Articles

• Catherine, S., Ebrahimian, M., & Yannelis, C. (2026). How do income-driven repayment plans benefit student debt borrowers? Journal of Financial Economics, 178, 104253.

• Reinson, H., Post, T., & Uusberg, A. (2026). Mind the double jeopardy: institutional mistrust and minority status relate to both lower contribution to and early withdrawal of retirement savings. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, forthcoming.

• Brahma, S., Koufopoulos, D. N., Katsikas, E., & Zhang, J. (2026). ESG disclosures and firm risk-taking – the moderating role of female CEOs and CEO power. Review of Behavioral Finance, 18(2), 232–267.

• Ye, Z., Post, T., Zou, X., & Chen, S. (2025). Savings goals matter- Cognitive constraints, retirement planning, and downstream economic behaviors. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 101042.

• Gupta, A., Howell, S. T., Yannelis, C., & Gupta, A. (2024). Owner incentives and performance in healthcare: Private equity investment in nursing homes. The Review of Financial Studies, 37(4), 1029-1077.

• Peksevim, S. (2024). A New Lifecycle Fund Design Under Human Capital Risk and Parameter Uncertainty. Retirement Management Journal, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 79-92.

• Brüggen, L., Gianni, R., Haan, F. D., Hogreve, J., Meacham, D., Post, T., & van der Werf, M. (2024). AI-based Financial Advice: an Ethical Discourse on AI-based Financial Advice and Ethical Reflection Framework. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing / published in association with American Marketing Association.

• Peksevim, S. (2023). Pension Funds and Stock Market Liquidity: Evidence from Emerging Market Countries. Journal of Investment Consulting, Volume 22, No.1.

• Yannelis, C., & Amato, L. (2023). Household behavior (consumption, credit, and investments) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual Review of Financial Economics, 15(1), 91-113.

• Post, T. (2023). Guessing, math, or something else? Lay people's processes for valuing annuities. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 36(4), e2316.

• Mantilla-Garcia, D., Martellini, L., Garcia-Huitrón, M. E., & Martinez-Carrasco, M. A. (2023). Back to The Funding Ratio! Addressing the Duration Puzzle and Retirement Income Risk of Defined Contribution Pension Plans. Journal of Banking & Finance, 107061.

• Chakrabarti, R., Fos, V., Liberman, A., & Yannelis, C. (2023). Tuition, debt, and human capital. The Review of Financial Studies, 36(4), 1667-1702.

• Eberhardt, W., Brüggen, E., Post, T., & Hoet, C. (2021). Engagement behavior and financial well-being : The effect of message framing in online pension communication. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 38(2), 448-471.

• Rivera-Rozo, J. J., García-Huitrón, M. M., Steenbeek, O. O., & van der Lecq, S. F. (2018). National culture and the configuration of public pensions. Journal of Comparative Economics, 46(2), 457-479.

• Akgiray, V., Peksevim, S., & Sener, E. (2016). Pension Funds and Financial Stability: Lessons from Chile and Turkey. International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 5 (2), 1-20. 

Working Papers and Reports

• Peksevim, S., & Moro, R. (2026). Real Estate Exposure and Investment Performance of Pension Funds: Evidence from OECD Countries. Investment Property Forum (IPF) Research Programme.

• Cabrita Felix, C., & Peksevim, S. (2026). Strengthening Pension Savings in Emerging Markets: The Role of Behavioral and Technological Tools. CFA Institute Research Foundation.

• Dinerstein, M., Earnest, S., Koustas, D. K., & Yannelis, C. (2025). Student loan forgiveness (No. w33462). National Bureau of Economic Research.

• Alonso, G., Cabrita Felix, C., Ortí, R., & Valero, D. (2022). El rol de la economía conductual en las pensiones. Economistas, 179. Colegio de Economistas de Madrid.

• Bosch, M., Cabrita Felix, C., García-Huitrón, M., & Soler, N. (2021). Better Pension Institutions for a Post-COVID-19 World in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Pension Advisory Councils. 

• Peksevim, S. (2021). Pension Systems in the Developing World: Current Challenges and Future Directions. The Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-2101. London: Cass Business School.

• Brüggen, E., Post, T., Simonse, O., & van Daal, M. (2020). Financiële veerkracht op de oude dag | 2020: Hoe zetten we mensen aan tot actie? Deel 4. Rijksoverheid.

• Bosch, M., Cabrita Felix, C., García-Huitrón, M., & Soler, N. (2020). Better Pension Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Monitoring Mechanisms and Automatic Adjustment Rules.

• Peksevim, S., & Akgiray, V. (2019). Reforming the Pension System in Turkey: Comparison of Mandatory and Auto-Enrolment Pension Systems in Selected OECD Countries. OECD Discussion Papers on Private Pensions. OECD Publishing, Paris.

• Montoya, Á. A., Berstein, S., Bosch, M., Huitrón, M. G., & Oliveri, M. L. (2018). Presente y futuro de las pensiones en América Latina y el Caribe. Inter-American Development Bank.

• Blakstad, M., Brüggen, E., & Post, T. (2017). Life events and participant engagement in pension plans. Netspar. Netspar Industry Paper Series No. 93.

• Garcia Huitron, M. E., & Rodriguez-Montemayor, E. (2017). Pension goals and institutional arrangements: Reforms DC 2.0 for Latin America.

Other Publications

• Peksevim, S. (2026). Why emerging markets need their own DC pension defaults. Investment and Pensions Europe (IPE), July.

• FIAP (2025). Pension Notes - No. 85 - Pension fund managers as catalysts for responsible investment.

• FIAP (2024). Pension Notes - No. 81 - Individually funded savings as a catalyst in the development of pension systems worldwide.

• Peksevim, S. (2024). Reforms are needed to improve pensions in emerging markets. Investment and Pensions Europe (IPE), July / August.

• Vizintin, Z., & Peksevim, S. (2021). How to Increase Your Savings While Spending. The Behavioral Scientist, November.

• Peksevim, E., & Peksevim, S. (2020). Effective and Ethical Design of Nudging Policies. Harvard Business Review Turkey, September.

• Peksevim, E. (2019, November). The effectiveness of response inhibition training on compulsive acquiring. 2nd World Congress on Psychiatry and Psychological Syndromes, Madrid, Spain.

• Akgiray, V., & Peksevim, S. (2018). Behavioural Economics and Retirement Savings. Harvard Business Review Turkey, January.

• Peksevim, S. (2018). Turkey: Rethinking auto-enrolment. Investment and Pensions Europe (IPE), November.