Behavioral Economics Working Group.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings - National Bureau of Economic Research - Nicholas C. Barberis from Yale University - Wei Xiong from Princeton University - David Hirshleifer from University of California - Brief article - Conference notes

The NBER's Behavioral Economics Working Group met at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center on April 24, 2010. NBER Research Associates Nicholas C. Barberis of Yale University and Wei Xiong of Princeton University organized the meeting. These papers were discussed:

* Steven Malliaris and Hongjun Yan, Yale University, "Reputation Concerns and Slow-Moving Capital"

* Zhi Da and Pengjie Gao, Notre Dame University, and Joseph Engeleberg, University of North Carolina, "The Sum of All FEARS: Investor Sentiment, Noise Trading, and Aggregate Volatility"

* David Hirshleifer, University of California, Irvine, "Self-Enhancing Transmission Bias and Active Investing"

* Pedro Bordalo, Harvard University; Nicola Gennaioli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra...