Economics & Decision Sciences

May 27, 2026

Executives want to know what happens next in Iran, in Washington, in the markets. Professor Jeremy Ghez argues that the real skill in a broken world is no longer predicting what happens next, but spotting which of the assumptions that made them successful have stopped...

Apr 24, 2026

Who shapes innovation when entrepreneurs navigate ambiguity, AI disruption, and shifting regulatory and capital regimes? Entrepreneurship has long been described through the lens of risk. Yet, as recent research and debates suggest, what founders and innovators truly...

Mar 25, 2026

At HEC Paris, faculty are not only observing the evolving business landscape—they are actively shaping it. This year’s Fondation HEC Awards once again underscore the School’s commitment to research excellence and real-world impact, celebrating professors whose work...

Jul 11, 2025

Ten years after the Paris Agreement and the U.S. withdrawal under Trump, climate leaders and academics convened at ChangeNOW 2025 to explore a path forward: a new reset for international cooperation. The future of climate action depends not on new promises, but on...

Jul 08, 2025

As geopolitics, civil unrest, and technology reshape global strategy, HEC Paris and IRSEM convened a timely dialogue on how firms, states, and civil society must adapt.

Jul 08, 2025

During the 2025 Graduation Ceremony, doctoral graduates reflect on their journey, reaching beyond the thesis into business and global concerns.

Jun 17, 2024

HEC Paris Associate Professor Antonin Bergeaud, has been chosen as one of the three nominees for the 2024 Best Young Economist Award. This prize was created by the Cercle des Economistes and the Le Monde daily, along with Professors Fanny Henriet at the Aix-Marseille...

Jan 09, 2025

On January 08, 2025, HEC Paris Business School and the HEC Foundation have announced a 10 million Euro gift from ION Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Italian entrepreneur Andrea Pignataro, to establish the ION Management Science Lab within the Deep Tech Center at...

Jun 17, 2024

HEC Paris Associate Professor Antonin Bergeaud, has been chosen as one of the three nominees for the 2024 Best Young Economist Award. This prize was created by the Cercle des Economistes and the Le Monde daily, along with Professors Fanny Henriet at the Aix-Marseille...

Dec 15, 2023

Some are labeling the decision text”weak” and “full of loopholes”, others are welcoming it as “historic”. HEC professor François Gemenne was in the UAE capital Dubai to witness firsthand the sessions and debates at COP28. The lead author for IPPC returned to our HEC...

Nov 16, 2023

11 new students embarked on the long and winding journey towards a Ph.D. in September, bringing the total number of doctoral candidates at HEC Paris to 56. Hailing from as far afield as Brazil, Singapore, Italy, India and Mexico, they were given an immediate taste of the...

Oct 20, 2023

HEC Paris continues its campaign to recruit world-class research professors with the arrival of 14 new academics to its faculty ranks. This maintains its long-term objective of becoming one of the world's research hubs. The academics join the Finance, Economics & Decision...

Feb 14, 2023

Gaetano Gaballo, Associate Professor of Economics at HEC Paris and member of the GREGHEC joint research lab with the CNRS, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for his research project on inflation. Gaetano thus becomes HEC’s fourth...

Jan 20, 2023

HEC Paris Professor of Finance Stefano Lovo has had his research paper “ Herding in Equity Crowdfunding” accepted for publication in the RAND Journal of Economics, the leading journal in industrial organization. The research is in collaboration with Thomas Astebro...

Jun 21, 2022

Itzhak Gilboa, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences at HEC Paris, has been ranked 6th theoretical economist in the world in a study by Stanford University.

Jul 07, 2023

HEC Paris was more present than ever in the annual ChangeNOW summit, organizing four sessions devoted to women entrepreneurs, transition and stability, impactful research and business for peace. The 2023 edition involving 35,000 participants from 120 countries was the...

Dec 13, 2022

HEC Paris is ranked the top business school in Europe by the Financial Times, and research impact is part of the ranking’s factors. Indeed, HEC Paris is one of the world’s top research schools in economics and management, and our faculty aim to have an impact on pedagogy...

Oct 11, 2022

HEC Paris welcomed 11 new research professors to its faculty ranks for this new academic year, one of the richest pickings in years. The top-class scholars join seven of the school’s nine departments, swelling HEC’s total of professor-researchers to 120.

Jul 25, 2022

The 2022 D-TEA (Decision: Theory, Experiments & Applications) was historic in two ways: as a tenth anniversary marking HEC’s expansion into a crucial economic field. And as a moving homage to one of the event’s pioneers, Professor David Schmeidler, who passed away on March...

Jun 20, 2022

Congratulations to Dr Wei Zhao, Economics and Decision Sciences specialization, who successfully defended his Doctoral Dissertation at HEC Paris, on June 21, 2022. Dr Zhao has accepted a position at Renmin University - School of Economics (China) as Assistant Professor...

Oct 05, 2022

Professor Armin Steinbach has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Studies by the European Commission. Armin will hold the Chair in EU Law and Economics until 2025.

Jan 26, 2022

A team of leading economists and lawyers specialising in EU affairs propose an ambitious yet feasible blueprint for reforming the European macroeconomic policy system in a CEPR Policy Insight.

Dec 21, 2021

More than a dozen of HEC’s top faculty members paid a visit to Station F in early December as part of a learning expedition to the world’s biggest startup campus. This was designed to further solidify the strong ties between the business school and this hub of incubating...

Dec 15, 2021

The fourth Data Day saw a welcome return to in-person presentations and conversations. 21 months after its previous edition, this hybrid event involved 150 practitioners, researchers and students gathered in the Jouy campus’ T Building. The 2021 edition saw lively...

Oct 04, 2021

HEC Professor of Strategy (Education Track) Olivier Sibony joined forces with Nobel-laureate Daniel Kahneman and legal scholar Cass Sunstein to publish Noise, a monumental work on human error. The trio thus reinvents a term for this variability of judgment which pervades...

Jul 12, 2022

The European Commission has published a pool of individuals eligible for appointment as arbitrators and trade and sustainability experts in bilateral disputes under trade agreements with third countries. Armin Steinbach is one of the selected individuals following an...

Dec 07, 2021

Congratulations to Dr Emilien Macault, Economics and Decision Sciences specialization, who successfully defended his Doctoral Dissertation at HEC Paris, on December 7, 2021.

Oct 15, 2021

A total of seven new professors have reinforced the ranks of HEC’s world-class academic staff. Allow us to introduce you to the seven arriving on campus: Yann Algan, Pablo M. Baquero, Julien Grand-Clément, Armin Steinbach, Klaus M. Miller, Matthew Yeaton and Aluna Wang...

Apr 23, 2021

HEC Paris Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences Itzhak Gilboa and fellow researchers have co-published an article calling for a dialog with decision makers. The recently-published article, “ Rational policymaking during a pandemic” reminds legislators that modern...

Nov 12, 2020

This year, five research professors join the ranks of HEC Paris’ faculty, making it a total of 116 HEC research professors in the faculty. The newcomers’ focus of research includes revenue management, consumer behavior, systems problems, human resources management, brand...

Jul 13, 2020

Congratulations to Dr Veronica Cappelli, Economics and Decision Sciences, who successfully defended her Doctoral thesis at HEC Paris, on July 13, 2020. Veronica will join the Stanford University as postdoc researcher.

Jul 13, 2020

Congratulations to Dr Fan Wang, Economics and Decision Sciences, who successfully defended his Doctoral thesis at HEC Paris, on July 13, 2020. Fan will join the ESSEC Business School - Singapore as assistant professor.

Mar 05, 2020

Congratulations to Dr Thomas J. Rivera, Economics and Decision Sciences, who successfully defended his Doctoral thesis at HEC Paris, on March 4, 2020. Thomas joined the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University as Assistant Professor.

Oct 17, 2019

The October 3 Faculty Day featured welcome speeches for a dozen academic figures who join the ranks of HEC research professors, now numbering a total of 120. Faculty & Research Dean Jacques Olivier and Dean Peter Todd greeted the new staff members.