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Angela A. HungWashington Office Researcher; Economist EducationPh.D. in social science, California Institute of Technology; M.S. in social science, California Institute of Technology; M.A. in economics, University of Virginia; B.A. in mathematical economic analysis, Rice University |
Research Focus
Economic models of addictive substance use; experimental studies of decision-making
RAND Research Areas
Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; Population and Aging; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Study (Principal Investigator): Investigation of the financial services industry, supported by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
- Future Beneficiary Expectations of the Returns to Delayed Social Security Benefit Claiming and Choice Behavior (co-Principal Investigator): Study that designs and analyzes an innovative survey designed to measure willingness to delay take-up of Social Sec
- Promoting Conscience In Corporations: An Experimental Investigation Of Opportunistic Behavior Among Corporate Employees (co-Principal Investigator): An experimental economics approach to studying opportunistic behavior among corporate employees, supported
- Understanding the Effects of Health Insurance and Pensions on Labor Force Transitions of Older Workers: Investigation of the effects and implications of 401(k) fees on retirement planning decisions, supported by the Department of Labor
- Opt-in, Opt-out in Class Action Employment Litigation: Investigation of the effect of the differences in state and federal law on The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 litigation, supported by the Institute for Civil Justice
Selected Publications
Angela A. Hung and Charles R. Plott, "Information Cascades: Replication and an Extension to Majority Rule and Conformity Rewarding Institutions", American Economic Review, (December), 2001
Angela A. Hung and Jeff Dominitz, "Empirical Models of Discrete Choice and Belief Updating in Observational Learning Experiments", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming)
Research Focus
Behavioral economics; experimental economics; financial decision making; financial literacy
RAND Research Areas
Civil Justice; Health and Health Care; Population and Aging; Workforce and Workplace
Recent Projects
- Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Study
- Financial decision making in retirement accounts
- Future Beneficiary Expectations of the Returns to Delayed Social Security Benefit Claiming and Choice Behavior
- Financial Literacy in the HRS and American Life Panel
- Retirement favings portfolio management
Selected Publications
Hung, A., Clancy, N., Dominitz, J., Talley, E., Berrebi, C., and Suvankulov, F, Investor and Industry Perspectives on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers, RAND Corporation, 2008
Angela Hung, Charles R. Plott, "Information Cascades: Replication and an Extension to Majority Rule and Conformity Rewarding Institutions", American Economic Review, (Dec), 2001
Angela Hung, Jeff Dominitz, "Empirical Models of Discrete Choice and Belief Updating in Observational Learning Experiments", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming)
Angela Hung, Jeff Dominitz, "Retirement Savings Portfolio Management", Journal of Financial Transmission (forthcoming)
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