Finance, Economics and Econometrics

Research Themes: empirical corporate finance, asset pricing , corporate governance, risk management, mutual funds, market microstructure, behavioral Finance, industrial organization, competition policy, environmental economics, contract theory and incentives, regulation, growth theory, operational research, financial econometrics, applied econometrics, theoretical econometrics.

The aim and objectives of the Finance, Economics and Econometrics Research Lab are:

Our Research Lab hosts doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and organizes a seminar series with both visiting and internal speakers and international conferences.

p.mella barral

Pierre MELLA-BARRAL

Head of Finance, Economics and Econometrics research lab of TBS Education

3 Major Research Topics

Finance

Empirical Corporate finance
Asset Pricing
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Mutual Funds
Market Microstructure
Experimental Finance
Behavioral Finance
Fintechs

Economics

Industrial Organization
Competition Policy
Environmental Economics
Contract Theory and Incentives
Regulation
Growth Theory
Operational Research

Econometrics

Financial Econometrics
Applied econometrics
Theoretical Econometrics

Events & News

research article ceo activism conducive democratic process 2300433387

Research article — When Is CEO Activism Conducive to the Democratic Process?

This article complements the predominantly instrumentally oriented literature on CEO activism and contributes, more broadly, to the literature that explores the normative dimensions of corporate political involvement, as well as to a growing strand of research that draws on philosophical theory to inform business leaders’ ethical decision-making.

Seminars & Conferences

Informational Hold-up by Venture Capital Syndicates

18 novembre 2021
  • Pierre Mella-Barral, TBS Education
Seminar

A supply and demand approach to Equity pricing

25 novembre 2021
  • Laurent Calvet, EDHEC
Seminar

Platform Liability and Innovation

2 décembre 2021
  • Leonardo Madio, Padova University
Seminar

A time-expanded network reduction matheuristic
for the logistics service network design problem

9 décembre 2021
  • Simon Belières, TBS Education
Seminar

Publication

Review of Financial Studies,
Journal of Finance,
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Rand Journal of Economics
Journal of Financial Intermediation
Journal of Industrial Economics
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
International Journal of Industrial Organization
Journal of Econometrics
Econometric Theory
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Ecological Economics
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Economics Letters
Annals of Operations Research…

Partnerships & collaborations

• Europlace Institute of Finance
• Luxembourg for Finance
• French Institute of Directors (IFA)
• French National Research Agency (ANR)
• Airbus Group
• Altran
• Collaborations with: Toulouse School of Economics, Cass Business School, Purdue University, TUFT University, BI Norwegian Business school, University of Guelph, KU Leuven, ENAC, University of Nottingham, University of Bristol …
• ADEME (Agence de l’Environment pour la Maîtrise de l’Energie)

Archive

  • 2021

    • November 18, 2021 – Séminaire : Informational Hold-up by Venture Capital Syndicates – Pierre Mella-Barral, TBS Education. See the program ›
    • November 25, 2021 : Séminaire : A supply and demand approach to Equity pricing” – Laurent Calvet, EDHEC. See the program›
    • November 2, 2021 : Séminaire : Platform Liability and Innovation” Leonardo Madio, Padova University. See the program ›
    • December 9, 2021 : Séminaire : A time-expanded network reduction matheuristic for the logistics service network design problem” Simon Belières, TBS Education. See the program ›

    2019

    • June 20, 2019 –Workshop: “Market power and volatility in the airline industry ” with Philippe Gagnepain from Paris School of Economics – Université Paris 1
    • May 23, 2019 –Workshop : “Fighting Mobile Crime” with Giovanni Immordino from University of Naples Federico II
    • 4 April 2019 –Workshop : “Common Ownership and Market Entry: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry” with Albert Banal-Estañol, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    2018

    • 30 May 2018 – Corporate Governance Workshop: with Andriy Bodnaruk (University of Illinois at Chicago), Alex Edmans (London Business School), Andrey Golubov (University of Toronto), Gerard Hoberg (University of Southern California), Pierre Mella-Barral (TBS) and Konrad Raff (Norwegian School of Economics).
    • 3 May 2018 – Simeon Schudy (LMU Munich): “The Effect of Incentives in Non-RoutineAnalytical Team Tasks—Evidence from a Field Experiment.”

    2017

    • 15 June 2017 – Olivier GERGAUD (Kedge Business School): “Anchored in the Past:Persistent Price Effects of Obsolete Vineyard Rating in France.”

    2016

    • 5-9 September 2016 – 22nd International Conference “Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming.”
    • 1st September 2016 – Corporate Governance Workshop with Edith Ginglinger (Université ParisDauphine), Juan Pedro Gomez (IE Business School) and Debrah Meloso (TBS).
    • 30 June 2016 – Seminar “Finance et réseaux dans le long terme“ co-organized with IEP Toulouse.
    • 6 June 2016 – Benny Mantin (Université de Waterloo): “Measuring competitionintensity and product differentiation: evidence from the airline industry.
    • January 29, 2016 – Professor Nicolas Nalpas Memorial Conference

    2015

    • September 10-11, 2015 – Annual Congress of the FAERE.
    • June 25, 2015 – Ibolya SCHINDELE (BI Norwegian Business School):“In Lands of Foreign Currency Credit, Bank Lending Channels Run Through? “