Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) rapidly became a very popular form of saving after they became available to all employees in 1982. Annual contributions grew from about $5 billion in 1981 to about $38 billion in 1986.

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WORKING PAPER | JULY 1990

Aging and the Income Value of Housing Wealth

This paper analyzes the extent to which housing equity could change the consumption of the elderly, if housing equity were converted to a more liquid form.

WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 1990

Entry Into Marriage and the Transition to Adulthood

This paper examines life course events experienced by persons born between 1952 and 1967.

WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 1990

Children and Welfare: Patterns of Multiple Program Participation

This study uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to address these research gaps by analyzing the dynamics of participation.

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