TITLE
"The Effect of Reagan Era Public Policy on Private Retirement
Plan Growth," Journal of Insurance Issues, Mark
L. Power, August Ralston, and Todd R. Kielkopf. Fall 1995, Vol.
XVIII, No. 2, pp. 66-79.
ABSTRACT
Public policies have been established to regulate private retirement plans and encourage
plan formation through tax code preferences. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the
effects of Reagan era public policies on plan type and plan formation objectives. This
study supports previous research on the effects of public policy on private retirement
plan preference and identifies a negative impact on plan formations from tax reform during
the Reagan Administration. This paper shows that Reagan era public policy did not expand
retirement plan coverage.
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