Simplification and saving

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-145

  Beshears, John ^a   Choi, James J ^b   Laibson, David ^c   Madrian, Brigitte C ^d,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Procrastination; Retirement savings; Simplification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887019886     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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