geothermal investors need to be confident with the methods and results of exploration programs. also cutting the upfront cost of geothermal exploration will further encourage investors to consider investment in this emerging clean energy field. hence, it is of paramount importance to improve prospecting techniques in order to explore where economic concentrations of geothermal energy are to be ...

We study a controlled corporate experiment in which loan officers were compensated to engage in loan prospecting in addition to the traditional loan screening. Loan prospecting led to larger loan sizes (+15%) and higher origination rates (+31%) while keeping the traditional credit quality threshold and interest rate intact. Loan officers attempt to influence the decision making process: loan of...