Search Results - "Zafar, Basit"

Personal Experiences and Expectations about Aggregate Outcomes by KUCHLER, THERESA, ZAFAR, BASIT

“…Using novel survey data, we document that individuals extrapolate from recent personal experiences when forming expectations about aggregate economic outcomes…”
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Preference for the workplace, investment in human capital, and gender by Wiswall, Matthew, Zafar, Basit

“…We use a hypothetical choice methodology to estimate preferences for workplace attributes from a sample of high-ability undergraduates attending a highly…”
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The impact of COVID-19 on student experiences and expectations: Evidence from a survey by Aucejo, Esteban M., French, Jacob, Ugalde Araya, Maria Paola, Zafar, Basit

“…In order to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education, we surveyed approximately 1500 students at one of the largest public…”
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Financial Education and the Debt Behavior of the Young by Brown, Meta, Grigsby, John, van der Klaauw, Wilbert, Wen, Jaya, Zafar, Basit

“…Young Americans are heavily reliant on debt and have clear financial literacy shortcomings. In this paper, we study the effects of exposure to financial…”
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A (dynamic) investigation of stereotypes, belief‐updating, and behavior by Coffman, Katherine, Ugalde Araya, Maria Paola, Zafar, Basit

“…Using a controlled experiment, we study the dynamic effects of feedback on decision‐making across verbal skills and math. Before feedback, men are more…”
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To Buy or Not to Buy: Consumer Constraints in the Housing Market by Fuster, Andreas, Zafar, Basit

“…We use a strategic household survey to study the sensitivity of intended homeownership decisions to financing constraints. We find that the average stated…”
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Financial aid, debt management, and socioeconomic outcomes: Post-college effects of merit-based aid by Scott-Clayton, Judith, Zafar, Basit

“…Prior research has demonstrated that financial aid can influence both college enrollments and completions, but less is known about its post-college…”
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THE PRICE IS RIGHT: UPDATING INFLATION EXPECTATIONS IN A RANDOMIZED PRICE INFORMATION EXPERIMENT by Armantier, Olivier, Nelson, Scott, Topa, Giorgio, van der Klaauw, Wilbert, Zafar, Basit

“…Using a unique, randomized information experiment embedded in a survey, this paper investigates how consumers' inflation expectations respond to new…”
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The Impact of Housing Markets on Consumer Debt: Credit Report Evidence from 1999 to 2012 by BROWN, META, STEIN, SARAH, ZAFAR, BASIT

“…We estimate the response of consumer debt portfolios to pronounced housing market swings from 1999 to 2012 using Equifax-sourced credit report data and a…”
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College Major Choice and the Gender Gap by Zafar, Basit

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College major choice and the gender gap by Zafar, Basit

“…This paper studies how college majors are chosen, focusing on the underlying gender gap. I collect a data set of Northwestern University sophomores that…”
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Workers' Spending Response to the 2011 Payroll Tax Cuts by Graziani, Grant, van der Klaauw, Wilbert, Zafar, Basit

“…This paper investigates workers' spending response to the 2011 payroll tax cuts. Respondents were surveyed at the beginning and end of 2011, which allows the…”
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Measuring Inflation Expectations by Armantier, Olivier, Bruine de Bruin, Wändi, Potter, Simon, Topa, Giorgio, van der Klaauw, Wilbert, Zafar, Basit

“…To conduct monetary policy, central banks around the world increasingly rely on measures of public inflation expectations. In this article, we review findings…”
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How do college students form expectations? by Zafar, Basit

“…This study focuses on how college students form expectations about various major-specific outcomes. For this purpose, I collect a panel data set of…”
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Intended college attendance: Evidence from an experiment on college returns and costs by Bleemer, Zachary, Zafar, Basit

“…We conduct an information experiment about college returns and costs embedded within a representative survey of US household heads. Baseline perceptions of…”
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What Would You Do with $500? Spending Responses to Gains, Losses, News, and Loans by Fuster, Andreas, Kaplan, Greg, Zafar, Basit

“…Abstract We use survey questions about spending in hypothetical scenarios to investigate features of propensities to consume that are useful for distinguishing…”
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Home Price Expectations and Behaviour: Evidence from a Randomized Information Experiment by ARMONA, LUIS, FUSTER, ANDREAS, ZAFAR, BASIT

“…Home price expectations are believed to play an important role in housing dynamics, yet we have limited understanding of how they are formed and how they…”
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Heterogeneous Inflation Expectations and Learning by MADEIRA, CARLOS, ZAFAR, BASIT

“…Using the panel component of the Michigan Survey of Consumers, we estimate a learning model of inflation expectations, allowing for heterogeneous use of…”
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The Sensitivity of Housing Demand to Financing Conditions: Evidence from a Survey by Fuster, Andreas, Zafar, Basit

“…Measuring the sensitivity of housing demand to mortgage rates and available leverage is challenging because there is generally no exogenous variation in these…”
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How Do College Students Respond to Public Information about Earnings? by Wiswall, Matthew, Zafar, Basit

“…Expectations are important determinants of decisions made under uncertainty, and if individuals’ expectations are biased, they can make suboptimal choices…”
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