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The paper reports individuals’ withdrawal behavior from before and after they turn 59½ (the age at which the penalty expires) to see whether the presence of a penalty impacts the amounts people withdraw.
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Providing a basic bundle of publicly funded services, while allowing individuals to purchase additional coverage, could expand US health coverage in a financially sustainable way that maintained incentives for innovation.
Students listen to introductory remarks
Harris and the Institute of Politics challenged students from across the university to solve the student debt crisis in a new Shark Tank style competition.
A photo of Damon Jones.
Associate Professor Damon Jones, a Harris economist who explores issues at the intersection of public finance, household finance, and labor economics, recently returned to Harris from a year at the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Headshot of Nazish Rahmani
I fight for my kin—women—through a democratic institution I believe in. The exposure and skills I received at Harris have been extremely useful in my activism within the corridors of power.”
Ukrainian flag in the city of Kharkov
Will Ukraine wind up making territorial concessions to Russia?