The Role of Information and Social Interactions in Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
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- Esther Duflo & Emmanuel Saez, 2003. "The Role of Information and Social Interactions in Retirement Plan Decisions: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 118(3), pages 815-842.
- Esther Duflo & Emmanuel Saez, 2003. "The role of information and social interactions in retirement plan decisions: Evidence from a randomized experiment," Framed Field Experiments 00141, The Field Experiments Website.
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JEL classification:
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2002-04-25 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2002-04-25 (Labour Economics)
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