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. Average savings increase-especially for the financially less literate. We conclude that simplification of pension information … can potentially reduce disparities in pension planning and savings behavior. …
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. Average savings increase - especially for the financially less literate. We conclude that simplification of pension … information can potentially reduce disparities in pension planning and savings behavior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088342
This paper investigates retirees' optimal purchases of fixed and variable longevity income annuities using their defined contribution (DC) plan assets and given their expected Social Security benefits. As an alternative, we also evaluate using plan assets to boost Social Security benefits...
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. Average savings increase — especially for the financially less literate. We conclude that simplification of pension … information can potentially reduce disparities in pension planning and savings behavior …
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retirement security, enhancing welfare by up to 20% of retiree plan accruals. …
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This study explored the psychological mechanisms that underlie the retirement planning and saving tendencies of Dutch … analysis models to identify the mechanisms that underlie perceived financial preparedness for retirement. Findings revealed … psychological and retirement planning constructs, but also in the robustness of the path models. These findings suggest that policy …
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How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … these letters on the behavior of individuals. We find an increase in tax-deductible private retirement savings and provide … evidence that this is not due to a crowding-out of other forms of savings. We also show that labor earnings, i.e. the most …
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Planning for retirement and subsequent execution of the plan are difficult, but essential for financial security in old … disproportionately low savings of individuals on low incomes and non-fungibility between public and private pension wealth. The model is … applied to study welfare and savings implications of automatic enrolment into private pensions. The default option effect on …
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' retirement-savings decisions. In both conditions, the calculator projects workers' retirement income goals. In the treatment … condition, it also projects retirement income based on definedcontribution savings, prominently displays the gap between …We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how a web-based retirement saving calculator affects workers …
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' retirement-savings decisions. In both conditions, the calculator projects workers' retirement income goal. In the treatment … condition, it also projects retirement income based on defined-contribution savings, prominently displays the gap between …We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how a web-based retirement saving calculator affects workers …
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