Dr. Lepori's research agenda focuses on behavioural asset pricing. In particular, he investigates how psychological and sociological forces affect decision making under risk and may sway the behaviour of individual investors and the dynamics of financial markets.
He also works on interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of finance, economics, and public health.
His research has been published in prominent academic journals, such as the Journal of Empirical Finance, the Financial Review, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and Social Science & Medicine.
His research findings have also been discussed in the financial press and on the radio, including The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Investors Chronicle, and NPR Morning Edition.
Note for prospective PhD students:
Dr. Lepori is available to supervise PhD students conducting research on (a) behavioural finance, or (b) the impact of financial or macroeconomic factors on public health outcomes (e.g., suicide rates, sleep quality, cardiovascular mortality, domestic violence, etc).
When you first contact him by email, please include: (1) your research proposal, with a separate section outlining what is new relative to the existing literature [please note that merely extending previous studies to a different country or sample period is not considered new]; (2) your CV; (3) a copy of your academic transcripts; (4) a copy of your MSc dissertation; (5) details about your familiarity with coding; (6) details about your familiarity with econometrics/statistics and statistical software, such as Stata; and (7) information about how you intend to fund your studies.
Priority is given to research proposals that offer concrete strategies for establishing causality, rather than simply estimating associations/correlations.
