Francesco D'Acunto

Boston College

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The Promises and Pitfalls of Robo-Advising

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The Promises and Pitfalls of Robo-Advising

8th Miami Behavioral Finance Conference 2017
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Feb 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Nagpurnanand Prabhala and Alberto Rossi
Boston College, The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and University of Maryland - Department of Finance
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FinTech, Portfolio Choice, Behavioral Finance, Individual Investors, Financial Literacy, Technology Adoption.

The Promises and Pitfalls of Robo-Advising

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6907
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Apr 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Nagpurnanand Prabhala and Alberto Rossi
Boston College, The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and University of Maryland - Department of Finance
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FinTech, portfolio choice, behavioral finance, individual investors, financial literacy, technology adoption

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Identity, Overconfidence, and Investment Decisions

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 12 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2015
Francesco D'Acunto
Boston College
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Gender Identity, Stereotypes, Experimental Economics, Heterogeneous Beliefs, Individual Investors

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The Effect of Unconventional Fiscal Policy on Consumption Expenditure

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The Effect of Unconventional Fiscal Policy on Consumption Expenditure

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 02 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Zero-Lower Bound, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Durable Consumption, Survey Data, Natural Experiments in Macroeconomics

The Effect of Unconventional Fiscal Policy on Consumption Expenditure

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2018-17
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 19 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Zero-Lower Bound, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Durable Consumption, Survey Data, Household Consumption

Unconventional Fiscal Policy, Inflation Expectations, and Consumption Expenditure

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5793
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 08 Apr 2016
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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durable consumption, zero lower bound, fiscal and monetary policy, survey data

The Effect of Unconventional Fiscal Policy on Consumption Expenditure

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6059
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 13 Oct 2016
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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zero-lower bound, fiscal and monetary policy, durable consumption, survey data

The Effect of Unconventional Fiscal Policy on Consumption Expenditure

NBER Working Paper No. w22563
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 31 Aug 2016
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Regressive Mortgage Credit Redistribution in the Post-crisis Era

Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 2833961
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 04 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2017
Francesco D'Acunto and Alberto Rossi
Boston College and University of Maryland - Department of Finance
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Mortgage Market, Financial Crisis, Dodd-Frank, Income Inequality

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The Long Shadow of Jewish Persecution on Financial Decisions

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 10 May 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Marcel Prokopczuk and Michael Weber
Boston College, Leibniz Universität Hannover - Faculty of Economics and Management and University of Chicago - Finance
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Cultural Economics, Social Stereotypes, Household Finance, History & Finance

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Flexible Prices and Leverage

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Flexible Prices and Leverage

Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 2692893
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Ryan Liu, Carolin E. Pflueger and Michael Weber
Boston College, BlackRock, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance and University of Chicago - Finance
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Capital Structure, Nominal Rigidities, Bank Deregulation, Industrial Organization and Finance, Price Setting, Bankruptcy

Flexible Prices and Leverage

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6317
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 28 Feb 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Ryan Liu, Carolin E. Pflueger and Michael Weber
Boston College, University of California, Berkeley, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance and University of Chicago - Finance
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capital structure, nominal rigidities, bank deregulation, industrial organization and finance, price setting, bankruptcy

Flexible Prices and Leverage

Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 2901025
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 19 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Ryan Liu, Carolin E. Pflueger and Michael Weber
Boston College, BlackRock, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance and University of Chicago - Finance
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Capital Structure, Nominal Rigidities, Bank Deregulation, Industrial Organization and Finance, Price Setting, Bankruptcy

Flexible Prices and Leverage

NBER Working Paper No. w23066
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Jan 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Carolin E. Pflueger, Michael Weber and Ryan Liu
Boston College, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Finance, University of Chicago - Finance and University of California, Berkeley
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Banks' Screening and the Leverage of Newly Founded Firms

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 21 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2019
Maria Cecilia Bustamante and Francesco D'Acunto
University of Maryland - Department of Finance and Boston College
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Entrepreneurial Finance, Screening, Lending, Kauffman Firm Survey, Capital Structure

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Unconventional Fiscal Policy

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Unconventional Fiscal Policy

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 18-02, Fama-Miller Working Paper
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Jan 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Unconventional Fiscal Policy

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2018-4
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Jan 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Unconventional Fiscal Policy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6862
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Mar 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Unconventional Fiscal Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w24244
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Chicago - Finance
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Finance, Talent Allocation, and Growth

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Finance, Talent Allocation, and Growth

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2018
Francesco D'Acunto and Laurent Frésard
Boston College and Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano)
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Finance Wage Premium, Skilled Labor, Misallocation, Growth, Innovation, STEM Education, Patents, Banking Sector, Value Added, Social Value of Finance

Finance, Talent Allocation, and Growth

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6883
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Apr 2018
Francesco D'Acunto and Laurent Frésard
Boston College and Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI Lugano)
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finance wage premium, skilled labor, misallocation, growth, innovation, banking sector

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Telecracy: Testing for Channels of Persuasion

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Guglielmo Barone, Francesco D'Acunto and Gaia Narciso
Bank of Italy, Boston College and Trinity College Dublin
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Persuasion, Media Economics, Elections, Behavioral Economics

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Punish One, Teach A Hundred: The Sobering Effect of Punishment on the Unpunished

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Punish One, Teach A Hundred: The Sobering Effect of Punishment on the Unpunished

Fama-Miller Working Paper, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 19-06
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Feb 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Michael Weber and Jin Xie
Boston College, University of Chicago - Finance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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Corporate Governance, Cultural Finance, Reputational Sanctions, Related Party Transactions, Minority Shareholders, Emerging Markets, Corporate Fraud, Government Ownership

Punish One, Teach A Hundred: The Sobering Effect of Punishment on the Unpunished

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-12
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Michael Weber and Jin Xie
Boston College, University of Chicago - Finance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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Corporate Governance, Cultural Finance, Reputational Sanctions, Related Party Transactions, Minority Shareholders, Emerging Markets, Corporate Fraud, Government Ownership

Punish One, Teach a Hundred: The Sobering Effect of Punishment on the Unpunished

CESifo Working Paper No. 7512
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Michael Weber and Jin Xie
Boston College, University of Chicago - Finance and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
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corporate governance, cultural finance, reputational sanctions, related party transactions, minority shareholders, emerging markets, corporate fraud, government ownership

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Historical Antisemitism, Ethnic Specialization, and Financial Development

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Historical Antisemitism, Ethnic Specialization, and Financial Development

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2018-19, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 17-26, Fama-Miller Working Paper
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 01 Sep 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Marcel Prokopczuk and Michael Weber
Boston College, Leibniz Universität Hannover - Faculty of Economics and Management and University of Chicago - Finance
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Cultural Economics, Intergenerational Transmission of Norms, Religious Identity, Household Finance, History & Finance

Historical Antisemitism, Ethnic Specialization, and Financial Development

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6643
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Marcel Prokopczuk and Michael Weber
Boston College, Leibniz Universität Hannover - Faculty of Economics and Management and University of Chicago - Finance
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Cultural Economics, Intergenerational Transmission of Norms, Religious Identity, Household Finance, History & Finance

Historical Antisemitism, Ethnic Specialization, and Financial Development

NBER Working Paper No. w23785
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Francesco D'Acunto, Marcel Prokopczuk and Michael Weber
Boston College, Leibniz Universität Hannover - Faculty of Economics and Management and University of Chicago - Finance
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Crowdsourcing Financial Information to Change Spending Behavior

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Crowdsourcing Financial Information to Change Spending Behavior

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 19-09, Fama-Miller Working Paper
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Feb 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Alberto Rossi and Michael Weber
Boston College, University of Maryland - Department of Finance and University of Chicago - Finance
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FinTech, Learning, Beliefs and Expectations, Peer Pressure, Financial Decision-Making, Saving, Consumer Finance

Crowdsourcing Financial Information to Change Spending Behavior

CESifo Working Paper No. 7533
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Mar 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Alberto Rossi and Michael Weber
Boston College, University of Maryland - Department of Finance and University of Chicago - Finance
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FinTech, learning, beliefs and expectations, peer pressure, financial decision-making, saving, consumer finance

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IQ, Expectations, and Choice

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IQ, Expectations, and Choice

Bank of Finland Research Discussion Paper No. 2/2019
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Jan 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang, Maritta Paloviita and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Bank of Finland - Research and University of Chicago - Finance
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Behavioral Macroeconomics, Heterogeneous Beliefs, Limited Cognition, Expectations Formation, Household Finance

IQ, Expectations, and Choice

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-08
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Jan 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang, Maritta Paloviita and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Bank of Finland - Research and University of Chicago - Finance
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Behavioral Macroeconomics, Heterogeneous Beliefs, Limited Cognition, Expectations Formation, Household Finance

IQ, Expectations, and Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w25496
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang, Maritta Paloviita and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Bank of Finland - Research and University of Chicago - Finance
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Tear Down This Wall Street: The Effect of Anti-Market Ideology on Investment Decisions

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Sep 2016
Francesco D'Acunto
Boston College
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Cultural Economics, Behavioral Finance, Norms and Values, Context-dependent Beliefs, Trust, Priming

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From Financial History to History & Finance

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Aug 2018
Francesco D'Acunto
Boston College
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Identity and Choice Under Risk

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Nov 2018
Francesco D'Acunto
Boston College
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Cultural Economics, Motivated Beliefs, Salience, Overconfidence, Risk Attitudes, Heterogeneous Agents, Expected Utility Theory

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Tear Down this Wall Street: Anti-Market Rhetoric, Motivated Beliefs, and Investment

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Aug 2018
Francesco D'Acunto
Boston College
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Cultural Economics, Cultural Finance, Motivated Beliefs, Philosophy & Finance, Context-dependent Beliefs, Trust, Salience

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Human Frictions in the Transmission of Economic Policy

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-07
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Daniel Hoang, Maritta Paloviita and Michael Weber
Boston College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Bank of Finland - Research and University of Chicago - Finance
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Macroeconomic Beliefs, Limited Cognition, Heterogeneous Agents, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Survey Data, Household Finance

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Ditching the Middle Class with Financial Regulation

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Oct 2017
Francesco D'Acunto and Alberto Rossi
Boston College and University of Maryland - Department of Finance
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Salient Price Changes, Inflation Expectations, and Household Behavior

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Jun 2019
Francesco D'Acunto, Ulrike Malmendier, Juan Ospina and Michael Weber
Boston College, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Finance
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Salience, Frequency Bias, Financial Literacy, Household Finance, Transmission of Monetary Policy

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Ditching the Middle Class with Consumer Protection Regulation

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Oct 2016
Francesco D'Acunto and Alberto Rossi
Boston College and University of Maryland - Department of Finance
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Mortgage Market, Financial Crisis, Dodd-Frank, Household Finance, Banking

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Cultural Finance

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2019
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Boston College
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