Active choice, implicit defaults, and the incentive to choose
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DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.02.001
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- John Beshears & James J. Choi & David Laibson & Brigitte C. Madrian, 2019. "Active Choice, Implicit Defaults, and the Incentive to Choose," NBER Working Papers 25473, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Active choice; Defaults; Implicit defaults; Incentives;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
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