The landscape of social welfare policy and practice is marked by new approaches that use
business and market mechanisms to combat poverty. This article reviews four such …

Many policymakers argue that the best poverty policy not only provides cash to the poor for
subsistence but also incentives and structures that encourage long-term social and …

We use data on five hundred 401 (k) pension plans to evaluate how employer matching
incentives influence retirement saving. Company matches prove to have a small effect on …

This paper examines the influence of structured savings program arrangements on the
saving performance of low-income households in individual development accounts (IDAs) …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify arrangements of fully funded defined
contribution (FF-DC) pension plans associated with the continuity of retirement savings …

Netspar stimuleert debat over de gevolgen van vergrijzing voor het (spaar-) gedrag van
mensen, de houdbaarheid van hun pensioenen en het overheidsbeleid. Doordat veel van …

Understanding the role that 401 (k) plan characteristics, such as investment choice, play in
participation and employee contributions is important as more workers rely on this type of …

Summary Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) provide low-income people with matches
for savings used for home purchase, post-secondary education, or microenterprise. Match …

Some workers have not participated in 401 (k) plans because of confusion over investment
decisions, while other workers who have participated have made what appear to be poor …

For accounts their many retirement have American become planning. workers, an important
The 401 (k) income part plan that of accounts have become an important part of their …