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c401k: 401(k) Pension Plan Participation and Net Financial Assets

Description

Cross-sectional data with 9,275 observations including 11 variables on eligibility for and participation in 401(k) pension plans, along with income and demographic information.

Usage

data(c401k)

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 9275 rows and 11 variables:

pira

participation in IRA, participation = 1

nettfa

net family financial assets in $1000

p401k

participation in 401(k), participation = 1

e401k

eligibility for 401(k), eligible = 1

inc

income

incsq

income square

marr

marital status, married = 1

male

sex, male = 1

age

age

agesq

age square

fsize

family size

Details

An exemplary dataset to illustrate the usage of instrumental variable methods. The data include both a binary outcome (pira) and a continuous outcome (nettfa). The treatment is participation in 401(k), p401k. Eligibility for 401(k), e401k, is used as an instrument for p401k.

References

Wooldridge, Jeffrey M. (2010). Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data. 2nd Edition. MIT Press.