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Working Papers

2024

1. On the Determinants of Young Adult Outcomes: Impacts of Randomly Assigned Neighborhoods For Children in Military Families
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

2. Can Information and Advising Affect Postsecondary Participation and Attainment for Non-Traditional Students? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment with the U.S. Army
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. How do Behavioral Approaches to Increase Savings Compare? Evidence from Multiple Interventions in the U.S. Army
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. You Can’t Handle The Truth: The Effects Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill On Higher Education And Earnings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2020

5. How Much to Save? Decision Costs and Retirement Plan Participation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article How much to save? Decision costs and retirement plan participation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2019

6. Active Choice Framing and Intergenerational Education Benefits: Evidence from the Field
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
7. Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2022) View citations (15) (2022)

2012

8. Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Economic Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
   See also Journal Article Financial Literacy, Financial Education, and Economic Outcomes, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2013) View citations (249) (2013)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Can information and advising affect postsecondary participation and attainment for military personnel? Evidence from a large‐scale experiment with the U.S. Army
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2025, 44, (1), 73-96

2024

2. How are veterans faring financially? Updates and new evidence from a national survey
   Journal of Economics and Business, 2024, 129, (C)

2022

3. Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt
   Journal of Finance, 2022, 77, (1), 403-447 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (15) (2019)

2021

4. Nudges Don't Work When the Benefits Are Ambiguous: Evidence from a High‐Stakes Education Program
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40, (4), 1230-1248

2020

5. Benefits left on the table: Evidence from the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act
   Economics of Education Review, 2020, 78, (C) View citations (2)
6. How much to save? Decision costs and retirement plan participation
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 191, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper How Much to Save? Decision Costs and Retirement Plan Participation, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2019

7. Marching across Generations? Education Benefits and Intrahousehold Decision-Making
   Journal of Human Capital, 2019, 13, (3), 410 - 433 View citations (1)

2018

8. Can Information Change Personal Retirement Savings? Evidence from Social Security Benefits Statement Mailings
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 93-97 View citations (8)
9. I Want You! Expanding College Access through Targeted Recruiting Efforts
   Education Finance and Policy, 2018, 13, (3), 395-418
10. Peer effects in financial decision-making
    Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 163, (C), 37-59 View citations (25)

2017

11. Much Ado about Nothing? New Evidence on the Effects of Payday Lending on Military Members
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (4), 606-621 View citations (11)

2016

12. Assessing Financial Education: Evidence from Boot Camp
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 322-43 View citations (38)
13. Assessing financial education methods: Principles vs. rules-of-thumb approaches
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2016, 47, (3), 193-210 View citations (14)
14. Comparing Military and Civilian Household Finances: Descriptive Evidence from Recent Surveys
    Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2016, 50, (2), 471-483 View citations (4)

2013

15. Financial Literacy, Financial Education, and Economic Outcomes
    Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 347-373 View citations (249)
    See also Working Paper Financial Literacy, Financial Education and Economic Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (73) (2012)