Dr. Julie Richardson Agnew
Ph.D. in Finance, Boston College, 2001
Fulbright Scholar, National University of Singapore, 1991-1992
B.A. in Economics (Minor in Mathematics), The College of William and Mary, 1991
Phone: 757.221.2672
E-mail: [[julie.agnew]]
CV: PDF
Examples of Published Papers
- "Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing and Defaults" The American Economic Review (2008)
- "Do Behavioral Biases Vary Across Individuals: Evidence from Individual Level Data" Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (2006)
- "Asset Allocation and Information Overload: The Influence of Information Display, Asset Choice and Investor Experience" Journal of Behavioral Finance (2005)
- "Portfolio Choice and Trading in a Large 401(k) Plan" American Economic Review (2003)
Paper Summaries
- “The Annuity Puzzle and Negative Framing,” with Lisa R. Anderson, Jeffrey R. Gerlach and Lisa R. Szykman, Center for Retirement Research Issue Brief 8-10, July 2008.
- “Do Financial Literacy and Mistrust Affect 401(k) Participation?” with Lisa Szykman, Stephen P. Utkus and Jean A. Young, Center for Retirement Research Issue Brief 7-17, November 2007.
Recent Press Coverage
- “Are Annuities a Victim of Negative Framing?” by Kerry Pechter, Retirement Income Reporter, December 15, 2008.
- “Blindsided,” by Susan Trammell, CFA Magazine, September-October 2008.
- “The Pool and the Stream,” by Susan Trammell, CFA Magazine, March-April 2008.
