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Brigitte C. Madrian
Researcher at Brigham Young University
Publications - 190
Citations - 15098
Brigitte C. Madrian is an academic researcher from Brigham Young University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asset allocation & Investment (macroeconomics). The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 189 publications receiving 13906 citations. Previous affiliations of Brigitte C. Madrian include National Bureau of Economic Research & University of Chicago.
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The Power of Suggestion: Inertia in 401(k) Participation and Savings Behavior
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the impact of automatic enrollment on 401(k) savings behavior and found that a substantial fraction of participants hired under automatic enrollment retain both the default contribution rate and fund allocation even though few employees hired before automatic enrollment picked this particular outcome.
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Health, health insurance and the labor market
Janet Currie,Brigitte C. Madrian +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature linking health and labor market behavior can be found in this article, with a focus on the U.S. and developing countries, where health is a major determinant of wages, hours and labor force participation.
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Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Economic Outcomes
Justine S. Hastings,Brigitte C. Madrian,Brigitte C. Madrian,William L. Skimmyhorn,William L. Skimmyhorn +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the literature on financial literacy, financial education, and consumer financial outcomes, and examine how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial literacy or personal financial outcomes.
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Defined Contribution Pensions: Plan Rules, Participant Decisions, and the Path of Least Resistance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the impact on savings behavior of several different 401(k) plan features, including automatic enrollment, automatic cash distributions, employer matching provisions, eligibility requirements, investment options, and financial education.
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Financial literacy, financial education and economic outcomes
Justine S. Hastings,Brigitte C. Madrian,Brigitte C. Madrian,William L. Skimmyhorn,William L. Skimmyhorn +4 more
TL;DR: How financial literacy is measured in the current literature is considered, and how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial literacy or personal financial outcomes is examined.