Author Page for Loretti Dobrescu

Fun in Education

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 01 May 2016 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2019

Loretti Dobrescu, Richard Holden, Alberto Motta and Chun Wong

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - Faculty of Business

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Relative Performance Feedback in Education: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Relative Performance Feedback in Education: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2021

Loretti Dobrescu, Marco Faravelli, Rigissa Megalokonomou and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, The University of Queensland, University of Queensland - School of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Rank Incentives and Social Learning: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12437

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Jul 2019

Loretti Dobrescu, Marco Faravelli, Rigissa Megalokonomou and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, The University of Queensland, University of Queensland - School of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2016

Loretti Dobrescu, Xiaodong Fan, Hazel Bateman, Ben Newell, Andreas Ortmann and Susan Thorp

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and The University of Sydney Business School

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Cultural Context in Standardized Tests

UNSW Economics Working Paper 2021-08

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Mar 2022

Loretti Dobrescu, Richard Holden, Alberto Motta, Adrian Piccoli, Philip Roberts and Sarah Walker

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW, University of Canberra and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Early Life Conditions and Financial Risk-Taking in Older Age

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 May 2011 Last Revised: 26 May 2020

Dimitris Christelis, Loretti Dobrescu and Alberto Motta

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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The Causal Effect of Social Activities on Cognition: Evidence from 20 European Countries

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2020

Dimitris Christelis and Loretti Dobrescu

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Determinants of Early-Access to Retirement Savings: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Determinants of Early-Access to Retirement Savings: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 31 May 2022

Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Junhao Liu, Ben Rhodri Newell and Susan Thorp

UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Independent and The University of Sydney Business School

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Determinants of Early-Access to Retirement Savings: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 03 Jun 2022

Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Junhao Liu, Ben R. Newell and Susan Thorp

UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, The Vanguard Group, Inc., University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney Business School

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What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews

Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 12-080

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2013

Loretti Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Motivated Saving: The Impact of Projections on Retirement Saving Intentions

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2021

George Smyrnis, Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben Rhodri Newell and Susan Thorp

The University of Sydney Business School, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, Independent and The University of Sydney Business School

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Just Interested or Getting Involved? An Analysis of Superannuation Attitudes and Actions

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2013ACTL19

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2013

Hazel Bateman, J. Deetlefs, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben Newell, Andreas Ortmann and Susan Thorp

UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Marketing, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and The University of Sydney Business School

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Eggs and Baskets: Lifecycle Portfolio Dynamics

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 08 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2023

Loretti Dobrescu, Akshay Shanker, Hazel Bateman, Ben Rhodri Newell and Susan Thorp

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, Independent and The University of Sydney Business School

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Flicking the Switch: Simplifying Disclosures to Improve Retirement Plan Choices

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2018

Susan Thorp, Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben Newell and Andreas Ortmann

The University of Sydney Business School, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Fast Upper-Envelope Scan for Discrete-Continuous Dynamic Programming

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2023

Loretti Dobrescu and Akshay Shanker

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy

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Mens Sana in Corpore Sano: The Effect of Physical Activities in Preserving Cognition in Older Age

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Feb 2014

Dimitris Christelis and Loretti Dobrescu

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Stability in a Discrete-Time Dynamic Model with Delay for a Stock Market

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2012ECON11

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2012

Loretti Dobrescu, Mihaela Neamtu and Dumitru Opris

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, West University of Timisoara - Department of Economic, Informatics and Statistics and West University of Timisoara

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To Love or to Pay: Savings and Health Care in Older Age

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2012 ECON 51

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2012

Loretti Dobrescu

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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As Easy as Pie: How Retirement Savers Use Prescribed Investment Disclosures

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2013ECON02

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Mar 2013

Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben Newell, Andreas Ortmann and Susan Thorp

UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and The University of Sydney Business School

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Suspicious Minds (can be a good thing when saving for retirement)

UNSW Business School Research Paper No. 2015-06A

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2015

J. Deetlefs, Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben Newell, Andreas Ortmann and Susan Thorp

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Marketing, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and The University of Sydney Business School

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Traumatic Life Events and Financial Risk-Taking: The Enduring Impact of Hunger

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Jan 2019

Dimitris Christelis and Loretti Dobrescu

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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The Cognitive Impact of Social Activities in Older Age

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 12/2014-090

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2017

Dimitris Christelis and Loretti Dobrescu

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Deterministic and Stochastic Three-Sector Dynamic Growth Model with Endogenous Labor Supply

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2012-10

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2012

Loretti Dobrescu, Mihaela Neamtu and Dumitru Opris

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, West University of Timisoara - Department of Economic, Informatics and Statistics and West University of Timisoara

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Why Aren't Developed Countries Saving?

NBER Working Paper No. w14580

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Dec 2008

Loretti Dobrescu, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, Boston University - Department of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Can Rank Feedback Avoid Demoralization? A Randomized Controlled Trial

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Jan 2021

Jie Chen, Loretti Dobrescu, Gigi Foster and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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Asset Price Dynamics in a Chartist-Fundamentalist Model with Time Delays

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2014

Loretti Dobrescu, Mihaela Neamtu and Gabriela Mircea

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, West University of Timisoara - Department of Economic, Informatics and Statistics and West University of Timisoara - Department of Economic Informatics and Statistics

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The Power of Knowing a Woman Is in Charge: Lessons from a Randomized Experiment

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 23 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2023

Loretti Dobrescu, Alberto Motta and Akshay Shanker

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and University of New South Wales (UNSW)

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Motivated Saving: The Impact of Projections on Retirement Contributions

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 22 Sep 2023

George Smyrnis, Hazel Bateman, Loretti Dobrescu, Ben R. Newell and Susan Thorp

affiliation not provided to SSRN, UNSW Sydney, CEPAR, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney Business School

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The Role of Fun in the Education Production Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Dec 2023

Loretti Dobrescu, Scott French, Richard Holden, Jonathan Lim, Alberto Motta, Akshay Shanker and Sarah Walker

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW), UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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The Effect of Female Presidents: Evidence from an Economic Simulation

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Nov 2023

Loretti Dobrescu, Jan Feld and Alberto Motta

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics, Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka - Victoria Business School and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

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