Target-date funds and portfolio choice in 401(k) plans
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- Mitchell, Olivia S. & Utkus, Stephen P., 2021. "Target date funds and portfolio choice in 401(k) plans," CFS Working Paper Series 662, Center for Financial Studies (CFS).
- Olivia S. Mitchell & Stephen Utkus, 2020. "Target Date Funds and Portfolio Choice in 401(k) Plans," NBER Working Papers 26684, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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JEL classification:
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- G5 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance
- G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
- J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
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