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The effect of tax-favored retirement accounts on capital accumulation and welfare

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  • Ayse Imrohoroglu
  • Selahattin Imrohoroglu
  • Douglas H. Joines

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  • Ayse Imrohoroglu & Selahattin Imrohoroglu & Douglas H. Joines, 1994. "The effect of tax-favored retirement accounts on capital accumulation and welfare," Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics 92, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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