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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Otto Van Hemert (New York University)

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM
Session: Household Finance: Mortgage Choice, Persuasion, and Life Cycle Housing (AEA/AREUEA)
Presiding: John Campbell (Harvard University)

Does it Pay to Read Your Junk Mail: Evidence on the Effect of Advertisement on Financial Decisions
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Brent Ambrose (Pennsylvania State University)
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Life-Cycle Housing and Portfolio Choice with Bond Markets
Otto Van Hemert (New York University)

Who Takes Out Adjustable Rate Mortgages?
Allie Schwartz (Harvard University)


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June 2013 AER

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May 2013 AEJ: Policy

May 2013 AEJ: Micro

April 2013 AEJ: Macro

April 2013 AEJ: Applied

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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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