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2002, No. 7
Posted 2002-03-02

Putting Off Retirement: The Rise of the 401(k)

by Abbigail J. Chiodo and Michael T. Owyang

Economic theory suggests that one reason companies offer defined-benefit pensions is to induce workers to retire at a specific age. Does the rise of the 401(k) plan change the retirement incentives of workers?