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Luigi Zingales

One Key Trait That Predicts How Much People Will Socially Distance

This new research could help policymakers deliver more effective COVID-safety messaging.

Researchers: John Barrios, Efraim Benmelech, Yael V Hochberg, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

November 4, 2020

Policy

Want to Work in Science? Men Have the Advantage

How gender discrimination affects hiring

Researchers: Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

March 10, 2014

Careers

Corporate Culture—Not Lip Service—Counts

Establishing a bona fide “culture of integrity” can be costly for a corporation, but the economic returns are real

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

November 4, 2013

Braggarts Become Leaders

Women at a disadvantage when competing for leadership positions

Researchers: Ernesto Reuben, Pedro Rey-Biel, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

September 4, 2012

Politics & Elections

Cultures of Trust

The way countries view one another affects trade and investments.

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

November 2, 2011

Trusting the Stock Market

Impressions influence investors decisions

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

February 1, 2010

The Biochemistry of Financial Risk

Testosterone’s influence on financial decisions

Researchers: Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales and Dario Maestripieri

August 24, 2009

Finance & Accounting

Walking Away

Moral, social, and financial factors influence mortgage default decisions

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

Measuring Trust

Introducing the Financial Trust Index

Researchers: Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

February 1, 2009

Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged

Social equality frees women to match men

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Ferdinando Monte, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

June 1, 2008

Can geography affect your bank account?

The role of culture in economic decisions

Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales

April 20, 2007