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The Effects of Special Saving Programs on Saving and Wealth

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  • James M. Poterba
  • Steven F. Venti
  • David A. Wise

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Individual saving through targeted retirement saving accountsþIRAs and 401(k)sþgrew rapidly in the United States during the 1980s. The microeconomic evidence presented in this paper suggests that most of the contributions to these programs represent new saving that would not otherwise have occurred. The micro evidence is compared with macro saving measured by National Income and Product Accounts and Flow of Funds data.

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  • James M. Poterba & Steven F. Venti & David A. Wise, 1995. "The Effects of Special Saving Programs on Saving and Wealth," NBER Working Papers 5287, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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