These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Barry Scholnick (University of Alberta)

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM
Session: Aging and Financial Markets (AEA)
Presiding: John Driscoll (Federal Reserve Board)

The Age of Reason: Financial Decisions Over the Lifecycle
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
John Driscoll (Federal Reserve Board)
Xavier Gabaix (New York University)
David Laibson (Harvard University)
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Financial Literacy, Again, and Retirement Wellbeing
Annamaria Lusardi (Dartmouth College)

Who Makes Credit Card Mistakes?
Anthony Saunders (New York University)
Barry Scholnick (University of Alberta)
Nadia Massoud (University of Alberta)

Does Investment Skill Decline due to Cognitive Aging or Improve with Experience?
George Korniotis (Federal Reserve Board)
Alok Kumar (University of Texas at Austin)
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In the News:

An article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled, "The Growth of Finance" by Harvard Business School professors, Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein, was recently explored by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. News & World Report cites Princeton-based Burton Malkiel's article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives as a preferred source of "sound financial advice" for investors.

The Huffington Post reports on a study addressing the influence of lifestyle factors on shrinking height in the elderly published in the April issue of AEJ: Applied Economics.

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