Corporate finance

With the gradual end of the pandemic, the price level began to rise in the United States and in the euro zone. Eric Mengus, Associate Professor of Economics at HEC Paris, explains this return to inflation, and whether we should be worried about it.

A year after the EU’s Court of Justice ruled that none of its member states can outlaw the sale of the non-psychotic compound cannabidiol (CBD), France’s highest appeals court overturned a decision banning its sale on French territory. Associate Professor Daniel Martinez analyses the June 26 decision in the light of his long research on cannabis-related questions in Colorado.

What is a cryptocurrency? And what are the stakes of maintaining its stability? What role does it play in Economics and politics? In this interview, Bruno Biais, HEC Paris Professor of Finance and expert of cryptocurrencies, explains.

Any tax inexorably distorts the behaviour of economic agents, and dividend taxation is no exception to this rule. However, accurately assessing the impact of a tax reform on economic activity remains a difficult if not impossible task. Indeed, a change in tax rules affects the whole economy, and it is difficult to attribute a change in the behaviour of economic agents to the reform rather than to the evolution of the economic situation. This article reviews a change in Swiss tax policy that allowed us to precisely assess how listed companies react to a reduction in dividend taxation.

One month ago, Amazon swooped in spectacularly to purchase of Hollywood studio MGM for more than seven billion euros. What consequences are there for the world of cinema and its economy? Director of the MS/MSc Media, Arts and Creation at HEC Paris, Thomas Paris analyzes the scope of this event. He recently co-signed "The Economy of Cinema" (in French) with Philippe Chantepie, published by La Découverte.

Matteo Winkler is a law professor at HEC Paris, focusing an important part of his research on international human rights and on teaching Diversity and Inclusion. Professor Winkler also chairs the HEC Paris Diversity Committee. Eloïc Peyrache is a professor of economics. He began his research career with a study of gender diversity in admissions to French Grandes Ecoles. He was nominated Dean of HEC Paris in January 2021. Both professors share their insights on the stakes in Diversity and Inclusion, ways to address discrimination and proposals to include diversity through research. These, they say, are just some of a panoply of initiatives being explored at HEC Paris.

In this interview with Knowledge@HEC, a dozen of professors and Ph.D. students from HEC Paris share the key findings of their latest research on diversity and inclusion. They also share insights for managing one’s career in challenging contexts and give analysis on how education and the new generations can change the workplace culture.