Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Understand and Improve Financial Decision Making Among Vulnerable Older Adults (Discovery)

Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Understand and Improve Financial Decision Making Among Vulnerable Older Adults

This study seeks to:

• Identify behavioral preference patterns that characterize older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation.
• Estimate the extent to which biases in decision-making process influence financial decisions among older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation to refine information content and behavioral 'nudge' strategies.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults over the age of 60
• English speakers, to ensure comprehension of study tasks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than age 60
• Non-English speaker