1. PROJECTIONS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND PENSIONS IN TEN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: 2005-2050. Tim Miller (CELADE, Tim.Miller@cepal.org) Carl Mason (UC Berkeley, CarlM@demog.berkeley.edu) Mauricio Holz (CELADE, Mauricio.Holz@cepal.org) July 2009, World Bank

2. Key Findings ①On average, the fiscal impact of population aging will be as large in Latin America as in Europe. ②Fiscal impact of population aging varies among the 10 countries – with pension reforms playing a large role. ③Increases in health care obligations are likely to rival those of pensions. ④Population aging greatly reduces the costs of educational investments in the region.

3. The Economist, June 27, 2009

4. Long-run budget projections  Impacts of demographic changes are profound, but not observed in the short-run.  Mindful of population aging, several governments have recently begun to issue long-run projections of their budgets: European Union, United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom.  The aim of this paper: long-run projections of public expenditures on education, health care, and pensions for 10 Latin American countries. (Not budgets.)

5. Strong age pattern in government spending -> demographic changes have large fiscal impacts.

6. Projections for 10 countries

7. The Projection Model Combine NTA age-profiles of benefits with CELADE population projections.

8. Equation 1. Expenditures/GDP can be expressed as product of demography and policy. DEMOGRAPHIC DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND PENSIONS At-risk Population ÷ Working-age Population BENEFIT GENEROSITY RATIO FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND PENSIONS Benefits per person ÷ GDP per working-age person

9. Equation 2. [Adding age detail] E(t)/GDP(t) = Sum over x { b(x,t) * P(x,t)/P(20-64,t) } b(x,t) = age-specific benefits relative to GDP/working-age adult. Taken from NTA project. p(x,t) = population at age x in year t. Taken from CELADE.

10. Evolution of age-specific benefits ①No change (relative to GDP/worker). ②Reduction over time due to pension reforms. ③Move toward or beyond current benefit levels in OECD countries, as GDP/worker rises in the 10 countries (@ 2.5%/year). [Can also view OECD targets as expansion of benefits currently enjoyed by top 20-40% of income distribution to everyone].

11. Public spending on education as share of GDP Population aging greatly reduces the costs of educational investments.

12. NicaraguaJapan Spending (% GDP) 1.7%1.6% Benefit Generosity Ratio (% GDP/worker) 6.5%16% Education Dependency Ratio 0.260.10 Spending on Secondary Education

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16. Public spending on pensions as share of GDP Pension reforms have shifted costs away from public sector.

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20. Public spending on health care as share of GDP Increases in health care obligations will rival those of pensions.

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25. Fiscal impact of population aging Projected to be as large in Latin America as in Europe.

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28. Future steps… Budget projection? Education as investment? Beyond averages? Probabilistic projection? An NTA-approach?