SAVING INCENTIVES FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES: EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT WITH H&R BLOCK* ESTHER DUFLO WILLIAM GALE JEFFREY LIEBMAN PETER ORSZAG EMMANUEL SAEZ We analyze a randomized experiment in which 14‚000 tax filers in H&R Block offices in St. Louis received matches of zero‚ 20 percent‚ or 50 percent of IRA contributions. Take-up rates were 3 percent‚ 8 percent‚ and 14 percent‚ respectively. Among contributors‚ contributions‚ excluding the match‚ averaged $765 in the control group
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in the Economy In the capitalistic society in the United States‚ Government plays many roles in the economy. Government has been regulating‚ overseeing‚ and providing many services in the economy since the inception of our nation. Modern day government has had an increasing presence in the American market as it has gotten larger and more complex. It has become necessary for government to interject its involvement into the economic system to maintain the sustainability of the economy. The fact
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resources‚ with its strategic locations straddling the continent of Asia and the growing prominence of the Middle East. A nation with unique multicultural and religious denomination‚ I can only say that this sub-continent country can become a Superpower economy by 2020. First‚ we set our sights to the Energy sector specifically India’s biofuel industry. It is an established fact that the country is the "world’s seventh largest energy producer‚ accounting for about 2.49% of the world’s total annual energy
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Market Economy Notes (Capitalism): Capitalism was both an economic and political theory that grew throughout the Enlightenment. This is why it is sometimes referred to as “Classical Liberalism”. Adam Smith (1723-1790) -His books‚ The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry Into the Nature of Causes of the Wealth of Nations were published in 1776. -The Theory of Moral Sentiments: In the work‚ Smith critically examines the moral thinking of his time‚ and suggests that conscience arises from social
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Meeting‚ Incentive‚ Convention‚ and Exhibition (MICE) Industry: Analysis & Investment Opportunities Department of Investment Services‚ Ministry of Economic Affairs Table of Contents I. (I) (II) II. (I) Global Trends in MICE Industry Development .................... 1 A 21st Century Goldmine................................................................1 The Asian MICE Industry Boom ...................................................2 The Status of MICE Industry Development in Taiwan ........
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approaches[edit] Robert Keohane‚ international relations theorist In its contemporary meaning‚ political economy refers to different‚ but related‚ approaches to studying economic and related behaviours‚ ranging from the combination of economics with other fields to the use of different‚ fundamental assumptions that challenge earlier economic assumptions: Political economy most commonly refers to interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics‚ sociology‚ and political science in explaining
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The past decade has seen a growing South African economy and the 2006/07 Budget Speech drew on the fact that South Africa is anticipated to experience an economic growth closing in on a 6% target and inflation remaining around 4.5%. With a broader tax base the economy has realized an additional R41.2 billion revenue collection. This has given the Minister greater flexibility to utilize these additional funds to uplift the poor even further than in previous budgets. To alleviate poverty has been the
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Outsourcing and the U.S. Economy Outsourcing jobs has been a topic of great debate for the past several years here in the United States. Those who are against outsourcing stated that it would have a negative effect on the U.S. economy because we would lose our competitive advantage to other countries and hundreds of Americans would lose their jobs‚ which include not only low-skilled workers but also semi-skilled and skilled workers‚ and in the end this does not leave enough jobs for the American
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Previous PageTable Of ContentsNext Page The Nigerian economy: Agriculture and the livestock sector For some years Nigeria has been seeking to achieve economic take-off by using her oil resources.1 The 1973�74 fourfold rise in oil prices enabled the Government to launch an ambitious investment programme.2 The principal aim of the Third Development Plan was to diversify the economy‚ which at that time was primarily based on oil and agriculture. Diversification was to be achieved by implementing
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The Bubble Economy of Japan The Economy of Japan had experience a tremendous growth since the end of the Korean war. The growth of GNP in 1967 and 1968 was above 10 % (double digit growth period) which exceed countries such as Britain‚ France and Germany. The economy experienced a boost is due to many reasons‚ such as: enlargement of industrial facilities‚ massive adaptation of western technology and education‚ lower the military expense to 1% of GNP‚ relation with power nation‚ human resources
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