{"id":1079,"date":"2024-08-01T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beacon.community\/Glow\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:48:46","slug":"top-finance-graduate-award-2024-celebrating-the-future-of-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beacon.community\/Glow\/2024\/08\/top-finance-graduate-award-2024-celebrating-the-future-of-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Finance Graduate Award 2024: Celebrating the Future of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>HEC Paris hosted the Top Finance Graduate Award 2024, organized by professors Jean-Edouard Colliard and Augustin Landier. The event showcased groundbreaking research by six top PhD candidates in finance: Jacob Conway (Stanford), Taisiya Sikorskaya (London Business School), Tim de Silva (MIT Sloan), Naz Koont (Columbia), Leland Bybee (Yale), and Julia Selgrad (NYU Stern).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Research Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jacob Conway<\/strong> (Stanford): Investigated the impact of corporate stances on social issues on consumer behavior, finding that consumers aligned with a firm&#8217;s stance increase consumption by 19%, while those opposed decrease by 11%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taisiya Sikorskaya<\/strong> (London Business School): Examined the influence of institutional investors on asset pricing, revealing challenges in stock short-selling and highlighting retail trading behaviors in the U.S. options market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tim de Silva<\/strong> (MIT Sloan): Explored the trade-offs in income-contingent student loan repayment, offering policy insights to balance support for students with incentives for timely repayment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact and Reflections<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The award promotes innovation and encourages young scholars to explore new research areas. Winners reflected on the honor and the opportunity to engage with peers and faculty, emphasizing the event&#8217;s role in advancing financial research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Prospects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Top Finance Graduate Award serves as a launchpad for future finance leaders, fostering a vibrant community of scholars dedicated to financial economics. HEC Paris aims to continue hosting the award, contributing to the collective advancement of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the 2024 winners&#8217; insights and innovations promise to shape the future of finance, reflecting the high standards and innovative spirit of the Top Finance Graduate Award.<br>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hec.edu\/en\/overview\/news\/top-finance-graduate-award-2024-celebrating-future-finance\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview HEC Paris hosted the Top Finance Graduate Award 2024, organized by professors Jean-Edouard Colliard and Augustin Landier. 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