Consumer Finance Research Group New England Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston Room
Tentative Program
Attendance is by invitation only. Please
contact Joanna Stavins for information.
| 8:30 am | Informal breakfast |
| 8:50 am | Welcome and introductions |
| 9 am | Stephan Meier (Columbia University) and Charles Sprenger (UC San Diego): “Charging Myopically Ahead: Evidence on the Effect of Present-Biased Preferences on Credit Card Borrowing” |
| 10 am | Scott Carrell (UC Davis) and Jonathan Zinman (Dartmouth College): “In Harm’s Way? Payday Loan Access and Military Personnel Performance” |
| 11 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | Shawn Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry (Harvard University): “If You Are So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation”  |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Final remarks, what’s next |
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