Gregory Nini Faculty Profile

Gregory Nini
Assistant Professor of Insurance and Risk Management

PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 2002; BA, Swarthmore College, 1994

Research Areas
Contract theory, financial intermediation, applied econometrics

Current Projects
Testing contract theory in insurance markets, the role of debt contracts in corporate financial and investment decisions, the costs and benefits of securitization.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 2007-present

Other Positions
Federal Reserve Board of Governors: Economist, 2002-2007 Reliance Insurance Company: Actuary, 1994-1997

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Huebner Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, 1997-2001

Representative Publications
(with David Smith and Amir Sufi)
“Creditor Control Rights and Firm Investment Policy.” (working paper, 2007)

(with Mark Carey)
“Is the Corporate Loan Market Globally Integrated? A Pricing Puzzle.” Journal of Finance 62:6 (December 2007).

“Ex-post Behavior in Insurance Markets.” (working paper, 2006).

(with Paul Kofman)
“Learning to Share: Evidence on the Value of Relationships in Insurance.” (working paper, 2006)

(with Paul Kofman)
“Asymmetric Learning in Insurance Markets,” in Chiappori, Pierre-Andre & Gollier, Christian (eds), Competitive Failures in Insurance Markets Theory and Policy Implications.