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Annamaria Lusardi
Annamaria Lusardi in 2013
Academic career
FieldFinancial literacy
InstitutionThe George Washington University
Alma materPrinceton University
Bocconi University

Annamaria Lusardi is an Italian-born economist and the Denit Trust Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Economics and Accountancy at The George Washington University School of Business,[1] where she also serves as the Academic Director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center.[2] Her interests focus on financial literacy and financial education, and she is considered an authority in those fields.[3][4][5]

Career

From 1992 to 2010, Lusardi was a Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, during which time she published numerous papers on financial literacy, saving, and investing.[1] In 2009 she became the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt Professor of Economics.[6] In 2010, Lusardi began working at the George Washington University where she is a chair professor and serves as the Denit Trust Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Economics and Accountancy at the School of Business. In 2011, Lusardi founded the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center,[7] and she is also the director of the Financial Literacy Center, a joint initiative between Dartmouth College, the RAND corporation, and the Wharton School.[8] She has also taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School.[1] In 2008, she was a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research.[1] She was recently elected chair of the Research Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development/International Network on Financial Education[9].

Education

Lusardi earned her B.A. in Economics summa cum laude from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, and her Ph.D. degree in Economics from Princeton University.[1]

Works

Lusardi has won numerous research awards. Among them is a research fellowship from the Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago, a faculty fellowship from the John M. Olin Foundation, and a junior and senior faculty fellowship from Dartmouth College.[1] In 2013, Lusardi received the William E. Odom Visionary Leadership Award from the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy,[10] and the National Numeracy Network’s inaugural 2012 Steen Award.[11] She is the recipient of the Fidelity Pyramid Prize, a $50,000 award to authors of published applied research that best helps address the goal of improving lifelong financial well-being for Americans.[12] Additionally, she has received teaching awards from both Princeton University of the University of Chicago. In 2009, she served as a faculty advisor for the Office of Financial Education of the U.S. Treasury.[1]

Selected publications

  • Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia S. (March 2014). "The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence". Journal of Economic Literature. 52 (1): 5–44.
  • van Rooij, Maarten; Lusardi, Annamaria; Alessie, Rob (May 2012). "Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning and Household Wealth". The Economic Journal. 122 (560): 449–478. {{cite journal}}: Text "http://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02501.x/full" ignored (help)
  • Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia S. (October 2011). "Financial Literacy Around the World". Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. 10 (4): 497–508.
  • Lusardi, Annamaria; Schneider, Daniel; Tufano, Peter (Spring 2011). "Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications" (PDF). Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: 83–134. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  • van Rooij, Maarten; Lusardi, Annamaria; Alessie, Rob (2011). "Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation" (PDF). Journal of Financial Economics. 102 (2): 449–472.
  • Hurst, Erik; Lusardi, Annamaria; Kennickell, Arthur; Torralba, Francisco (February 2011). "The Importance of Business Owners in Assessing the Size of Precautionary Savings". Review of Economics and Statistics. 92: 61–69.
  • Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia S. (May 2008). "Planning and Financial Literacy: How Do Women Fare?". The American Economic Review. 92 (2): 413–417.
  • Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia S. (January 2007). "Baby Boomer Retirement Security: The Role of Planning, Financial Literacy, and Housing Wealth". Journal of Monetary Economics. 54: 205–224.(Awarded the Fidelity Pyramid Prize.[12])
  • Hurst, Erik; Lusardi, Annamaria (April 2004). "Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship". Journal of Political Economy. 112 (2): 319–347.
  • Lusardi, Annamaria (May 1998). "On the Importance of the Precautionary Saving Motive". The American Economic Review. 88 (2): 449–453.
  • Browning, Martin; Lusardi, Annamaria (December 1996). "Household Savings: Micro Theories and Micro Facts" (PDF). Journal of Economic Literature. 34: 1797–1855.
  • Lusardi, Annamaria (January 1996). "Permanent Income, Current Income and Consumption: Evidence from Two Panel Data Sets". Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. 14 (1): 81–90.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Curriculum Vitae: Annamaria Lusardi" (PDF). July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center". July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "They've Got It: Fixes for the Financial System". April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ^ "CEE Board Member, Annamaria Lusardi, Integral on PISA Results". August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ^ "5 Things to Know About Financial Literacy". August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Dartmouth webpage for Annamaria Lusardi". April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ^ "GWU webpage for Annamaria Lusardi". July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Financial Literacy Center Webpage". February 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "OECD/INFE". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Annamaria Lusardi Honored with William E. Odom Visionary Leadership Award". March 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  11. ^ "NNN Announces The Steen Award". February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Dartmouth professor wins Fidelity's Pyramid Prize". November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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