Assessing the Effectiveness of Savings Incentives (AEI Studies on Tax Reform) - Softcover

Hubbard, R. Glenn; Skinner, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 084477071X ISBN 13: 9780844770710

Publisher: AEI Press, 2015

Synopsis

Concluding that IRAs and 401(k)s do increase saving, this text provides a fresh cost-benefit approach for analyzing the "success" of savings incentives. It compares the new savings to the government tax revenue lost through contributions to IRAs and 401(k)s.

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About the Author

Currently the Russell L. Carson Professor of Economics and Finance at the Graduate School of Business, and the Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Columbia University, Glenn Hubbard received his B.A. and B.S. from the University of Central Florida and A.M. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, where he was honored with both National Science Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships.

Edition details

• Publisher: AEI Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084477071X
• ISBN 13: 9780844770710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 44