Are Pensions Worth the Cost?

Alicia Munnell

National Tax Journal, 1991, vol. 44, issue 3, 393-403

Abstract: Takes a closer look at the tax expenditure for employer-sponsored pensions and addresses the saving issue while concluding that support for employer-sponsored pension plans should not rest on the assumption that they increase national saving. Assesses the effectiveness of pensions as a provider of supplementary retirement income.

Date: 1991
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