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Mission

The primary aim of the IBHF is to become a leading center in the areas of household and behavioral finance and a key player in the consumer finance policy debates. IBHF affiliates strive to study investment decision making behavior with the goal of shedding light on how to better model observed financial behavior and to inform consumer finance related policies and regulation.

The IBHF cooperates with its network of academics, finance industry professionals, government agencies, and other financial research centers to facilitate the development of research and information. The IBHF works to achieve its mission by focusing on six major program areas: biennial household and behavioral finance symposium, visiting fellows program, post-doctoral research associates program, research scholars program, financial education and outreach, and a white paper series.


Research Scholars Program

IBHF Research Scholars are outstanding undergraduate and graduate students interested in behavioral or household finance. These students are advised and mentored by IBHF Research Affiliates while they conduct finance related research or help with the development of financial education outreach projects.

 

2018-19 IBHF Research Scholars

Samantha Nielsen

Project Title: “Scamming Grandma: Financial Fraud and the Impact on Households”

After Graduation: Analyst, Deutsche Bank - Wealth Management

Education:

  • B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2019)

 

2017-18 IBHF Research Scholars

Sonia Amladi

Project Title: “Passive Activity: Millennials and Financial Advisory”

After Graduation: Analyst, Capital One - Commerical Banking Group

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies with concentration in Applied Behavioral Finance (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2018)
  • B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2017) - Summa Cum Laude

 

2015-16 IBHF Research Scholars

Luka Jankovic

Project Title: “Trading Behavior in Dynamic Market Systems”

After Graduation: Analyst, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - Hedge Fund Strategies Group

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies with concentration in Applied Behavioral Finance (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2016)
  • B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015) - Summa Cum Laude

Shawn Miles

Project Title: “On the Performance of Behavioral Funds vs. Traditional Funds: Does Behavioral Finance Actually Work in Fund Management?”

After Graduation: Analyst, Lone Star Value Management, LLC

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies with concentration in Applied Behavioral Finance (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2016)
  • B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015)

 

2014-15 IBHF Research Scholars

Jie Cao

Project Title: “Student Loan Debt and College Costs”

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences with concentration in Applied Behavioral Economics (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015)
  • B.A. in International Relations, University of California - Davis, CA (2013)

Ethan Coy

Project Title: “Reverse Mortgages: The Costs, the Benefits, and the Risks"

Education:

  • B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2017 - expected)


Di Hu

Project Title: “Student Loan Debt and College Costs”

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences with concentration in Applied Behavioral Economics (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015)
  • B.S. in Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2013)

Jingwen Xie

Project Title: “Household Retirement Behavior: A Cross Country Analysis Between the U.S. and the U.K.”

After Graduation: J.D. Candidate, 2018, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences with concentration in Applied Behavioral Economics (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015)
  • B.S. in Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China (2014)

Jinyan Zhao

Project Title:
“Household Retirement Behavior: A Cross Country Analysis Between the U.S. and the U.K.”

After Graduation: Wealth Management Capital Business Analyst/Operations Assistant - China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Beijing, China

Education:

  • Master of Professional Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences with concentration in Applied Behavioral Economics (MPS-ABEIC) - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2015)
  • B.S. in Economics (Finance Major) from the School of Banking and Finance, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China (2014)