Essays in Behavioral Household Finance

Essays in Behavioral Household Finance

This dissertation investigates some of the factors affecting modern household finance decisions in the United States using natural experimental variation and administrative data. In Chapter 1 I estimate the effects of financial education on retirement savings decisions. Between 2007 and 2008 the U....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skimmyhorn, William
Other Authors: Madrian, Brigitte
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
Subjects:
economics
psychology
public policy
financial decision-making
financial education
household finance
military service
policy design
stress
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10233
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9369052

Internet

http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10233
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9369052

Similar Items