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RAND Behavioral Finance Forum 2010

Behavioral Finance and Public Policy Conference

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The Limitations of DefaultsJohn BeshearsNBER

The RAND Behavioral Finance Forum, an organization dedicated to helping consumers make better financial decisions, held a conference on behavioral finance and public policy on May 25, 2010, in Washington D.C. The purpose of the conference was to discuss new policy options in consumer finance with staff and members of Congress and other policymakers, and with representatives of academe and the financial industry. Captured in digital video, the conference highlighted new ideas intended to help consumers make better financial decisions and achieve better outcomes.

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Welcome and Opening Remarks: Overview of Seminar Objectives

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Welcome and Opening Remarks: Overview of Seminar Objectives

Arie Kapteyn and Warren Cormier

06:36

Americans' Financial Capability

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Americans' Financial Capability

Annamaria Lusardi

Dartmouth College

25:26

Diagnosing Consumer Confusion and Sub-Optimal Shopping Effort: Theory and Mortgage-Market Evidence

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Diagnosing Consumer Confusion and Sub-Optimal Shopping Effort: Theory and Mortgage-Market Evidence

Robert E. Hall

Hoover Institution

21:31

Virtual Balance: Making Disposable Income Salient

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Virtual Balance: Making Disposable Income Salient

Emir Kamenica

University of Chicago

21:31

The Limitations of Defaults

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The Limitations of Defaults

John Beshears

NBER

21:38

Asking For Help: Experimental Advice from the American Life Panel

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Asking For Help: Experimental Advice from the American Life Panel

Joanne Yoong

RAND Corporation

21:06

Keynote: The Financial Literacy Conundrum: Can we really teach participants to be better investors

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Keynote: The Financial Literacy Conundrum: Can we really teach participants to be better investors

Warren Cormier

Boston Research Group

32:52

Increasing 401(k) Saving: Anchoring and the Power of a Well-Timed Reminder

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Increasing 401(k) Saving: Anchoring and the Power of a Well-Timed Reminder

Cade Massey

Yale

28:09

A Psychological Model of Annuitization Decisions

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A Psychological Model of Annuitization Decisions

John Lynch

Duke University

15:39

Increasing Retirement Saving by Making the Future Self More Vivid

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Increasing Retirement Saving by Making the Future Self More Vivid

Hal Ersner-Hershfield

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

18:03

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