Arna Olafsson

I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Department of Finance at Copenhagen Business School, a Research Fellow at the Danish Finance Institute, a Research Affiliate at CEPR, a CEPR Household Finance Network Member, and a Research Fellow at the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent) at Copenhagen Business School.

I am also a member of the Icelandic Fiscal Policy Council, in charge of evaluating the government’s fiscal policy.

My research focuses on Household Finance, Behavioral Finance, Consumer Credit, Sustainable Finance, and Labor and Finance.

Primary research areas

• Household Finance
• Personal Finance
• Behavioral Finance
• Labor Economics

Education

• Ph.D. Stockholm School of Economics (2009 — 2014)
• Háskóli Íslands (2004 — 2008)
• Commercial College of Iceland (2000 — 2004)

PUBLICATIONS

• Mobile Apps and Financial Decision Making – Review of Finance, forthcoming.
  (with Bruce Carlin, UCLA, and Michaela Pagel, Columbia University)
• How Does Daddy at Home Affect Marital Stability? – Economic Journal, 2020, 130(629), 1471-1500
  (with Herdis Steingrimsdottir, Copenhagen Business School)
  
• Generational Differences in Managing Personal Finances – AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109: 54-59
  (with Bruce Carlin, UCLA, and Michaela Pagel, Columbia University)
• The Liquid Hand-to-Mouth: Evidence From Personal Finance Management Software – Review of Financial Studies, 2018, 31(11): 4398-4446
  (with Michaela Pagel, Columbia University)
• Household Financial Distress and Initial Endowments: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis – Health Economics, 2016, 25(0): 43-56
  
• The Impact of Classroom Peers in a Streaming System – Economics of Education Review, 2015, 49 (0), 110 -128
• Peer Effects and Academic Achievement: Regression Discontinuity Approach – Economics of Education Review, 2013, 36 (0), 108 -121