Authors:

  • David Laibson

Excerpt

Simplification and Saving. David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, February 2, 2012, Paper. "The daunting complexity of important financial decisions can lead to procrastination. We evaluate a low-cost intervention that substantially simplifies the retirement savings plan participation decision. Individuals received an opportunity to enroll in a retirement savings plan at a pre-selected contribution rate and asset allocation, allowing them to collapse a multidimensional problem into a binary choice between the status quo and the pre-selected alternative. The intervention increases plan enrollment rates by 10..." Link verified August 21, 2014