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The Saving Effect of Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts: Evidence from the SIPP

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The Saving Effect of Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts: Evidence from the SIPP

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Working Paper Number: SIPP-WP-129
The Saving Effect of Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts: Evidence from the SIPP
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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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