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Increasing Retirement Savings through Access Points and Persuasive Messages: Evidence from Mexico

Mariano Bosch and Adrian Rubli
Published online before print August 06, 2021, 0220-10750R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.0220-10750R2
Mariano Bosch
Mariano Bosch is a Principal Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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Adrian Rubli is an assistant professor in the Department of Business Administration at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City.
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