Browsing HBS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "saving"

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    • Does front-loading taxation increase savings? Evidence from Roth 401(k) introductions 

      Beshears, John Leonard; Choi, James J.; Laibson, David I.; Madrian, Brigitte (Elsevier BV, 2017)
      Can governments increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement? Roth 401(k) contributions are not tax-deductible in the contribution year, but withdrawals in retirement are untaxed. The more ...

    • Savings in Transnational Households: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador 

      Ashraf, Nava; Aycinena, Diego; Martinez A., Claudia; Yang, Dean (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press), 2014-11-03)
      While remittance flows to developing countries are very large, it is unknown whether migrants desire more control over how remittances are used. This research uses a randomized field experiment to investigate the importance ...