Multiple Choice
Adam and Brittany both recently started new jobs. Both have determined that they should save 10 percent of their monthly income toward retirement. Adam's employer has no program established for payroll deduction, but he could easily set up automatic withdrawals to go into a retirement fund. Brittany's employer automatically directs 8 percent of the paycheck into a retirement fund, but the employee can change the percentage deducted. Behavioral economists would expect
A) Adam to save more, as he would set up a 10 percent automatic withdrawal, while Brittany would stay at the default of 8 percent.
B) Brittany to save more, as both would tend to stay at the defaults provided by their employers.
C) them both to save 10 percent eventually, as both had predetermined that that was the optimal amount to save.
D) Brittany to feel a greater sense of loss by seeing funds automatically withheld each month.
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