Huntsman Faculty & Staff
Frank Caliendo
Department Head and Professor
Department(s):
- Economics and Finance Department
Contact Information
Go toOffice Location:
Eccles Business Building 611
DialPhone: 435.797.2963
SendEmail: frank.caliendo@usu.edu
Educational Background
BS, Economics, Utah State University, 1998
Biography
Professor Caliendo is a teacher, scholar, and administrator in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. He currently serves as the Department Head of Economics and Finance, and as the Academic Director of the Center for Growth and Opportunity. He previously served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Huntsman School.
His scholarly research focuses on topics in Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Financial Economics, and Household Finance. He was named the Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year at Utah State University in 2011, and he received the Young Economists Award of the International Institute of Public Finance in 2008 for research that “stands out for its scientific quality, creativity and relevance” (award shared with co-author Scott Findley).
Professor Caliendo has been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and has presented his research at universities and conferences across the world.
Awards
Professional Interactions
Research Area(s)
Macroeconomics, public policy, applied economic theory.
Publications - Abstracts
Publications - Books & Book Chapters
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Publications - Fact Sheets
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Publications - Curriculum
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Publications - Journal Articles
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., Time Inconsistency and Retirement Choice. Economics Letters
- Caliendo, F., Guo, L., (2014). Optimal Control Problems with State Specific Jumps in the State Equation. Mathematical Economics Letters
- Caliendo, F., Guo, L., (2014). Roosevelt and Prescott come to and Agreement. Macroeconomic Dynamics
- Caliendo, F., Guo, L., (2014). Social Security is NOT a Substitute for Annuity Markets. Review of Economic Dynamics
- Guo, L., Caliendo, F., (2014). Time-Inconsistent Preferences and Time-Inconsistent Policies. Journal of Mathematical Economics
- Caliendo, F., Findley, T., (2014). Discount Functions and Self-Control Problems. Economics Letters, 122:3, 416-419.
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., (2014). Interacting Mechanisms of Time Inconsistency. Journal of Economic Psychology
- Caliendo, F., Findley, T., (2013). Limited Computational Ability and Social Security. International Tax and Public Finance, 20:3, 414-433.
- Caliendo, F., Gahramanov, E., (2013). Myopia and Pensions in General Equilibrium. Journal of Economics and Finance
- Caliendo, F., Findley, T., (2013). Time Inconsistency and Retirement Planning. Economics Letters, 121:1, 30-34.
- Feigenbaum, J., Caliendo, F., Gahramanov, E., (2011). Optimal Irrational Behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
- Huang, K., Caliendo, F., (2011). Rationalizing Multiple Consumption-Saving Puzzles in a Unified Framework. Frontiers of Economics in China
- Caliendo, F., (2011). Time-Inconsistent Preferences and Social Security: Revisited in Continuous Time. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., (2010). Does It Pay To Be SMarT?. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 9:3, 321-344.
- Feigenbaum, J., Caliendo, F., (2010). Optimal Irrational Behavior in Continuous Time. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
- Findley, T.S, Caliendo, F., (2010). Does It Pay to Be SMarT?. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, approx 31 .
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., (2009). Short Horizons, Time Inconsistency, and Optimal Social Security. International Tax and Public Finance, 16:4, 487-513.
- Atkins, A., Caliendo, F., (2009). Strategies for Maximizing Social Security Wealth. Journal of Wealth Management, 12:1, 7.
- Caliendo, F., Gahramanov, E., (2009). Hunting the Unobservables for Optimal Social Security: A General Equilibrium Approach. Public Finance Review, 37:4, 33.
- Findley, T.S, Caliendo, F., (2008). The Behavioral Justification for Public Pensions: A Survey. Journal of Economics and Finance, 17.
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., (2008). The Behavioral Justification for Public Pensions: A Survey. Journal of Economics and Finance, 32:4, 409-425.
- Caliendo, F., Huang, K.X, (2008). Overconfidence and Consumption over the Life Cycle. Journal of Macroeconomics, 23.
- Lyon, K.S, Caliendo, F., (2008). Optimal Discounting of Benefits from Cleanup at Waste Sites. Natural Resource Modeling, 28.
- Lyon, K.S, Caliendo, F., (2008). Optimal Discounting of Benefits from Cleanup at Waste Sites. Natural Resource Modeling, 28.
- Findley, T., Caliendo, F., (2007). OutSMarTing the Social Security Crisis. Public Finance Review, 35:6, 647-668.
- Findley, T.S, Caliendo, F., (2007). OutSMarTing the Social Security Crisis. Public Finance Review, 35:6, 22.
- Bosworth, R.C, Caliendo, F., (2007). Educational Production and Teacher Preferences. Economics of Education Review, 26:4, 487-500.
- Bosworth, R., Caliendo, F., (2007). Educational Production and Teacher Preferences. Economics of Education Review, 26, 14.
- Caliendo, F., Aadland, D., (2007). Short-Term Planning and the Life-Cycle Consumption Puzzle. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 31, 24.
- Lewis, W., Caliendo, F., (2006). Tax-Deferred Retirement Saving: Measuring the Pure Gains from Intertemporal Shifting of Taxable Income. Journal of Wealth Management, 8:4, 5.
- Caliendo, F., Atkins, A.B, (2006). The President's Social Security Plan: How Much Would You Pay to Participate?. Journal of Business and Economics Research, 4:4, 10.
- Caliendo, F., Pande, S., (2005). Fixed Endpoint Optimal Control. Economic Theory, 26:4, 6.
- Caliendo, F., Lyon, K.S, (2005). Optimal Discounting in Control Problems that Span Multiple Generations.. Natural Resource Modeling, 18:3, 23.
- Caliendo, F., Lyon, K.S, (2005). Optimal Discounting in Control Problems that Span Multiple Generations.. Natural Resource Modeling, 18:3, 23.
- Caliendo, F., Lewis, W., (2004). The Effects of the Current IRA Program on Government Debt. Public Finance Review, 32:3, 21.
- Caliendo, F., Lewis, W., (2004). IRA Investment Strategies for Retirement Wealth Maximization. Journal of Personal Finance, 3:2, 9.
- Caliendo, F., (2004). Optimal Control with Switches in the Objective Functional. Economics Bulletin, 3:10, 4.
- Lewis, W., Caliendo, F., (2004). Strategies for Maximizing Estate Wealth. Journal of Wealth Management, 7:3, 8.
- Lewis, W., Caliendo, F., Bowles, T., (2003). Case Study: A Simplified Approach for an Equitable Distribution of an Award in a Wrongful Death Action. Litigation Economics Review, 6:1, 5.
- Biswas, B., Caliendo, F., (2002). A Multivariate Analysis of the Human Development Index. Indian Economic Journal, 49:4, 5.
- Caliendo, F., Lewis, W., (2002). Myths and Truths of IRA Investing. Journal of Financial Planning, 15:10, 9.
- Lewis, W., Caliendo, F., Bowles, T., (2002). Sources of Error in Estimating the Personal Consumption Offset in Retirement. Journal of Forensic Economics, 15:1, 11.
Academic Journal
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Publications - Literary Journal
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Publications - MultiMedia
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Publications - Technical Reports
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Publications - Translations & Transcripts
Publications - Other
- Caliendo, F., (2001). ' Saving and Investment Options: Lifetime Consumption and Financial Planning.'. Journal of Wealth Mangement *
- Caliendo, F., (2001). 'Measuring Public Safety Retirement Plan Wealth: Implications for Assessing Economic Loss.'. Journal of Legal Economics *
- Caliendo, F., (2001). 'New Findings on Strategic IRA Investing.'. Journal of Wealth Mangement *
Other
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