Dr Marta Coelho

Research Associate

Biography

Dr Marta Coelho's research interests lie primarily in analysing behavioural biases and their implications on individuals, and for the functioning and efficiency of firms. There are three strands to her research: over-optimistic biases; coordination efficiency; firm's efficiency and the gender divide.

Research interests

Behavioural economics
Decision making
Experimental economics
Negotiation
Strategy and entrepreneurship
Public policy

Recent publications

Investing for prosperity: skills, infrastructure and innovation
Besley, Timothy, Coelho, Miguel and Van Reenen, John (2013) Investing for prosperity: skills, infrastructure and innovation. National Institute Economic Review, 224 (1). R1-R13. ISSN 0027-9501
Do bad risks know it? Experimental evidence on optimism and adverse selection
Coelho, Marta and de Meza, David (2012) Do bad risks know it? Experimental evidence on optimism and adverse selection. Economics Letters, 114 (2). pp. 168-171. ISSN 0165-1765
Unrealistic optimism: what it is and how to deal with it
Coelho, Marta (2012) Unrealistic optimism: what it is and how to deal with it. Management Research: the Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, 10 (3). pp. 226-238. ISSN 1536-5433
Unrealistic optimism: still a neglected trait
Coelho, Marta (2010) Unrealistic optimism: still a neglected trait. Journal of Business and Psychology, 25 (3). pp. 397-408. ISSN 0889-3268
Leadership, coordination and organizational growth
Coelho, Marta (2008) Leadership, coordination and organizational growth. In: European Science Association European Meeting, September 2008, Univeristy of Lyon. (Unpublished)

Complete list of publications

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