Peter Maxted

Peter Maxted is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Berkeley Haas. His research interests span finance, macroeconomics, and behavioral economics. Maxted received a PhD in economics from Harvard University, and a BA in economics from Swarthmore College.

Expertise and Research Interests

• Household Finance
• Behavioral Finance
• Macro Finance

Working Papers

• Peter Maxted. Working Paper. “A Macro-Finance Model with Sentiment“.
• Revise & Resubmit at the Review of Economic Studies
• David Laibson, Peter Maxted & Benjamin Moll. Working Paper. “Present Bias Amplifies the Household Balance-Sheet Channels of Macroeconomic Policy(opens in a new tab)”. Revise & Resubmit at the Quarterly Journal of Economics
• Peter Maxted. Working Paper. “Present Bias in Consumption-Saving Models: A Tractable Continuous-Time Approach”.

Selected Honors and Awards

• AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, 2021
• David A. Wells Prize for Best Dissertation in Economics, 2021
• China Star Tour, 2021

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Harvard University (2016 — 2021)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Swarthmore College (2010 — 2014)