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The income and tax share of very high-income households, 1960-1995

Article Abstract:

Information on the highest 0.5% income group of the US is analyzed using US tax data for 1960-1995.

Author: Poterba, James M., Feenberg, Daniel R.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2000
Income Distribution, Taxation, Rich, Rich people

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Saver behavior and 401(k) retirement wealth

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US 401(k) saver plans, launched in the 1980s, have become an important form of retirement saving, and their impact on US retirement saving is examined in detail.

Author: Poterba, James M., Venti, Steven F., Wise, David A.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2000
Pension, health, and welfare funds, Pension Funds & Benefit Plans, Pension Funds, Retirement planning, Savings

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New evidence on the money's worth of individual annuities

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In the past, the individual life annuities market has been small, but new attention is being brought to the industry as Social Security reforms are proposed. This paper presents a new formula for calculating the value of individual life annuities available in the private market in 1995. Findings are included.

Author: Poterba, James M., Brown, Jeffrey R., Warshawsky, Mark J., Mitchell, Olivia S.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1999
Direct Life Insurance Carriers, Life insurance, Annuity Insurance, Statistical Data Included, Insurance industry, Life insurance industry, Annuities

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