On track for retirement?

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2021
Volume: 190
Issue: C
Pages: 76-88

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Over sixty percent of employees at a large South African company contribute the minimum rate of 7.5% to a retirement fund—far below the rate of 15% recommended by financial advisers. I use a field experiment to investigate whether providing employees with a retirement calculator, which shows projections of retirement income, leads to increases in contributions. The impact is negligible. The lack of response to the calculator suggests many employees may wish to save less than the minimum. I use a model of asymmetric information to explain why the employer sets a binding minimum.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:190:y:2021:i:c:p:76-88
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-26