About
My research examines professional financial decision-making in resource allocation through a behavioral lens, using firms and financial markets as natural laboratories. Recent projects investigate:
- How strategic interactions in managerial learning games impact investment decisions
- The role of heuristics in capital budgeting and valuation
- The mental models that shape the decisions of financial market professionals
For more information on these projects, please visit my research page.
Upcoming Conferences (Including by Coauthors)
- Harvard Business School (Finance) Junior Finance Conference
- AI & Big Data in Finance Research Forum
- UCLA Fink Center for Finance Conference
- FSU Truist Beach Conference 2026
- Minnesota Corporate Finance Conference 2026
- 2026 Western Finance Association Conference (WFA)
- SFS Cavalcade NA 2026
Contact
Email
paul.decaire@asu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Selected Research
Forthcoming · Journal of Finance
Strategic Learning and Corporate Investment
R&R · Quarterly Journal of Economics
Mental Models and Financial Forecasts
2025 Jack Treynor Prize · 2025 UCSD Brandes Center Best Paper
R&R · Journal of Financial Economics
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Capital Budgeting and Idiosyncratic Risk
Best Paper, 2019 FRA Conference · Cubist Award, 2020 WFA