Schedule spring 2024

Monday April 19 at 5.30 PM (Paris time)

Presenter: Yoko Shibuya (Duke University, Fuqua School of Business)

Paper title: Breaking the Barrier to CEO Succession at SMEs: Japanese Reform on Personal Guarantees on Business Loans

Discussant: Wei Shen (W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University)

Monday May 13 at 5.30 PM (Paris time)

Presenter: Leandro S. Pongeluppe (UPenn, Wharton)

Paper title: Leviathan as a Client: Public Versus Private Promotion of Desalination Technologies to Address Water Scarcity

Discussant: Abhishek Nagaraj (UC Berkeley, Haas)

Monday May 27 at 5.30 PM (Paris time)

Presenter: Federica De Stefano (HEC Paris)

Paper title: Artificial Intelligence in hiring and gender-based differences in job applicants’ outcomes: Evidence from a large retail organization

Discussant: Alan Benson (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota)

Monday June 10 at 5.30 PM (Paris time)

Presenter: Hong Luo (Harvard Business School)

Paper title: Product Liability Litigation and Innovation: Evidence from Medical Devices

Discussant: Ariel D. Stern (Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam and Harvard Business School)