ULRIKE MALMENDIER

ULRIKE MALMENDIER

ULRIKE MALMENDIER is the Cora Jane Flood Professor of Finance at the Haas School of Business and a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the German Council of Economic Experts.

Ulrike Malmendier on Making Germany Grow Again

ULRIKE MALMENDIER May 29, 2025

While the German economy has been one of Europe’s strongest for decades, its performance in recent years has fallen short of expectations. Why is this once economic powerhouse now lagging? In this podcast, economist Ulrike Malmendier says an aging population and a lack of workers are contributing to the country’s economic woes.

F&D Magazine / General macroeconomic programming, analysis and forecasting

Ulrike Malmendier on Behavioral Economics

ULRIKE MALMENDIER March 19, 2024

Economists build models based on basic assumptions of human behavior. But people are complicated, right? Ulrike Malmendier is a behavioral economist whose innovative research has shown that experiential learning rewires the brain to make decisions based on past experiences. Malmendier and Journalist Rhoda Metcalfe discuss how behavioral economics is helping to build better economic models.

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