Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
Financial economist musing on behavioural finance, behavioral economics, emotion, markets, risk, pensions, humans, & animals.
Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Joint Sponsors, UPP
Board of Directors, UTAM & We Animals
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Financial economist musing on behavioural finance, behavioral economics, emotion, markets, risk, pensions, humans, & animals.
Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Joint Sponsors, UPP
Board of Directors, UTAM & We Animals
http://www.lisakramer.com
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Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· Nov 15
From my personal archives, spotted 10 years ago in the lunchroom at the NBER 📉📈
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 13h
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Few things age me faster than receiving a compliment on my "early" work.
Inspired by your post I figured I'd see what kind of infographic AI might produce for your book, A Course in Behavioral Economics. Buckle up!
Perhaps we should meditate on that.
My watch has me confused with someone else. I’m certain I did zero mindfulness sessions this past week.
How long have you been saving that photo for this exact moment
Bluesky community:
Nothing you do on this site today will be as important as going home safely to your family & loved ones
Nothing you do on this site today will be as important as going home safely to your family & loved ones
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I mentioned this approach to a colleague who does research on the use of AI in education. She replied, “Guess what some students do in this situation. They prompt ChatGPT to write a report on the subject and an accompanying report explaining how and why the first report is wrong.”
I’m going to rush out and buy this medical device endorsed by … an anonymous doctor
I managed to get a bloody papercut from a Canadian Blood Services fundraising letter, how's you're day going?
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 10d
Sad to report that inbound spam Teams calls seem to be unencumbered by the Cloudflare outage
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 13d
For example, say “Mary” shares private info about the company where she works (venting about work stress) and private info about her friend “Suzy”’s marital problems. The company and Suzy didn’t have a chance to opt out of having their info shared with AI. But is that info now accessible to others?
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 13d
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I wonder about sharing deeply personal stuff with ChatGPT. Does that info become part of the hive mind? If so, and if lots of people start using ChatGPT and other AI programs as therapists, will anyone’s secrets be secret anymore?
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 14d
BEAR Webinar: Meera Paleja (Ontario Securities Commission)
YouTube video by BEAR - Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman
youtu.be
In case you missed it, the recording of Meera Paleja's webinar, which I moderated, is now available.
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
youtu.be/_O1X90byftE?...
Topic: Enhancing the Investor Experience: A Behavioural Science Perspective
youtu.be/_O1X90byftE?...
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 14d
🚨🚨1st Annual University of Toronto Asset Pricing and Investments Workshop 🚨🚨
📅 Submission Deadline: December 28, 2025
📢 Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2026
🏛️ Conference Date: May 9, 2026
📈 Keynote Speaker: Kent Daniel, Columbia University
Details: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/faculty-and-...
📅 Submission Deadline: December 28, 2025
📢 Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2026
🏛️ Conference Date: May 9, 2026
📈 Keynote Speaker: Kent Daniel, Columbia University
Details: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/faculty-and-...
Reposted by John R. Hutchinson
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 14d
Whatever you do, DO NOT invite Miss Manners out for sushi.
“Use your chopsticks to pull out the insides and eat them separately. Then … squish the remaining rice and seaweed together and eat it in two bites or use the side of the chopstick to cut it in half.”
www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/...
“Use your chopsticks to pull out the insides and eat them separately. Then … squish the remaining rice and seaweed together and eat it in two bites or use the side of the chopstick to cut it in half.”
www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/...
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 15d
a close up of a cartoon character with the word hmm written on the bottom
Alt: Marge Simpson furrowing her brow and saying “Hmm.”
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I accidentally clicked on a bra ad on Facebook and now my entire feed is bras
Postdoctoral Talent Initiative – School of Graduate Studies Postdoctoral Fellows
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I know that the job market is rough this year for Econ PhDs. @utoronto.ca has expanded its postdoc funding. If you are on the market and work on school finance or early childhood education and are interested in a PostDoc, let me know! #econsky #educsky postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca/current-post...
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 16d
How does gender identity relate to pension plans?
0.33% of the Canadian population aged 15+ identified as transgender or non-binary in 2021.
This article discusses implications for actuarial considerations like life expectancy and commuted value in pensions.
www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/be...
0.33% of the Canadian population aged 15+ identified as transgender or non-binary in 2021.
This article discusses implications for actuarial considerations like life expectancy and commuted value in pensions.
www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/be...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org
The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. Francisca Antman, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #EconSky
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Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 18d
Contronym - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
TIL it’s called a contronym, contranym, or Janus word. It is also known as a enantiosemy, enantionymy, antilogy, or autoantonymy.
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 18d
Oooh, I love words like that. Another:
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 19d
Nice batch! I would be tempted to turn some of them into fried green tomatoes.
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 19d
From the article:
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 19d
My brain these days. I ordered some lovely boots but they’re too small. I meant to go up half a size from men’s 6 / women’s 8, I accidentally ordered (men’s) 8.5, which is women’s 10.5. (Even more confusing, that’s size 7.5 to Australians.)
Happily, the huge boots actually fit.
Happily, the huge boots actually fit.
Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
· 19d
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
This is delightful!