“…The unification of pension systems may lead to fewer benefits for public workers, causing high-skill individuals to opt out of the public sector, which could ultimately affect the productivity of the economy. Several articles, including Glomm et al (2009), Santos and Pereira (2010), Dos Reis and Zilberman (2014), and Santos and Cavalcanti (2021), have examined the issue of segregated social security systems and the case of Brazil. They highlight how an overpaid and secure (in terms of job stability) public sector attracts the best human capital in the economy, and the macroeconomic consequences of such a sector.…”