02-21-12

Experimental behavioral economist to speak on ethical behavior in finance Feb. 28 at ISU

AMES, Iowa -- Erin Krupka, an experimental behavioral economist who studies how the desire to conform to social norms influences immoral and self-interested behavior, will speak at Iowa State University on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Her talk, "Ethical Behavior in Finance: Expectations, Incentives and Accountability," will be at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. It is part of the Women in STEM Series, and is free and open to the public.

Krupka's research seeks to understand why people often behave in a manner consistent with group norms, even in settings without a strategic advantage for doing so, including the corporate environment. Her research also explores why economic decisions are highly sensitive to the specific context in which they are made.

Krupka is a faculty member in the University of Michigan School of Information, and an affiliate of the Institute for the Study of Labor in Germany. She earned her doctorate in behavioral decision research at Carnegie Mellon University.

Krupka's lecture is cosponsored by the Department of Economics, the Women's Leadership Consortium and the Committee on Lectures, which is funded by the Government of the Student Body. More information on ISU lectures is available at http://www.lectures.iastate.edu, or by calling 515-294-9935.

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