Do Tax Incentives Increase 401 (K) Retirement Saving? Evidence from the Adoption of Catch-Up Contributions

Matthew Rutledge, April Yanyuan Wu and Francis M. Vitagliano

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Abstract: The U.S. government subsidizes retirement saving through 401(k) plans with $61.4 billion in tax expenditures annually, but the question of whether these tax incentives are effective in increasing saving remains unanswered.

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