experiment, these spouses randomly received either only a joint savings device (control) or, additionally, a device for … individual usage (treatment). Combining data from both experiments, we examine how the impact of the strategically usable savings … individual device reported significantly higher savings only when spouses' decisions in the trust game were aligned. When …

In randomized field experiments, we embedded one- to two-sentence anchoring, goal-setting, or savings threshold cues in … emails to employees about their 401(k) savings plan. We find that anchors increase or decrease 401(k) contribution rates by … up to 1.4% of income. A high savings goal example raises contribution rates by up to 2.2% of income. Highlighting a …

A central justification for social insurance and for other policies aimed at retirement savings is that individuals may … payroll taxes and other withholding to fund retirement savings as akin to an income tax, while largely ignoring the distant …, making savings-promotion policies much more costly than appreciated. Or consider what may be the labor supply implications …

This paper revisits the debate on whether the expansion of the tax-favored saving accounts stimulates savings and helps … generations and find that the policy can have a strong impact on savings, raising the capital stock and output of the economy. The … policy effectively reduces the cost of incremental savings at different points of life-cycle when households would otherwise …

determine retirement savings and tax payments. Flat income and tax-rate profiles facilitate the analysis of behavioral factors … like present-period tax avoidance, while optimal consumption and after-tax savings are identical for both treatments. Our … results show that observed savings are suboptimal in both treatments and are influenced by gender, patience, and risk aversion …