FACULTY RESEARCH PROJECTS
Professor Todd Phillips Testifies to the U.S. Congress
Professor Todd Phillips of the M.R. Greenberg School of Risk Science testify to the U.S. Congress on regulations for small business.
Professor Binder’s Book Release on Innovative Teaching
Interviewing over a dozen accomplished colleagues on their groundbreaking approaches on teaching, Professor Binder’s book explores innovative teaching methods and challenge readers to continue to reinvent teaching methods.
Professor Alejandro Del Valle’s Insights on Indexed Disaster Funds in Mexico
Professor Del Valle explores disaster funds in Mexico and their impact on the country.
Professor Glenn Harrison’s Research on Gender
Many claim that women are less intelligent, less competitive, and less financially literate than men. All of these claims are false when evaluated with rigorous metrics that account for confidence about risk perceptions and risk preferences.
Professor Alejandro Del Valle’s Research on Droughts and Air Quality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Professor Del Valle discuss how air quality is impacted in Latin America and the Caribbean from combustion power plants changes.
Professor Stephen Shore Insights on Human Capital Risk and Portfolio Choices
Professor Shore explores human capital and portfolio management discovering how individuals adjust their financial portfolios based on their professional income profiles.
Professor Glenn Harrison’s Book on The Gambling Animal: Humanity’s Evolutionary Winning Streak – and the Bets That Risk it All
Evolution is a series of bets and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the steepest odds and unlikeliest of outcomes. But our winning streak cuts both ways: the secret to our success may yet be our downfall. This book examines our species’ unique relationship with risk, and how that has driven our cultural and biological evolution.