How efficient are pension fund managers in Chile?

Authors

  • Armando Barrientos Univ. of Manchester, UK
  • Aziz Boussofiane Univ. of Hertfordshire, UK

Keywords:

pension reform, pension fund managers, efficiency, competition, regulation

Abstract

The paper measures and evaluates technical efficiency among pension fund managers in Chile. Recent pension reform has established pension fund management market in nine countries in Latin America. The new pension providers compete for affilitates on the basis of fees, rates of return, and quality of service, and are subject to extensive regulation. Applying data envelopment analysis to data from Chile 1982-1999, the paper examines issues of efficiency, competition, and regulation. The analysis concludes that pension fund managers operate below the estimated "efficiency frontier", and there is no evidence of a sustained upward trend in technical efficiency over time. 

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Published

2018-08-28

Issue

Rev. Econ. Contemp., v. 9, n. 2, mai./ago. 2005

Section

Artigos

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