This paper estimates the saving effects of automatically enrolling employees in retirement plans, examining a large set of firms and incorporating savings responses beyond employer-sponsored plans. We construct an original data set - using tax returns, payroll filings, and retirement...

This paper documents changes in retirement saving patterns at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We construct a large panel of U.S. tax data, including tens of millions of person-year observations, and measure retirement savings contributions and withdrawals. We use these data to document...

This paper documents changes in retirement saving patterns at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We construct a large panel of US tax data, including tens of millions of person-year observations, and measure retirement savings contributions and withdrawals. We use these data to document several...

We study flows between retirement savings accounts from 2003 to 2015, providing the most comprehensive estimates to date of leakage from tax-preferred retirement savings accounts to pre-retirement age individuals. To do so, we create a nationally-representative panel of individuals using...

This paper investigates the effects of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) on residents of buildings qualifying for the credit. Specifically, it analyzes whether individuals who grow up in LIHTC housing are more likely to enroll in post-secondary education programs and have higher earnings...

This online appendix to "The Effects of Required Minimum Distribution Rules on Withdrawals from Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts" includes further discussion of theory and estimation details relating to the main paper. In addition, we present graphs and tables not included in the main...