How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?

John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson & Brigitte C. Madrian
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Copyright 2011
ISBN 9780226903378
Explorations in the Economics of Aging
Book: Explorations in the Economics of Aging
Book editor: David A. Wise
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
Series: The Economics of Aging
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  • John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian, Explorations in the Economics of Aging (University of Chicago Press, 2011), chap. 2, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/explorations-economics-aging/how-does-simplified-disclosure-affect-individuals-mutual-fund-choices.

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How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?
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We use an experiment to estimate the effect of the SEC's Summary Prospectus, which simplifies mutual fund disclosure....

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