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Save More Tomorrow™: Using behavioral economics to increase employee saving

Thaler, R., & Benartzi, S. (2004). Save More Tomorrow™: Using behavioral economics to increase employee saving. Journal of Political Economy, 112(S1), S164-S187.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

399

Saving for retirement on the path of least resistance

Choi, J., Laibson, D., Madrian, B., and Metrick, A. (2004). Saving for retirement on the path of least resistance. Working paper. Cambridge, MA.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

383

Simplification and saving

Beshears, J., Choi, J., Laibson, D., & Madrian, B. (2010). Simplification and saving. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

262

Small cues change savings choices

Choi, J., Haisley, E., Kurkoski, J., & Massey, C. (2012). Small cues change savings choices. National Bureau of Economic Research working paper 17843. Cambridge, MA: NBER.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

397

The power of suggestion: Inertia in 401(k) participation and savings behavior

Madrian, B. C., & Shea, D. F. (2001). The power of suggestion: Inertia in 401(k) participation and savings behavior. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116(4), 1149-1187.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

261

The role of information and social interactions in retirement plan decisions: Evidence from a randomized experiment

Duflo, E., & Saez, E. (2003). The role of information and social interactions in retirement plan decisions: Evidence from a randomized experiment. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(3), 815–842.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

341

Thrift Savings Plan. (2012). Participant behavior and demographics: Analysis of 2008–2012.

Thrift Savings Plan. (2012). Participant behavior and demographics: Analysis of 2008–2012.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits

274

What will my account really be worth? An experiment on exponential growth bias and retirement saving

Goda, G.S., Manchester, C.F., & Sojourner, A. (2012). What will my account really be worth? An experiment on exponential growth bias and retirement saving. National Bureau of Economic Research working paper 17927. Cambridge, MA: NBER.

  • Topic Area: Behavioral Finance: Retirement

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employer provided retirement benefits