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In the News
Business Insidier: Capital One plans to acquire Discover

Interviewed about what it means for consumers.

In the News
NPR Marketplace: Perception of mortgage rates just below 7%

I discussed expectations about the left-digital bias in mortgage rates dropping just below 7%.

Working Papers
Reducing Expenses to Face the Future

We show that those who believing spending less money is the major driver of wealth allocate more to their retirement.

Awards
CFP Board Colloqiuum 2023: Behavioral Finance Award

Certified Financial Planner conference for our research on Financial Mindfulness

In the News
The Messenger: Income and credit scores

Discussing research that explains why a high-income individual may still have a low credit score.

Publications
Marketing Letters: Life Insurance, Loss Aversion and Temporal Orientation

We report the results of a field experiment and replication with young adults.

Publications
POM: Extraction of visual information to predict crowdfunding success

We highlight the importance of accounting for images and image details in studies.

Working Papers
Financial Mindfulness

We develop and validate an 8-item scale to measure individual differences in financial mindfulness.

In the News
Wallstreet Journal: Why Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Want to Access Your Bank Account

Interviewed on increased of API aggregators to collect bank account details.

Working Papers
Gamification Discontinuation and Mobile Banking Behaviors

We investigate how stopping gamification affects financial institutions.

In the News
CNBC: The Costco customer is younger and richer than ever—here’s why

Interviewed about differences in income between Costco and Sam's Club shoppers.

Publications
JM: Beyond Income: Dynamic Consumer Financial Vulnerability

In our article at the Journal of Marketing, we challenge that financial vulnerability only affects low-income individuals.

Awards
Named: Marketing Science Institute Scholar

Marketing Science Institute Scholars honors select mid-career professors with an opportunities strengthen the institute and company partners.

Events
ACR: Data from the Field Workshop

Presented "The mixed-method review process" as part of an invited workshop in the "Data from the Field" session. Files on dropbox.

In the News
NPR Marketplace: Spending is up, but consumer confidence isn’t

Discussion of our budget contraction work (JMR) for why discretionary spending is high while confidence in the economy is low.

In the News
CNBC: How to beat back rising prices with Memorial Day deals

Interviewed on the dangers of shopping for sales during inflation.

In the News
NY Times: How to Figure Out if You Can Actually Afford That New Home

Interviewed at the NY Times about financial vulnerability.

Publications
JCR: Promoting Data-Richness in Consumer Research

Invited article at the Journal of Consumer Research where we discuss best practices for multi-method research.

In the News
CNBC: Many cash-strapped Americans feel the sting as the cost of living spikes

Discussion of how even Americans with savings are becoming financially vulnerable.

Events
Presentation: Cornell University

Presented "Who Will Share Fake-News on Twitter? Psycholinguistic Cues in Online Post Histories Discriminate Between Actors in the Misinformation Ecosystem."

Awards
Named: Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor

The Provost Office at Georgetown University named Simon Blanchard as a 2022 Distinguished Associate Professor.