How the provision of inflation information affects pension contributions: A field experiment
通过与一家德国大型养老金基金合作进行实地实验，研究向成员提供通胀信息对养老金缴款的影响，发现信息提供总体上对缴款有正面但不显著的效果，但在自愿调整缴款的成员中显著提高了增加缴款的可能性。
Abstract Ignoring the effects of inflation in retirement planning can have severe consequences for an individual's future financial well‐being. Yet, many pension funds do not communicate inflation‐related information, presumably for the fear of reduced contributions once the members understand how low the “real” return on saving for retirement is. As an alternative prediction, the provision of inflation information could increase pension contributions, because it reveals possible pension shortfalls. In cooperation with a major German pension fund, we conduct a field experiment, in which we vary the inflation information provided to the fund members, to explore this important issue. Among all participants, we find mostly positive but insignificant effects of the inflation information on pension contributions. Among those participants who voluntarily changed their pension contributions after the experimental intervention, the provision of inflation information significantly raises the likelihood of increasing pension contributions.