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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Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania)


Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM
Session: Saving and Investment Decisions: How Do Women Fare? (AEA)
Presiding: Olivia Michell (University of Pennsylvania)

Planning and Financial Literacy: How Do Women Fare?
Annamaria Kusardi (Dartmouth College)
Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania)

Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing and Defaults
Julie Agnew (College of William and Mary)
Lisa Anderson (College of William and Mary)
Jeffrey Gerlach (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Lisa Szykman (College of William and Mary)
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Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
Nava Ashraf (Harvard Business School)
Dean Karlan (Yale University)
Wesley Yin (University of Chicago)

Are Self-Employed Women More Financially Savvy?
Vickie Bajtelsmit (Colorado State University)
Nancy Jianakoplos (Colorado State University)



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