Lifecycle/Economic Behavior & Survey Methodology

Wealth accumulation and the propensity to plan Abstract Why do similar households end up with very different levels of wealth? […]

Retirement consumption: Insights from a survey Abstract We show that many working households expect a considerable fall in consumption when

Measuring self-control problems Abstract We introduce a survey instrument to measure self-control problems. While self-control problems are typically seen as

The joy of giving or assisted living? Using strategic surveys to separate public care aversion from bequest motives Abstract We

Older Americans would work longer if jobs were flexible Abstract We use strategic survey questions (SSQs) to show that much

Long-term-care utility and late-in-life saving Abstract Older wealth holders spend down assets much more slowly than predicted by classic life-cycle

Measuring and Modeling Attention Abstract Engineering of new data sets will become an increasingly essential professional activity as attentional research