Do people save more after they marry?

Sanzenbacher, Geoffrey, and Wenliang Hou. “Do people save more after they marry?”. Issue in Brief 19-7, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, April 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108490.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) The question is whether people getting married later has any effect on retirement saving. (2) The analysis focuses on individuals' contributions to a 401(k) plan before and after marriage. (3) The results show that marriage is associated with higher participation and contribution rates for both men and women. (4) These effects are relatively modest, however, so the impact on retirement wealth from delaying marriage is likely to be small.

Title
Do people save more after they marry?
Author
Sanzenbacher, Geoffrey
Hou, Wenliang
School
Arts and Sciences
Discipline
Economics
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
April 2019
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
19-7
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108490
Use Restrictions
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The publisher or original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subject
Financing Retirement

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