Education:

• BA in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 1998

• MSc in Economics, The University of Essex, 2004
• MAS in Economics, Catholic University of Leuven, 2006
• PhD in Economics, Catholic University of Leuven, 2011. Supervisor: Dr. Erik Schokkaert

Research interests:

• Pension Economics, Intergenerational Transfers, Fertility, Social Norms, Altruism, Welfare

Publications:

• Olivera, Javier, "Estudio sobre el diseño y costo de una pensión no contributiva en Perú". In: Envejecimiento con dignidad, por una pensión no contributiva. International Labor Office - PUCP. Lima, 2011. Pp. 171-186 [download]

• Olivera, Javier, “Recuperando la solidaridad en el sistema peruano de pensiones. Una propuesta de reforma”. Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social - Universidad de Piura. Lima, 2010. 151pp [download book]   

• Li, Carmen & Javier Olivera, "Voluntary affiliation to Peru's individual accounts pension system", International Social Security Review, 62(3), pp. 23-48, September, 2009 [download]

• Li, Carmen and Javier Olivera, “Cobertura y afiliación  al Sistema Privado de Pensiones del Perú" In: Desarrollo económico y bienestar. Homenaje a Máximo Vega-Centeno. E. Gonzales de Olarte and J. Iguiniz Editors. Fondo Editorial PUCP. Lima, Perú, 2009

Working Papers / In Progress:

• “The division of parental transfers in Europe”, KULeuven CES Discussion Papers Series 11.20, 2011 [download]

• “Intergenerational support and declining fertility in developing countries. A cultural transmission model”, Manuscript, 2011 [download]

• “Welfare, inequality and financial consequences of a multi-pillar pension system”,  ECINEQ WP series 2010-152 January, 2010. [latest version]

• “Optimal enrolment in a pension system and informal family arrangements”, KULeuven CES, Manuscript, 2011. [download]

Professional and Teaching Experience:

• Researcher in the Project of No-Contributory Pensions and Personal Income Taxation in Peru and Colombia, Fundación Carolina, 2010-11

• Lead Consultant, United Nations Population Fund, National Transfers Account Project in Peru, 2010

• Universidad de Piura. Visiting Lecturer, 2007, 2010

• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Part-time Lecturer, 2002-2003; 2005

• Ministry of Economy & Finance of Peru. Social and Economic Affairs. Consultant, 2005

• Superintendence of Banking & Insurance. Economic Research Analyst, 2000-2003

• Superintendence of Private Pension Funds. Economic Research Analyst, 1998-2000

Last change of this page: 23 November, 2011