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The Effects of Required Minimum Distribution Rules on Withdrawals from Traditional IRAs

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  • Jacob A. Mortenson
  • Heidi R. Schramm
  • Andrew Whitten

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We study the effects of required minimum distribution (RMD) rules on the asset decumulation behavior of retirees with traditional individual retirement arrangements (IRAs). Using a nationally representative panel of 1.8 million IRA holders from 2000 to 2013, we estimate that around 50 percent of individuals would prefer to withdraw less than their required minimum. However, we also estimate that up to 38 percent of these RMD-constrained individuals did not respond to a temporary suspension of RMD rules in 2009.

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  • Jacob A. Mortenson & Heidi R. Schramm & Andrew Whitten, 2019. "The Effects of Required Minimum Distribution Rules on Withdrawals from Traditional IRAs," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 72(3), pages 507-542, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:72:y:2019:i:3:p:507-542
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2019.3.02
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    1. Lucas Goodman & Anita Mukherjee & Shanthi Ramnath, 2022. "Set it and Forget it? Financing Retirement in an Age of Defaults," Working Paper Series WP 2022-50, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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    10. Elena Derby & Lucas Goodman & Kathleen Mackie & Jacob Mortenson, 2022. "Changes in Retirement Savings During the COVID Pandemic," Papers 2204.12359, arXiv.org, revised Apr 2022.
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