Biennial Household and
Behavioral Finance Symposium
June 7-9, 2021
to be held virtually
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Symposium Agenda
Overview
The Institute for Behavioral and Household Finance hosts a biennial Household and Behavioral Finance Symposium which seeks to explore the frontiers of empirical and policy related research by presenting cutting-edge research on topics related to household finance and behavioral finance.
The next symposium will be held June 7-9, 2021. Dr. Terrance Odean, Rudd Family Foundation Chair, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley will give the keynote address. There will be eight paper presentations. Each presenter will have 40-45 minutes to present their work. For agenda click here.
Thank you to this year's program committee.
2021 Program Committee
Itzhak Ben-David – Ohio State, Vicki Bogan – Cornell University, Leonardo Bursztyn – University of Chicago, Cary Frydman – USC, Tarun Ramadorai – Imperial College, and Scott Yonker – Cornell University comprised the program committee and selected the papers for the program.
2019 Household and Behavioral Finance Sypmposium
The symposium was held May 6-7, 2019. Dr. Harrison Hong, John R. Eckel Jr. Professor of Financial Economics, Columbia University gave the keynote address. There were a total of eight paper presentations. Each presenter had 40-45 minutes to present their work followed by a 15-20 minute discussion. Evening activities included a Finger Lakes Wine tasting at a local vineyard.
Symposium Agenda (click link for .pdf of symposium agenda)
Paper presentations
- Scott Baker, Northwestern University – Shopping for Lower Sales Tax Rates
- John Beshears, Harvard Business School – Potential vs. Realized Savings Under Automatic Enrollment
- Ing-Haw Cheng, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University – How Do Consumers Fare When Dealing with Debt Collectors? Evidence from Out-of-Court Settlements
- Tony Cookson, University of Colorado – Shale Shocked: The Long Run Effect of Income on Household Debt
- Tatiana Homonoff, NYU – Does Knowing Your FICO Score Change Financial Behavior? Evidence from a Field Experiment with Student Loan Borrowers
- Michaela Pagel, Columbia University – The Consumption Effects of the Disposition to Sell Winners and Hold on to Losers
- Ryan Pratt, BYU – The Capitalization of Consumer Financing into Durable Goods Prices
- Alberto Cardaci, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Perceived Wealth and Borrowing Attitudes: The Leverage Bias Hypothesis
2019 Program Committee
Lauren Cohen – Harvard University, Simon Gervais- Duke University, Benjamin Keys –The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kelly Shue - Yale University, and Vicki Bogan - Cornell University
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2017 Household and Behavioral Finance Sypmposium
The 2017 symposium was held April 6-7, 2017. Dr. Brigitte Madrian, Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management, Kennedy School, Harvard University gave the keynote address - Data, Data, Data: The Past and Future of Research on Household Finance.
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The single session format featured 7 paper presentations.
Paper presentations
- Anthony DeFusco, Northwestern University – Regulating Household Leverage
- Asaf Bernstein, University of Colorado – Household Debt Overhang and Labor Supply
- Constantine Yannelis, NYU – Strategic Default on Student Loans
- Santosh Anagol, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - Endowment Effects in the Field: Evidence from India's IPO Lotteries
- Simi Jannati, University of Miami – In-Group Bias in Financial Markets
- Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, NYU – Identifying the Benefits from Home Ownership: A Swedish Experiment
- Theresa Kuchler, NYU – Social Networks and Housing Markets
2017 Program Committee
James Choi – Yale University, Andrew Ellul – Indiana University, Chris Parsons - University of California, San Diego, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh - NYU, and Vicki Bogan - Cornell University
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Hartford Funds Management Group, Inc.
Inagural Household and Behavioral Finance Sypmposium
The inagural symposium was held on April 2-3, 2015. Dr. Ulrike Malmendier, Edward J. and Mollie Arnold Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley gave the keynote speech entitled, "Inflation Experiences, Homeownership, and Mortgage Choices".
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Paper Presentations
(click paper title to download a .pdf)
Morgage Rates, Household Balance Sheets, and the Real Economy - Benjamin Keys, University of Chicago
License to Spend: Consumption-Income Sensitivity and Portfolio Choice - Stefanos Delikouras, University of Miami
Reverse Mortgage Design - Paula Lopes, London School of Economics
Liquidity Constraints and Credit Card Delinquency: Evidence from Raising Minimum Payments - Philippe d'Astous, Georgia State University
The Impact of Health Insurance on Stockholding: A Regression Discontinuity Approach - Dimitris Christelis, Center for Studies in Economics and Finance
A News-Utility Theory for Inattention and Delegation in Portfolio Choice - Michaela Pagel, Columbia University
The Motives for Financial Complexity: An Empirical Investigation - Boris Vallee, Harvard University
2015 Program Committee
Lisa Kramer, University of Toronto; Alok Kumar, University of Miami; Victor Stango, University of California - Davis; Jonathan Zinman, Dartmouth College; and Vicki Bogan, Cornell University