- 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 add to calendar
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Saving, Financial Literacy, Behavioral Finance
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.
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![[photo]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GiyqT1nq7uD18iued0oW3GCSDYPN2x2SPLqljY=s50 "Anne Wittig, California Lutheran University")
Anne Wittig, California Lutheran University
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