Consumer Finance Research Group Inaugural New England Meeting Consumer Finance Research Group Inaugural New England Meeting

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Agenda

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.

Informal breakfast

8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and introductions

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Annamaria Lusardi* (Dartmouth College) and Peter Tufano (Harvard Business School): "Financial Literacy and Debt: Evidence from a New Survey"

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kris Gerardi, Adam Shapiro and Paul Willen* (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston): "Subprime Outcomes: Risky Mortgages, Homeownership Experiences, and Foreclosures"

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.

David Laibson* (Harvard University), Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), John C. Driscoll (Federal Reserve Board), and Xavier Gabaix (NYU): Paper

12:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Final remarks, what's next

12:30 p.m.

Lunch