For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior

James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian & Andrew Metrick
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Copyright 2004
ISBN 0226903052
Perspectives on the Economics of Aging
Book: Perspectives on the Economics of Aging
Book editor: David A. Wise
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
Series: The Economics of Aging
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For Better or For Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior
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In the last several years, many employers have decided to automatically enroll their new employees in the company 401(...

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