undersaving

Elaborating on the negative consequences of undersaving also works, but not quite as well.

Meet 'Future You.' Like What You See? Jason Zweig 2011

Americans 'penchant for overspending and undersaving is regarded as an economic problem across the political spectrum.

VAT’s All the Fuss About? 2010

Americans 'penchant for overspending and undersaving is regarded as an economic problem across the political spectrum.

VAT’s All the Fuss About? 2010

Taken together, the tax laws promote overspending and undersaving by individuals and excessive leverage by both individuals and corporations.

Short Papers on the Financial Crisis, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Since the consequences of undersaving (destitution in one's old age) seem more dire than those of oversaving (unnecessary frugality in one's productive years), if the decision of how much to save is left to individuals, most of them, being risk-averse, will oversave.

Libertarian Basics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

As I commented in a different thread, if everyone is responsible for providing for their own old age, since there is vast uncertainty in how much we should save for our old age, and the consequences of undersaving are dire, we will, on the whole, oversave, perhaps enough to produce a liquidity trap.

Kotlikoff Anecdote, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The UK as a whole is undersaving for retirement and this needs to be addressed.

Are you missing out on tax relief? Thatsnews 2008

The UK as a whole is undersaving for retirement and this needs to be addressed.

Archive 2008-11-01 Thatsnews 2008

Wishful thinking can help explain high rates of new business failure, trading in financial markets, undersaving, and low rates of investment in education.

You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

All sorts of policies are promoted as tonics for our alleged "" undersaving. ''

Is There A Savings Gap? 2008