Projections of the impact of pension funds on investment in infrastructure and growth in Latin America / Javier Alonso... [et al.]. — Madrid : Servicio de Estudios Económicos BBVA, [2010](Working Papers ; nº 1002)Sumario: This research study has various objectives. First, to highlight the importance of investment in infrastructure on economic growth. Second, to underscore the need for a competitive and transparent process to implement these investments, which must be aimed at efficiency and obtaining a proper balance between private and social benefits. Third, to identify the potential of pension funds as a flow of resources that can be channeled toward the development of infrastructure. And finally, to quantify the impact that the destination of these funds could have on the long-term growth projections of a country1. Fondos de inversión. 2. Sistemas de pensiones. 3. Fondos de pensiones. 4. Proyecciones demográficas. 5. Infraestructura económica. 6. Iberoamérica. I. Working papers. nº 1002. II. Title.