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Overview

Scott J. Weisbenner is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas related to Business, Management, and Accounting, with a particular emphasis on Accounting as a subfield. The main topics covered in their work include Financial Literacy, Pension, and Retirement Analysis.

Weisbenner has contributed to academic literature with publications appearing in recognized venues. A notable recent paper is titled "Six Simple Steps - Reforming the Illinois State Universities Retirement System," published in 2021 in the SSRN Electronic Journal.

  • Six Simple Steps - Reforming the Illinois State Universities Retirement System (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Their collaboration network includes several frequent co-authors, indicating active engagement in joint research projects. These co-authors are Jeffrey R. Brown, David Merriman, Steve Cunningham, and Avijit Ghosh.

  • Jeffrey R. Brown
  • David Merriman
  • Steve Cunningham
  • Avijit Ghosh

Weisbenner's work has been published in the SSRN Electronic Journal, a venue linked closely with their recent output.

  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research contributions span interdisciplinary areas that integrate financial literacy with policy and retirement system reform. This focus reflects a broader engagement with issues surrounding pension systems and retirement planning, relevant to both academic and practical policy contexts.

Best Publications

  • Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis

    Heitor Almeida;Murillo Campello;Bruno Laranjeira;Scott Weisbenner

  • Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments

    Zoran Ivković;Scott Weisbenner;Scott Weisbenner

  • Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation

    Jeffrey R Brown;Zoran Ivković;Paul A. Smith;Scott J Weisbenner

  • Information Diffusion Effects in Individual Investors' Common Stock Purchases: Covet Thy Neighbors' Investment Choices

    Zoran Ivković;Scott Weisbenner

  • Individual Investor Mutual-Fund Flows

    Zoran Ivković;Scott Weisbenner;Scott Weisbenner

  • Executive Financial Incentives and Payout Policy: Firm Responses to the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Nellie Liang;Scott Weisbenner

  • Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors

    Zoran Ivković;Clemens Sialm;Scott Weisbenner

  • Local Does as Local Is: Information Content of the Geography of Individual Investors' Common Stock Investments

    Zoran Ivkovich;Scott J. Weisbenner;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Local Dividend Clienteles

    Bo Becker;Zoran Ivković;Scott Weisbenner

  • Tax-Motivated Trading by Individual Investors

    Zoran Ivković;James Poterba;James Poterba;Scott Weisbenner

  • Capital Gains Tax Rules, Tax-loss Trading, and Turn-of-the-year Returns

    James M. Poterba;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • THE EFFECT OF INHERITANCE RECEIPT ON RETIREMENT

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Courtney C. Coile;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Corporate Share Repurchases in the 1990s: What Role Do Stock Options Play?

    Scott J. Weisbenner;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Corporate Debt Maturity and the Real Effects of the 2007 Credit Crisis

    Heitor Almeida;Heitor Almeida;Murillo Campello;Murillo Campello;Bruno A. Laranjeira;Scott J. Weisbenner;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • How University Endowments Respond to Financial Market Shocks: Evidence and Implications

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Stephen G. Dimmock;Jun Koo Kang;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation

    Paul A. Smith;Jeffrey R. Brown;Zoran Ivkovich;Scott J. Weisbenner;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Individual account investment options and portfolio choice: Behavioral lessons from 401(k) plans

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Nellie Liang;Scott Weisbenner

  • Investor behavior and the purchase of company stock in 401(k) plans - the importance of plan design

    J. Nellie Liang;Scott Weisbenner

  • 401(k) Matching Contributions in Company Stock: Costs and Benefits for Firms and Workers

    Jeffrey Brown;J. Nellie Liang;Scott Weisbenner

  • Portfolio Concentration and the Performance of Individual Investors

    Zoran Ivkovich;Clemens Sialm;Clemens Sialm;Scott J. Weisbenner;Scott J. Weisbenner

  • Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation

    Jeffrey Brown;Zoran Ivkovich;Paul A. Smith;Scott Weisbenner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Brown
Jeffrey R. Brown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Murillo Campello
Murillo Campello University of Florida
Jun-Koo Kang
Jun-Koo Kang Nanyang Technological University
Heitor Almeida
Heitor Almeida University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Laura T. Starks
Laura T. Starks The University of Texas at Austin
Alex Edmans
Alex Edmans London Business School
Dan S. Dhaliwal
Dan S. Dhaliwal University of Arizona
Jianjun Miao
Jianjun Miao Zhejiang University
John R. Graham
John R. Graham Duke University

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