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.
To view symposium highlight video, click picture below.
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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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".
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