AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

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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Xavier Gabaix (New York University)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Session: Consumer Payment Choice: Rational or Irrational Behavior? (AEA)

Presiding: Annette Vissing-Jorgensen (Northwestern University)

Learning in the Credit Card Market
Xavier Gabaix (New York University)
David Laibson (Harvard University)
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
John Driscoll (Federal Reserve Board)
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Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?
Nicholas Souleles (University of Pennsylvania)
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Souphala Chomsisengphet (U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
Chunlin Liu (University of Nevada)

Does Mental Accounting Actually Matter for Spending Control? Field Evidence from Payment and Portfolio Choices
Jonathan Zinman (Dartmouth College)
Victor Stango (Dartmouth College)

Why Are (Some) Consumers (Finally) Writing Fewer Checks: The Role of Payment Characteristics
Scott Schuh (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
Joanna Stavins (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
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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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