Abstract
We examine the 10-year follow-up effects on retirement saving of an individual development account (IDA) program using data from a randomized experiment that ran from 1998 to 2003 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The IDA program included financial education, encouragement to save, and matching funds for several qualified uses of the saving, including contributions to retirement accounts. The results indicate that as of 2009, 6 years after the program ended, the IDA program had no impact on the propensity to hold a retirement account, the account balance, or the sufficiency of retirement balances to meet retirement expenses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 572-589 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Gerontological Social Work |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Aug 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Asset effects
- Individual Development Account (IDA)
- low-income households
- retirement
- savings
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Nursing (miscellaneous)