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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Profile of Ulrike Malmendier

UC Berkeley Economist Ulrike Malmendier
https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/publications/research/econ_focus/2024/q1-q2/interview.pdf
"When I actually started studying, I went to the University of Bonn. I was interested in both economics and law. I was initially more leaning toward law, specifically ancient Roman law; in fact, I ended up doing a whole Ph.D. in law. But since my bank experience, I had economics always in the back of my mind. In the Juridicum building in Bonn, where the law students are taught, the economics students are also taught. So I managed to also get into the economics program. Formally, it was actually not possible to enroll in both degree programs, but when somebody dropped out, I applied for their slot and got it."