source: own calculations