Melissa A Z Knoll
Biographic Data
| ID | 157536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa A Z Knoll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa A Z |
| FAMILY NAME | Knoll |
| SIGNATURE | KNOLL M A Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University Columbus OH USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Potential Effects of Obesity on Social Security Claiming Behavior and Retirement Benefits
Objectives: Obesity prevalence among Americans has increased for nearly three decades. We explore the relationship between the rise in obesity and Social Security retirement benefit claiming, a decision impacting nearly all aging Americans. Specifically, we investigate whether obesity can affect individuals' decision to claim benefits early, a choice that has important implications for financial security in retirement, particularly for those with…
The Effects of Expertise on the Hindsight Bias
We present data from three experiments examining the effects of objective and subjective expertise on the hindsight bias. In Experiment 1, participants read an essay about baseball or dogs and then answered questions about the baseball essay to the best of their ability, as if they had not read the essay, or to the best of their ability, although they read about dogs. Participants also completed a quiz about baseball rules and terminology, which …
I Do … Want to Save
Increased policy and academic attention has been placed on promoting retirement savings early in the life course. This study investigates the extent to which retirement savings behavior among young persons, a population for which retirement savings is important but typically low, differs by marital status. We draw national survey data on young adult households (ages 22–35 ; N = 3,894) from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finan…
The Effects of Expertise on the Hindsight Bias
We present data from three experiments examining the effects of objective and subjective expertise on the hindsight bias. In Experiment 1, participants read an essay about baseball or dogs and then answered questions about the baseball essay to the best of their ability, as if they had not read the essay, or to the best of their ability, although they read about dogs. Participants also completed a quiz about baseball rules and terminology, which …
The Potential Effects of Obesity on Social Security Claiming Behavior and Retirement Benefits
Objectives: Obesity prevalence among Americans has increased for nearly three decades. We explore the relationship between the rise in obesity and Social Security retirement benefit claiming, a decision impacting nearly all aging Americans. Specifically, we investigate whether obesity can affect individuals' decision to claim benefits early, a choice that has important implications for financial security in retirement, particularly for those with…
I Do … Want to Save
Increased policy and academic attention has been placed on promoting retirement savings early in the life course. This study investigates the extent to which retirement savings behavior among young persons, a population for which retirement savings is important but typically low, differs by marital status. We draw national survey data on young adult households (ages 22–35 ; N = 3,894) from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finan…
The Potential Effects of Obesity on Social Security Claiming Behavior and Retirement Benefits
Objectives: Obesity prevalence among Americans has increased for nearly three decades. We explore the relationship between the rise in obesity and Social Security retirement benefit claiming, a decision impacting nearly all aging Americans. Specifically, we investigate whether obesity can affect individuals' decision to claim benefits early, a choice that has important implications for financial security in retirement, particularly for those with…
The Effects of Expertise on the Hindsight Bias
We present data from three experiments examining the effects of objective and subjective expertise on the hindsight bias. In Experiment 1, participants read an essay about baseball or dogs and then answered questions about the baseball essay to the best of their ability, as if they had not read the essay, or to the best of their ability, although they read about dogs. Participants also completed a quiz about baseball rules and terminology, which …
Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (1 work)