Topic Overview
This topic area focuses on interventions grounded in behavioral economics that aim to increase individuals’ savings for retirement. These interventions leverage observations about how employees’ choices differ from the predictions of standard economic models in order to affect behavior. CLEAR assesses the quality of existing causal evidence for this topic area, using other types of research as background and context.
Status: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 1996 - 2016.
Behavioral Finance Synthesis: Findings
Our synthesis reports show the scope of the evidence base and highlight key, actionable insights from the highest-quality causal studies essentially answering the so what of the research.
Behavioral Finance Synthesis: Gaps
Our synthesis reports show the scope of the evidence base and highlight key, actionable insights from the highest-quality causal studies essentially answering the so what of the research.
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Find CLEAR's plain-language reviews of individual studies to learn about what a study found, how it was designed, and how relevant it may be to your needs.
How do we review evidence?
CLEAR reviews studies using formal standards and procedures that were developed in consultation with experts in research methods, as well as with practitioners working in the specific topic area. You can find CLEAR's current Policies and Procedures for reviewing studies and its standards for reviewing studies and rating findings on the CLEAR's Review Process page.