Search Results - "Sapienza, Paola"

How stereotypes impair women's careers in science by Reuben, Ernesto, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…Women outnumber men in undergraduate enrollments, but they are much less likely than men to major in mathematics or science or to choose a profession in these…”
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The effects of government ownership on bank lending by Sapienza, Paola

“…This paper uses information on individual loan contracts to study the effects of government ownership on bank lending behavior. State-owned banks charge lower…”
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The Stock Market and Corporate Investment: A Test of Catering Theory by Polk, Christopher, Sapienza, Paola

“…We test a catering theory describing how stock market mispricing might influence individual firms' investment decisions. We use discretionary accruals as our…”
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Trusting the Stock Market by GUISO, LUIGI, SAPIENZA, PAOLA, ZINGALES, LUIGI

“…We study the effect that a general lack of trust can have on stock market participation. In deciding whether to buy stocks, investors factor in the risk of…”
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Gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choices are affected by testosterone by Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi, Maestripieri, Dario

“…Women are generally more risk averse than men. We investigated whether between- and within-gender variation in financial risk aversion was accounted for by…”
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Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes? by Guiso, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…Until recently, economists have been reluctant to rely on culture as a possible determinant of economic phenomena. Much of this reluctance stems from the very…”
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A Trust Crisis by Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…We conjecture that the changes in economic activity from late 2008 to early 2009 is due to a drop in trust. We present new survey evidence consistent with this…”
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The Effects of Banking Mergers on Loan Contracts by Sapienza, Paola

“…This paper studies the effects of banking mergers on individual business borrowers. Using information on individual loan contracts between banks and companies,…”
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The Role of Social Capital in Financial Development by Guiso, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…To identify the effect of social capital on financial development, we exploit social capital differences within Italy. In high-social-capital areas, households…”
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Time discounting for primary and monetary rewards by Reuben, Ernesto, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…This paper reports a positive and statistically significant relation between short-term discount rates elicited with a monetary and a primary reward…”
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Time varying risk aversion by Guiso, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…Exploiting portfolio data and repeated surveys of an Italian bank's clients, we test whether investors’ risk aversion increases following the 2008 crisis. We…”
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The value of corporate culture by Guiso, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…We study which dimensions of corporate culture are related to a firm׳s performance and why. We find that proclaimed values appear irrelevant. Yet, when…”
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Reply to Joel and Tarrasch: On the relationship between testosterone, gender, financial risk aversion, and career choices by Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi, Maestripieri, Dario

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LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE by Guiso, Luigi, Zingales, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola

“…We study whether a positive historical shock can generate long-term persistence in development. We show that Italian cities that achieved self-government in…”
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Economic Experts versus Average Americans by Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…We compare answers to policy questions by economic experts and a representative sample of the US population. We find a 35 percentage point difference between…”
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What Do Independent Directors Know? Evidence from Their Trading by Ravina, Enrichetta, Sapienza, Paola

“…We compare the trading performance of independent directors and other executives. The findings reveal that independent directors earn positive substantial…”
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The Determinants of Attitudes toward Strategic Default on Mortgages by GUISO, LUIGI, SAPIENZA, PAOLA, ZINGALES, LUIGI

“…We use survey data to measure households' propensity to default on mortgages even if they can afford to pay them (strategic default) when the value of the…”
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Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange? by Guiso, Luigi, Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…How much do cultural biases affect economic exchange? We answer this question by using data on bilateral trust between European countries. We document that…”
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Dominance-based rough set approach to network bridge management by Augeri, Maria Grazia, Colombrita, Rosario, Greco, Salvatore, Sapienza, Paola

“…Bridge management is essential for optimizing available resources. Prioritising maintenance and assessing the effectiveness of different maintenance strategies…”
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Self-Selection and the Forecasting Abilities of Female Equity Analysts by KUMAR, ALOK

“…This paper investigates whether there are systematic differences between the forecasting style and abilities of female and male analysts, and whether market…”
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