the effect of a simple scalable planning intervention on a repeated behavior using a randomized design involving 877 … weeks. In contrast to recent studies, we find that the planning intervention did not have a positive effect on behavior and … planning is helpful and despite clear evidence that they engaged with the planning process …

and length of financial planning horizon, smokers are more impatient. However, neither of these measures is significantly … time preference and self-control, i.e., impulsivity and financial planning, are more closely related to the smoking …

estimates show that planning behavior can explain the differences in savings and why some people arrive close to retirement with …

latent variable common to a set of four indicators: the number of patent claims, forward citations, backward citations and … of quality. The variance in quality', conditional on the four indicators, is just one-third of the unconditional variance …. We show the variance reduction generated by subsets of indicators, and find forward citations to be particularly …

This paper proposes a Bayesian method of performance evaluation for investment managers. We begin with a flexible set …

-used econometric evaluation estimators and relate them to the requirements of a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis. We present … evidence on how the inference from the most commonly used econometric evaluation estimator is modified when the direct costs of …