Emma Aguila
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Education
Overview
Biography
Emma Aguila an economist at the RAND Corporation, director of the RAND Center for Latin American Social Policy, and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is leading a randomized control trial analyzing the impact of a noncontributory pension program in the State of Yucatan, Mexico. She previously worked as a researcher in the chief economist team at the UK Department of Work and Pensions, as a consultant on projects for the World Bank, on the staff of the minister at the Mexican Ministry of Finance, and on the Mexican National Population Council. In 2008, Aguila received RAND's Gold Medal Award for her work to advance RAND's mission and business strategy by developing new international projects. Her research on social security systems, pension provision, and retirement behavior has received several prizes. Aguila received her Ph.D. in economics from University College London.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Experimental design of a noncontributory Social Security program
- Pension reforms and well-being during retirement
- Aging, income security, wealth, and health
- Labor market dynamics and immigration behavior
Selected Publications
Aguila, Emma, Orazio Attanasio, and Costas Meghir, "Changes in Consumption at Retirement: Evidence from Panel Data," Review of Economics and Statistics, 93(3):1094-1099, 2011
Aguila Emma, Diaz Claudia, Kapteyn Arie, Manging Fu Mary, Pierson Ashley, Living Longer in Mexico: Income Security and Health, AARP - RAND (MG-1179-AARP), 2011
Aguila, Emma, "Personal Retirement Accounts and Saving," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 3(4):1-21, 2011
Honors & Awards
- 2008 Gold Medal Award, RAND Corporation
- First Prize, Award on Pensions 2005, CONSAR, Mexico
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