His research focuses on explaining both individual financial decision making and the strategic responses of financial institutions, such as mutual fund families and the financial media, that compete to serve individual investors. His work has been published in journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, and Journal of Financial Economics. Several of his ongoing research projects have been funded by grants from the U.S. Social Security Administration. He holds a BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Journal of Marketing Research, Volume 49, Number 4, August 2012View Table of Contents