Tharp, D. T. (2020). Consumer perceptions of financial advisory titles in the United States and implications for title regulation. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 44(6), 597-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12597
Tharp, D. T., Seay, M. C., Carswell, A. T., & MacDonald, M. (2020). Big Five personality traits, dispositional affect, and financial satisfaction among older adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 166, 110211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110211
Tharp, D. T. (2020). Potential consumer harm due to regulation on financial advisory communication in the FinTech Age. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 31(1), 146-161. https://doi.org/10.1891/JFCP-18-00041
Tharp, D. T., Seay, M. C., Stueve, C., & Anderson, S. (2020). Financial satisfaction and homeownership. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 41, 255-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-019-09652-0
Lurtz, M., Tharp, D. T., Mielitz, K., Kitces, M., & Ammerman, D. A. (2020). Decomposing the gender divorce gap among personal financial planners. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 41, 19-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-019-09655-x
Tharp, D. T., Lurtz, M., Mielitz, K., Kitces, M., & Ammerman, D. A. (2019). Examining the gender pay gap among financial planning professionals: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition. Financial Planning Review, 2(3-4), e1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/cfp2.1061
Klontz, B. T., Zabek, F., Taylor, C., Bivens, A., Horwitz, E., Klontz, P. T., Tharp, D. T., & Lurtz, M. (2019). Sentimental Savings Study: Results of a double-blind, randomized control experiment to increase personal savings. Journal of Financial Planning, 32(10), 44-55.
Tharp, D. T. (2018). The behaviorally-enlightened fiduciary: addressing moral dilemmas through a decision-theoretic model of moral value judgment. Journal of Personal Finance, 17(1), 69-85.
Tharp, D. T. & Kitces, M. (2018). Life-cycle earnings curves and safe savings rates. Journal of Retirement, 5(3), 109-120. https://doi.org/10.3905/jor.2018.5.3.109
Derek Tharp
Associate Professor of Finance
Portland campus, Luther Bonney hall, room 513
Spring 2024 Office Hours:
By Appointment.
Education
- Ph.D in Personal Financial Planning, Kansas State University 2017
- M.F.C.S. Family Financial Planning, Iowa State University 2012
- B.S. Finance (Economics minor), Iowa State University, magna cum laude 2012
Selected Publications
Tharp, D. T., Camarda, J., Lee, S., de Jong, P. J. (in press). Do CFP® Professionals engage in less misconduct? Exploring the importance of job classification when comparing misconduct rates among financial service professionals. Applied Economics Letters.
Tharp, D. T., Lurtz, M., Mielitz, K., Kitces, M., & Ammerman, D. A. (in press). Technology use and time spent in the financial planning process. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning.
Hickey, C. & Tharp, D. T. (in press). U.S. Health insurance marketplace taxonomy and the influence of labeling on consumer perception of plan suitability. Journal of Consumer Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12340
Tharp, D. T. (in press). Emotional closeness of conversation partners and emotional control with implications for financial service professionals. Journal of Financial Service Professionals.
Tharp, D. T. & Parks-Stamm, E. J. (in press). Gender differences in the intended use of parental leave benefits: Implications for human capital development. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-020-09722-8
Portland campus, Luther Bonney hall, room 513
Spring 2024 Office Hours:
By Appointment.
Education
- Ph.D in Personal Financial Planning, Kansas State University 2017
- M.F.C.S. Family Financial Planning, Iowa State University 2012
- B.S. Finance (Economics minor), Iowa State University, magna cum laude 2012