FACULTY
Dr. Nancy Jianakoplos
Professor, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studiesnancy.jianakoplos@colostate.edu
C318 Clark Building
970.491.6537
970.491.2925 Fax
Teaching Philosophy
My goal is to help students learn the "economic way" of understanding the economy around them so that they are able to make the best decisions possible with regard to their own individual well being and (through the ballot box or in public service) the well being of society. I believe it is essential that students actively practice the economic approach in problem sets, papers, and other course activities.
Research
Issues involving economic well-being at the household level including: the distribution of household income and wealth; determinants of household financial risk taking and determinants of household savings and pension coverage.
Recent Work
“Family Financial Risk Taking When the Wife Earns More,” Journal of Family and Economic Issues, (June 2008), pp. 289-306 (With Alexandra Bernasek).
“Financial Risk Taking by Age and Birth Cohort,” Southern Economic Journal, (April 2006) pp.981-1001. (With Alexandra Bernasek).
“How Marriage Matters to Pension Investment Decisions,” Journal of Financial Service Professionals. (March 2003) pp. 48-57. (with Vickie Bajtelsmit and Alexandra Bernasek).
“Dual Private Pension Households and the Distribution of Wealth in the United States.” Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. 1:2 (July 2002) pp. 131-155. (With Vickie Bajtelsmit).