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1. Who Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Benefit?

Working Paper—The popular EITC program is credited with encouraging employment and reducing poverty. But a SCEPA working paper suggests it may also reduce wages for low-education workers, including older workers who do not receive EITC benefits at the same rate as younger workers.

2. Trends in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Access and Participation Rates

Research note— new research shows regardless of the data source, retirement plan participation is low and stagnating.

3. U.S. Retirement Plan Coverage Falls Even Farther

Research note— New research shows that even before the COVID-19 recession, only 36% of workers ages 25-64 were participating in a retirement plan at work, a five percentage point decrease from five years prior.

4. The Time Is Now to Focus On Older Workers

A retirement crisis looms as the labor market becomes less friendly to older workers when they are most numerous and least able to retire.

5. Wall Street's Stake in Pension Reform

This study is the first to examine how major pension proposals will affect Wall Street firms.

6. Employer Survey Results

Employers and plan sponsors are worried about the lack of preparation their employees have for retirement.

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Bernard L. Schwartz is chairman and CEO of BLS Investments, LLC, a private investment firm. He also manages the investments of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, which mainly supports higher education, medical research and New York City-based cultural organizations. He promotes the development of U.S. economic policy initiatives through investment in educational institutions, think tanks and advocacy organizations.