Laura T Starks
Biographic Data
| ID | 1620128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura T Starks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura T |
| FAMILY NAME | Starks |
| SIGNATURE | STARKS L T |
| AFFILIATIONS | McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9388-069X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Importance of Climate Risks for Institutional Investors
According to our survey about climate risk perceptions, institutional investors believe climate risks have financial implications for their portfolio firms and that these risks, particularly regulatory risks, already have begun to materialize. Many of the investors, especially the long-term, larger, and ESG-oriented ones, consider risk management and engagement, rather than divestment, to be the better approach for addressing climate risks. Altho…
Molecular Genetics, Risk Aversion, Return Perceptions, and Stock Market Participation
We show that molecular variation in DNA related to cognition, personality, health, and body shape, predicts an individual's equity market participation and risk aversion.Moreover, the molecular genetic endowments predict individuals' return perceptions, most of which we find to be strikingly biased.The genetic endowments also strongly associate with many of the investor characteristics (e.g., trust, sociability, wealth) shown to explain heterogen…
Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
We show that gender diversity in corporate boards could improve firm value because of the contributions that women make to the board. Prior studies examine valuation effects of gender-diverse boards and reach mixed conclusions. To help resolve this conundrum, we consider how gender diversity could affect firm value, that is, what mechanisms could explain how female directors benefit corporate board performance. We hypothesize and provide evidence…
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Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
We show that gender diversity in corporate boards could improve firm value because of the contributions that women make to the board. Prior studies examine valuation effects of gender-diverse boards and reach mixed conclusions. To help resolve this conundrum, we consider how gender diversity could affect firm value, that is, what mechanisms could explain how female directors benefit corporate board performance. We hypothesize and provide evidence…
The Importance of Climate Risks for Institutional Investors
According to our survey about climate risk perceptions, institutional investors believe climate risks have financial implications for their portfolio firms and that these risks, particularly regulatory risks, already have begun to materialize. Many of the investors, especially the long-term, larger, and ESG-oriented ones, consider risk management and engagement, rather than divestment, to be the better approach for addressing climate risks. Altho…
Molecular Genetics, Risk Aversion, Return Perceptions, and Stock Market Participation
We show that molecular variation in DNA related to cognition, personality, health, and body shape, predicts an individual's equity market participation and risk aversion.Moreover, the molecular genetic endowments predict individuals' return perceptions, most of which we find to be strikingly biased.The genetic endowments also strongly associate with many of the investor characteristics (e.g., trust, sociability, wealth) shown to explain heterogen…
Business (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Market Dynamics and Volatility (2 works) · Accounting (1 work) · Accounting (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Climate change (1 work) · Climate risk (1 work) · Corporate Finance and Governance (1 work)