Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrike M. Malmendier

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietWirtschaftstheorie,Wirtschaftspolitik, Angewandte Volkswirtschaftslehre
Keywordscontract theory, lan and economics/finance, corporate finance, economics of organization, bahavioral economics/ behavioral finance

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBerkeley
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Economics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Hendrik HakenesInstitut für Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.02.2016

Programm(e)

2015Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Malmendier is well known internationally for her outstanding research in corporate finance and behavioural economics. She has made important contributions to the theory of the formation and the properties of utility functions. Within her studies, she combines a large variety of empirical methods with intuitive economic insight. During her stay in Germany, she intends to work on behavioural aspects of political economy, the foundations of behavioural economics as well as takeovers in corporate finance.