How Retirement Saving Programs Increase Saving

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 91-112

  Poterba, James M ^a,d   Venti, Steven F ^b,d   Wise, David A ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0002885747     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.4.91     Document Type: Article

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