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manner that creates incentives for prospective SSI recipients to take social security early retirement (SSER). This paper …

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Comparing Average and Marginal Tax Rates Under the Fairtax and the Current System of Federal Taxation

Kotlikoff, Laurence J. - 2007

This paper compares marginal and average tax rates on working and saving under our current federal tax system with those that would arise under a federal retail sales tax, specifically the FairTax. The FairTax would replace the personal income, corporate income, payroll, and estate and gift...

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Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families : Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block

Duflo, Esther - 2006

incentives for IRA contributions at the time of tax preparation. About 14,000 Hamp;R Block clients, across 60 offices in …

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Under-Savers Anonymous : Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

Kast, Felipe - 2012

We test the effectiveness of self-help peer groups as a commitment device for precautionary savings, through two randomized field experiments among 2,687 microentrepreneurs in Chile. The first experiment finds that self-help peer groups are a powerful tool to increase savings (the number of...

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Matching Contributions and Savings Outcomes : A Behavioral Economics Perspective

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Riester Pensions in Germany : Design, Dynamics, Targetting Success and Crowding-In

Börsch-Supan, Axel H. - 2012

recently introduced "Riester pensions" depends on the state-provided saving incentives and how well the targeting to families … changes, Riester pension plans took off very quickly. While saving incentives were effective in reaching parents, they were …

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Making Savers Winners : An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products

Kearney, Melissa S. - 2013

For over three centuries and throughout the globe, people have enthusiastically bought savings products that incorporate lottery elements. In lieu of paying traditional interest to all investors proportional to their balances, these Prize Linked Savings (PLS) accounts distribute periodic...

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Conditional Cash Penalties in Education : Evidence from the Learnfare Experiment

Dee, Thomas S. - 2009

, Learnfare provides uniquely powerful financial incentives for student performance. However, a 10-county random … percent. These results suggest that well-designed financial incentives can be an effective mechanism for improving the school …

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Child Support : Interaction between Private and Public Transfers

Lerman, Robert I.; Sorensen, Elaine - 2021

generally lower the budget costs of welfare as well the incentives for parents to participate. The Child Support Enforcement … (CSE) program, which establishes and enforces support obligations, also affects the incentives of the non-custodial parent …

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Incentive Effects of Social Assistance : A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Lemieux, Thomas; Milligan, Kevin S. - 2021

We examine the incentive effects of transfer programs using a unique policy episode. Prior to 1989, social assistance recipients without children in Quebec who were under age 30 received benefits 60 percent lower than recipients older than 30. We use this sharp discontinuity in policy to...

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