Probabilistic survey questions and incorrect answers: Retirement income replacement rates
Peter van Santen (),
Rob Alessie and
Adriaan Kalwij
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, vol. 82, issue 1, 267-280
Abstract:
We study responses to subjective retirement income replacement rate expectations questions in a survey of Dutch employees. One out of three respondents is unable to provide probabilities satisfying the requirements of a cumulative distribution function. We show that using probabilistic survey questions yields an endogenous sample selection when these individuals are removed from the sample, biasing the results toward more pessimistic expectations and excess uncertainty in the replacement rate. These biases are most prevalent for less-educated individuals.
Keywords: Subjective expectations; Selection bias; Retirement income uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D91 H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.02.007
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