Jessica JEFFERS
Associate Professor
Finance
Biography
Jessica studies empirical corporate finance, with a special interest in labor and finance, entrepreneurship, law, and sustainability. She is a founding member of the Impact Finance Research Consortium. She also co-organizes the Labor & Finance Online Seminar (LFOS) with Tania Babina (Columbia), David Matsa (Kellogg), and Elena Simintzi (UNC).
Jessica earned her PhD in finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She has received prizes including the AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship for entrepreneurship studies, and the Investment for Impact Research Prize. Prior to academia, she worked in management consulting for the financial industry. She holds a BA in economics & mathematics from Yale University.
Scientific articles
Review of Financial Studies, January 2024, vol. 37, n° 1, pp 1-44,
Journal of Financial Economics, November 2024, vol. 161, n° 103928, (in coll. with T. Lyu, K. Posenau)
University of Chicago Business Law Review, Spring 2022, vol. 1, n° 1, (in coll. with A. M. TUCKER)
Journal of Financial Economics, November 2021, vol. 142, n° 2, pp 697-718, (in coll. with C. Geczy, D. K. Musto, A. M. Tucker)
Seattle University Law Review, 2017, vol. 40, n° 2, (in coll. with C. GECZY, D. K. MUSTO, A. M. TUCKER)
Harvard Business Law Review, 2015, vol. 5, n° 1, pp 75-139, (in coll. with C. GECZY, D. K. MUSTO, A. M. TUCKER)
Working papers
NBER Working Paper Series - National Bureau of Economic Research , 2025
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
SSRN Electronic Journal , 2022
Proceedings of Paris December 2021 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - ESSEC , 2021
SSRN Electronic Journal , 2019
Scientific articles
Review of Financial Studies, January 2024, vol. 37, n° 1, pp 1-44,
Journal of Financial Economics, November 2024, vol. 161, n° 103928, (in coll. with T. Lyu, K. Posenau)
University of Chicago Business Law Review, Spring 2022, vol. 1, n° 1, (in coll. with A. M. TUCKER)
Journal of Financial Economics, November 2021, vol. 142, n° 2, pp 697-718, (in coll. with C. Geczy, D. K. Musto, A. M. Tucker)
Working papers
NBER Working Paper Series - National Bureau of Economic Research , 2025
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
SSRN Electronic Journal , 2022
Proceedings of Paris December 2021 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - ESSEC , 2021
Education
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Ph.D., in Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - USA
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2022- Associate Professor, Finance HEC Paris
- 2022- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris, GREGHEC HEC Paris
External Academic Responsibilities
- 2017-2022 Assistant Professor University of Chicago
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Impact Finance Research Consortium (founding member)