Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD
Associate Editor at JFQA and RF
CEPR Research Affiliate
olivier.dessaint@insead.edu
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News
On July 27-29, I am keynote speaker at the World Finance Conference in Ireland
Published and Working papers
[10] Learning about Discount Rates (with N. Gondhi and J. Peress)
Presented at EFA 2025, FIRS 2026, WFA 2026
[9] The Horizon of Investors' Information and Corporate Investment (with T. Foucault and L. Frésard)
Conditionally Accepted at Review of Financial Studies
Presented at AFA 2023, EFA 2024
[8] Bidder-Specific Synergies and the Evolution of Acquirer Returns (with E. Eckbo and A. Golubov)
Management Science (2025) 71:2, 1391-1417
Presented at EFA 2020
[7] Does Alternative Data Improve Financial Forecasting? The Horizon Effect (with T. Foucault and L. Frésard)
Journal of Finance (2024) 79:3, 2237-2287
Presented at NBER 2020, AEA 2021, WFA 2021, AFA 2022
[6] CAPM-Based Company (Mis)valuations (with J. Olivier, C. Otto, and D. Thesmar)
Review of Financial Studies (2021) 34, 1-66, Lead article, Editor's choice
Michael J. Brennan Award for the best paper published in the Review of Financial Studies in 2021
Presented at AFA 2019, EFA 2018, NBER 2018, FIRS 2018, Adam Smith 2018
[5] Noisy Stock Prices and Corporate Investment (with T. Foucault, L. Fresard, and A. Matray)
Review of Financial Studies (2019) 32, 2625-2672
Presented at AFA 2017, NBER 2016, EFA 2016
[4] The Effects of Investment Banks Rankings: Evidence from M&A League Tables (with F. Derrien) [Media Coverage]
Review of Finance (2018) 22, 1375-1411
[3] Do Managers Overreact to Salient Risks? Evidence from Hurricane Strikes (with A. Matray) [Web Appendix] [Media Coverage]
Journal of Financial Economics (2017) 126, 97-121
Presented at AFA 2016, NBER 2015, EFA 2013
[2] Employment Protection and Takeovers (with A. Golubov and P. Volpin) [Media Coverage]
Journal of Financial Economics (2017) 125, 369-388
Presented at EFA 2016, FIRS 2016
[1] Announcing the Announcement (with R. Boulland) [TV Coverage on CNBC]
Journal of Banking and Finance (2017) 82, 59-79
Presented at AFA 2015, EFA 2014