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The elasticity of intertemporal substitution: New evidence from 401(k) participation
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The elasticity of intertemporal substitution: New evidence from 401(k) participation

Gary V. Engelhardt and Anil Kumar
Economics letters, Vol.103(1), pp.15-17
04/01/2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.010

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Abstract

Using Health and Retirement Study data and a structural econometric model, we exploit variation in employer matching rates in 401(k) plans to generate new estimates of the EIS: 0.74 in our richest specification, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.37–1.21.
401(k)s Elasticity of intertemporal substitution

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