These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
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Chrisopher Trepel (University of California, Los Angeles)

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: Neural Foundations of Simple Economic Decision Making (AEA)
Presiding: Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)

Neural Predictors of Purchases
Brian Knutson (Stanford University)
Scott Rick (Carnegie Mellon University)
Elliott Wimmer (Stanford University)
Drazen Prelec (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University)

The Neural Basis for the Computation of Decision Values in Simple Economic Choice
Hilke Plassman (California Institute of Technology)
John O'Doherty (California Institute of Technology)
Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)

Losses loom larger than gains on the brain: The Neural Basis of loss aversion in decision making under risk
Craig Fox (University of California, Los Angeles)
Sabrina Tom (University of California, Los Angeles)
Chrisopher Trepel (University of California, Los Angeles)
Russell Poldrack (University of California, Los Angeles)
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Neural Mechanisms Underlying Temptation and Control
David Laibson (Harvard University)
Samuel McClure (Princeton University)
Dan Ariely (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jonathan Cohen (Princeton University)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM
Session: Information Use in Economic Choice: Eye Tracking Studies (AEA)
Presiding: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology)

Studying Cognition via Information Search in Two-Person Guessing Game Experiments
Miguel Costa-Gomes (University of York)
Vince Crawford (University of California, San Diego)
Elliott Wimmer (Stanford University)
Drazen Prelec (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University)

The Role of Visual Attention in Simple Economic Choice: Theory and Eye Tracking Experiments
Ian Karjbich (California Institute of Technology)
Carrie Armel (Stanford University)
Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)
Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)

Studying Learning in Games Using Eye-Tracking
Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology)
Joseph Tao-yi Wang (California Institute of Technology)
Chrisopher Trepel (University of California, Los Angeles)
Russell Poldrack (University of California, Los Angeles)
Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)

Choice Overload under the Magnifying Glass of teh Eye-tracker
Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Elena Reutskaja (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology)
Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology)


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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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