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Working Papers

2019

1. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-Skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-Skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) (2022)

2015

2. Decision-Making Approaches and the Propensity to Default: Evidence and Implications
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Decision-making approaches and the propensity to default: Evidence and implications, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (17) (2016)
3. The In-State Equity Bias of State Pension Plans
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2014

4. Capital Gains Lock-In and Governance Choices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Capital gains lock-in and governance choices, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (19) (2018)

2013

5. Empirical Determinants of Intertemporal Choice
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Empirical determinants of intertemporal choice, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (15) (2015)

2012

6. The Distributional Effects of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The distributional effects of the Social Security windfall elimination provision*, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2013) (2013)
7. The Supply of and Demand for Charitable Donations to Higher Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Chapter The Supply of and Demand for Charitable Donations to Higher Education, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2010

8. How University Endowments Respond to Financial Market Shocks: Evidence and Implications
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article How University Endowments Respond to Financial Market Shocks: Evidence and Implications, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (41) (2014)

2009

9. Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (75)
   See also Journal Article Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis, Critical Finance Review, now publishers (2012) View citations (193) (2012)
10. Local Dividend Clienteles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Local Dividend Clienteles, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2011) View citations (95) (2011)

2008

11. Individual Investor Mutual-Fund Flows
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Individual investor mutual fund flows, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (106) (2009)

2007

12. Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Individual account investment options and portfolio choice: Behavioral lessons from 401(k) plans, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (55) (2007)
    Chapter Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (48) (2007)
13. Information Diffusion Effects in Individual Investors' Common Stock Purchases Covet Thy Neighbors' Investment Choices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Information Diffusion Effects in Individual Investors' Common Stock Purchases: Covet Thy Neighbors' Investment Choices, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2007) View citations (117) (2007)
14. Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2008) View citations (287) (2008)
15. Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2006

16. Executive financial incentives and payout policy: firm responses to the 2003 dividend tax cut
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Executive Financial Incentives and Payout Policy: Firm Responses to the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2007) View citations (114) (2007)
17. The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (107) (2010)

2004

18. 401(k) Matching Contributions in Company Stock: Costs and Benefits for Firms and Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article 401(k) matching contributions in company stock: Costs and benefits for firms and workers, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (21) (2006)
19. Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press (2008) View citations (117) (2008)
20. Tax-Motivated Trading by Individual Investors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Tax-Motivated Trading by Individual Investors, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (85) (2005)
21. The Geography of Stock Market Participation: The Influence of Communities and Local Firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2004) View citations (4)

2003

22. Inter-Asset Differences in Effective Estate Tax Burdens
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Inter-asset Differences in Effective Estate-Tax Burdens, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (3) (2003)
23. Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2005) View citations (413) (2005)

2002

24. Investor Behavior and the Purchase of Company Stock in 401(k) Plans - The Importance of Plan Design
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2002) View citations (17)
25. Is a Bird in Hand Worth More than a Bird in the Bush? Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2001

26. Who benefits from a bull market? an analysis of employee stock option grants and stock prices
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)

2000

27. Corporate share repurchases in the 1990s: what role do stock options play?
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (22)
28. The Distributional Burden of Taxing Estates and Unrealized Capital Gains at the Time of Death
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1999

29. Do pension plans with participant investment choice teach households to hold more equity?
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do pension plans with participant investment choice teach households to hold more equity?, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

1998

30. Capital Gains Tax Rules, Tax Loss Trading and Turn-of-the-Year Returns
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Capital Gains Tax Rules, Tax‐loss Trading, and Turn‐of‐the‐year Returns, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2001) View citations (55) (2001)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-Skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (9), 6950-6970
   See also Working Paper Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-Skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2018

2. Capital gains lock-in and governance choices
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2018, 127, (1), 113-135 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Capital Gains Lock-In and Governance Choices, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2016

3. Decision-making approaches and the propensity to default: Evidence and implications
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2016, 121, (3), 477-495 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Decision-Making Approaches and the Propensity to Default: Evidence and Implications, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2015

4. Empirical determinants of intertemporal choice
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2015, 116, (3), 473-486 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Empirical Determinants of Intertemporal Choice, NBER Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2014

5. How University Endowments Respond to Financial Market Shocks: Evidence and Implications
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (3), 931-62 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper How University Endowments Respond to Financial Market Shocks: Evidence and Implications, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
6. Why do individuals choose defined contribution plans? Evidence from participants in a large public plan
   Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 116, (C), 35-46 View citations (11)
   See also Chapter Why Do Individuals Choose Defined Contribution Plans? Evidence from Participants in a Large Public Plan, NBER Chapters, 2012 (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2013

7. The distributional effects of the Social Security windfall elimination provision*
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2013, 12, (4), 415-434
   See also Working Paper The Distributional Effects of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2012

8. Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis
   Critical Finance Review, 2012, 1, (1), 3-58 View citations (193)
   See also Working Paper Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (75) (2009)

2011

9. Local Dividend Clienteles
   Journal of Finance, 2011, 66, (2), 655-683 View citations (95)
   See also Working Paper Local Dividend Clienteles, NBER Working Papers (2009) (2009)

2010

10. The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (2), 425-434 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2009

11. Individual investor mutual fund flows
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2009, 92, (2), 223-237 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Individual Investor Mutual-Fund Flows, NBER Working Papers (2008) (2008)

2008

12. Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation
    Journal of Finance, 2008, 63, (3), 1509-1531 View citations (287)
    See also Working Paper Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (13) (2007)
13. Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors
    Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2008, 43, (3), 613-655 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (13) (2004)

2007

14. Executive Financial Incentives and Payout Policy: Firm Responses to the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut
    Journal of Finance, 2007, 62, (4), 1935-1965 View citations (114)
    See also Working Paper Executive financial incentives and payout policy: firm responses to the 2003 dividend tax cut, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
15. Individual account investment options and portfolio choice: Behavioral lessons from 401(k) plans
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (10), 1992-2013 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (53) (2007)
    Chapter Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans, NBER Chapters, 2007, 1992-2013 (2007) View citations (48) (2007)
16. Information Diffusion Effects in Individual Investors' Common Stock Purchases: Covet Thy Neighbors' Investment Choices
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2007, 20, (4), 1327-1357 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper Information Diffusion Effects in Individual Investors' Common Stock Purchases Covet Thy Neighbors' Investment Choices, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (86) (2007)

2006

17. 401(k) matching contributions in company stock: Costs and benefits for firms and workers
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (6-7), 1315-1346 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper 401(k) Matching Contributions in Company Stock: Costs and Benefits for Firms and Workers, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

2005

18. Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments
    Journal of Finance, 2005, 60, (1), 267-306 View citations (413)
    See also Working Paper Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (16) (2003)
19. Tax-Motivated Trading by Individual Investors
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1605-1630 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Tax-Motivated Trading by Individual Investors, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

2003

20. Inter-asset Differences in Effective Estate-Tax Burdens
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 360-365 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Inter-Asset Differences in Effective Estate Tax Burdens, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (3) (2003)

2002

21. Do pension plans with participant investment choice teach households to hold more equity?
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002, 1, (3), 223-248 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Do pension plans with participant investment choice teach households to hold more equity?, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

2001

22. Capital Gains Tax Rules, Tax‐loss Trading, and Turn‐of‐the‐year Returns
    Journal of Finance, 2001, 56, (1), 353-368 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Capital Gains Tax Rules, Tax Loss Trading and Turn-of-the-Year Returns, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (3) (1998)

Chapters

2012

1. The Supply of and Demand for Charitable Donations to Higher Education
   A chapter in How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 2012, pp 151-174 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Supply of and Demand for Charitable Donations to Higher Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
2. Why Do Individuals Choose Defined Contribution Plans? Evidence from Participants in a Large Public Plan
   A chapter in Retirement Benefits for State and Local Employees: Designing Pension Plans for the Twenty-First Century, 2012 View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Why do individuals choose defined contribution plans? Evidence from participants in a large public plan, Elsevier (2014) View citations (11) (2014)

2009

3. Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?
   A chapter in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment, 2009, pp 131-161 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2007

4. Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans
   A chapter in Public Policy and Retirement, Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES), 2007, pp 1992-2013 View citations (48)
   See also Journal Article Individual account investment options and portfolio choice: Behavioral lessons from 401(k) plans, Elsevier (2007) View citations (55) (2007)
   Working Paper Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (53) (2007)

2004

5. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior
   A chapter in Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, 2004, pp 181-204 View citations (12)