Beginning to Save: Rationality, Financial Knowledge, and Behavior

The AFS Conference will feature speakers, symposia, and several special sessions. Among them, we will introduce a new panel session for PhD students, highlighting how to best navigate the job market.
With the generous support of our sponsors, the Academy has awarded several best paper awards during past meetings and we anticipate continuing Best Paper awards in 2021.
We will continue with our Emerging Scholar Award to a current graduate student for promising research work on a paper or poster presented at the conference.

Beginning to Save: Rationality, Financial Knowledge, and Behavior

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 9:30 AM–10:45 AM EDT

Virtual

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Short Description

The overall paper proposal in progress will establish that a market exists for an automated saving product designed to train and motivate beginning savers, particularly those living paycheck-to-paycheck, in order to proceed with the development and testing of this product. This first portion of the research proposal focuses on three factors influencing the choices of beginning savers: rationality, financial knowledge, and behavioral influences.

Lead & Corresponding Author

The Academy of Financial Services 35th Annual Meeting

September 21–22, 2021

Virtual