200908The Biochemistry of Financial RiskSapienzaPaola August 2009 |
The Biochemistry of Financial Risk200908SapienzaPaola The Biochemistry of Financial Risk
Testosterone may play a surprising role in financial risk. New research by Paola Sapienza and her colleagues shows how the amount of testosterone in our veins could influence our monetary decisions. |
SapienzaPaola200908The Biochemistry of Financial Risk Paola Sapienza
Luigi Zingales Dario Maestripieri |
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200907Walking AwayGuisoLuigi July 2009 |
Walking Away200907GuisoLuigi Walking Away
With more than 20 percent of U.S. homeowners realizing negative equity, strategic defaults are on the rise. Paola Sapienza notes that moral and social considerations play a crucial role in dissuading householders from taking that route—that is, until potential losses reach a certain threshold. |
GuisoLuigi200907Walking Away Luigi Guiso
Paola Sapienza Luigi Zingales |
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200902Measuring TrustSapienzaPaola February 2009 |
Measuring Trust200902SapienzaPaola Measuring Trust
Consumer spending, home prices, 401(k) values, and employment levels are but a few of the economic vital signs that have plummeted during the upheaval of the past months. While these indicators help to describe today’s crisis, new research by Paola Sapienza (Kellogg) and Luigi Zingales (Booth) suggests that true insight into the root causes of a nation’s financial strength or weakness lies in a different measure: trust. |
SapienzaPaola200902Measuring Trust Paola Sapienza
Luigi Zingales |
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200806Women and Math, the Gender Gap BridgedGuisoLuigi June 2008 |
Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged200806GuisoLuigi Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged
Nine years before the 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote, a committee of Swedish scientists in 1911 awarded a second Nobel Prize to Marie Curie, a French Pole, in recognition of her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. Nine years before Title IX cracked down on gender discrimination in American education, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to rocket into space, piloting Vostok 6 in 1963. Across generations and cultures, women have reached remarkable levels of scientific and social achievement. Yet five years into the 21st century, the leader of one of the world's most elite universities, in one of the oldest democracies, opined upon "the unfortunate truth" that women probably are not as mentally equipped for work in math and science as men (Summers 2005). |
GuisoLuigi200806Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged Luigi Guiso
Ferdinando Monte Paola Sapienza Luigi Zingales |
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200704Can geography affect your bank account?GuisoLuigi April 2007 |
Can geography affect your bank account?200704GuisoLuigi Can geography affect your bank account?
Do Koreans save more than the British? Are Eastern Europeans more reluctant to invest in stocks? Do Brazilians mistrust financial markets? While modern commerce may be global and pay little attention to national borders, people can retain a kind of economic heritage based on culture that influences their views in provincial ways. |
GuisoLuigi200704Can geography affect your bank account? Luigi Guiso
Paola Sapienza Luigi Zingales |
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