Bhargava
Associate Professor
Social & Decision Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University
sbhar@andrew.cmu.edu
Household Finance
1. Bhargava, S., and Conell-Price, L. "Serenity Now, Save Tomorrow? Evidence on Retirement Savings Puzzles from a 401(k) Field Experiment" [Working Paper]
2. Bhargava, S., Conell-Price, L., Mason, R., and Benartzi, S. "Save(d) by Design" [Working Paper]
3. Bhargava, S., and Hyde, T. "Partition at Your Own Risk: Evidence on Risk-Taking Prevalence and Motives from the Field" [Working Paper]
4. Bhargava, S., and Hyde, T. Behavioral Erosion of Private Risk Information [Working Paper]
5. Bhargava, S., Loewenstein, G., and Sydnor, J. “Choose to Lose: Health Plan Choices from a Menu with Dominated Options,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 132, Issue 3, pp. 1319-1372, 2017.
6. Bhargava, S., Loewenstein, G., and Benartzi, S. “The Costs of Poor Health (Plan Choices) & Prescriptions for Reform,” Behavioral Science & Policy, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 1-12, 2017.
7. Madrian, B. et al. “Behaviorally Informed Policies for Household Financial Decision-Making,” Behavioral Science & Policy, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 27-40, 2017.
8. Loewenstein, G. et al. “A Behavioral Blueprint for Improving Health Care Policy,” Behavioral Science & Policy, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 53-66, 2017.
9. Loewenstein, G., and Bhargava, S. “The Simple Case against Health Insurance Complexity,” NEJM Catalyst, Patient Engagement, August 23rd, 2016.
10. Bhargava, S., and Manoli, D. “Psychological Frictions and the Incomplete Take-Up of Social Benefits: Evidence from an IRS Field Experiment,” American Economic Review, Vol. 105, No. 11, pp. 3489-3529, 2015.
11. Bhargava, S., and Loewenstein, G. “Choosing a Health Insurance Plan, Complexity and Consequences,” Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 314., No. 23, pp. 2505-2506, 2015.
