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Theresa Kuchler

Theresa Kuchler

Joined Stern 2013

Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street, TBA
New York, NY 10012

E-mail ak199@stern.nyu.edu
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Biography

Theresa Kuchler is an Associate Professor of Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business.

She earned a Ph.D. in Economics at Stanford University. Prior to attending Stanford, she received a diploma in Business Economics from the University of Mannheim and spent a year as a Fulbright visiting student in the Economics department at UC Berkeley.

Theresa Kuchler's research interests lie in how consumers and firms make decisions in financial and related matters, incorporating insights from behavioral economics. Her recent research leverages online data to empirically analyze why consumers hold expensive credit card balances, often over substantial time horizons, specifically testing for the influence of hyperbolic discounting. She has also evaluated how seller experiments common in online markets can be used to learn about consumer behavior and market outcomes and analyzed the implications for corporate acquisitions when deviations of beliefs from fundamental value by several market participants interact.

Research Interests

  • Household Finance
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Corporate Finance •
  • Economics of Online Markets

Courses Taught

  • Foundations of Finance

Academic Background

Diploma, Business Economics
University of Mannheim

Ph.D., Economics
Stanford University

Related News & Research

The Impact of Social Capital on Economic Mobility

Joint research from Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel on how the geographic spread of COVID-19 correlates with the structure of social networks is mentioned

Joint research from Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel on how the geographic spread of COVID-19 correlates with the structure of social networks is highlighted

Aligning New York City’s Social Networks and Urban Transit

Professor Theresa Kuchler is interviewed about her joint research with Professor Johannes Stroebel on the impact of public transit travel times on social connections

In a joint blog post, Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel share their research findings on how social networks influence home-buying decisions

Professor Johannes Stroebel is interviewed about his joint research with Professor Theresa Kuchler on social connectedness

Professor Theresa Kuchler's joint research on debt repayment is featured

Professor Theresa Kuchler's and Johannes Stroebel's joint research on tsocial “connectedness” of Americans, as measured through friendship links on Facebook, is featured

Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel's joint research on social networking and housing decisions is spotlighted

Can your Facebook friends influence your decision to buy a house?

The House Price Contagion: Blame It On Social Networks

Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel's co-authored research on the impact of social networks on housing decisions is featured

Professors Theresa Kuchler and Johannes Stroebel's co-authored research on the influence of friends on housing decisions is featured

Areas of Expertise

Economics

  • Industrial Organization
  • Internet Economics

Finance

  • Corporate Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Personal Finance
  • Subprime Lending