Lecture 21: Taxation and Savings

MIT 14.41, Public Finance and Public Policy, Fall 2024 Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-41-public-finance-and-public-policy-fall-2024/ YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62KS2YhlASvGBxxL8HgB11p In this lecture, Prof. Jon Gruber discusses tax incentives for retirement savings. Adults are encouraged to save for their retirements using four tools: 1) Employer pensions; 2) 401(k) accounts; 3) IRA accounts; and 4) SEP-IRA. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.

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