Consumer Finance Research Group New England Meeting 
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Boston Room, 4th Floor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
600 Atlantic Avenue
Tentative Program
Attendance is by invitation only. Please contact Joanna Stavins for information.
Agenda
Tuesday, October 7, 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.
Stephan Meier (Columbia University) and Charles Sprenger (UC San Diego): "Charging Myopically Ahead: Evidence on the Effect of Present-Biased Preferences on Credit Card Borrowing"
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Scott Carrell (UC Davis) and Jonathan Zinman (Dartmouth College): "In Harm's Way? Payday Loan Access and Military Personnel Performance"
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Shawn Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry (Harvard University): "If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation"
12:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Policy Discussion
1:30 p.m.