Working Papers
Working Papers
1. Bhargava, S. “The Parenthood Paradox and the Hedonic Costs of Life-Course Misalignment," 2026. [Under Review]
2. Bhargava, S., and Hyde, T. “Neglect at Your Own Risk: Evidence on Risk-Taking Prevalence and Motives from the Field,” 2026. [Under Review]
3. Bhargava, S., and Conell-Price, L. “Overcoming Frictions in Retirement Savings with Microincentives,” 2026. [Under Review]
4. Bhargava, S., and Connolly, D., “Shrouded Policy & Candidate Polarization with Noisy Voters,” 2026. [In Preparation]
5. Bhargava, S., Conell-Price, L., Mason, R., and Benartzi, S. “Save(d) by Design?” 2025. [In Preparation]
Manuscripts in Preparation
1. Bhargava, S., and Hyde, T. “Behavioral Erosion of Private Risk Information.”
2. Bhargava, S.*, Mason, R., Patterson, M., and Benartzi, S. “When Does the Future Begin? Evidence from 401(k) Auto-Escalation Field Experiments.”
3. Bhargava, S., Loewenstein, G., and Sydnor, J. “Heuristics Gone Awry: New Evidence on Motives for Insurance Choice.”
