HEC Paris press coverage from all over the world
CNBC reports that presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's ties with Russia -which have been addressed by Emmanuel Macron during a debate between the two competitors- weaken her chances to be elected. Law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno agrees: "This is set to capture the public imagination, by indissolubly associating a vote to Marine Le Pen to Putin’s Russia. To do so at the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine appears one of the most powerful defenses to Macron’s presidency."
What would happen if Marine Le Pen was elected as French President? Wirtschaftswoche details five different fields which could be affected if the candidate's program was implemented. When it comes to the EU, for instance, finance professor at HEC Paris Business School Armin Steinbach warns that "not only would the Franco-German engine fail in Europe, but growth in France and Germany would also suffer."
As the French elections' second round is coming up, Handelsblatt analyzes the various issues at stake, whether Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen wins. Finance professor at HEC Paris Business School Armin Steinbach is commenting on various topics such as the European single market, skills shortage, taxes, the retirement age reform etc.
Tagesschau evaluates France's economic state and how this situation could influence the presidential elections. Finance professor at HEC Paris Business School Armin Steinbach therefore explains that, given the already very high public debt in France, a Le Pen presidency "would drive up this national debt further and thus naturally trigger nervousness on the markets."
Executives Courses notes a boom in the field of executive coaching programs, since business increasingly call on coaches for their employees. HEC Paris Business Schools has its own Executive Coaching School, of which Academic Director Marc Beretta says: "The demanding process of participants’ selection and certification guarantees high international training standards."
The British collective group Stanley Gibbons expects the stamps and coins dealing sector to benefit from inflation, as investors are trying to hedge from the rise of prices. However, finance professor at HEC Paris Business School Christophe Spaenjers tempers this announcement: "Stamps will only hedge against inflation if people start buying them as a hedge against inflation."
The Sunday Times reflects on what could happen in France if Marine Le Pen became President. Economy professor at HEC Paris Business School Tomasz Michalski is very critical of what her economic policies would be, saying: "There would be no hint of reform... It's just throwing money at problems."
Euractiv reports that 12% of the proposals made by European citizens for the conference on the Future of Europe require a treaty change. According to law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno, who gathered the data along with students from several universities, these proposals “are set to influence future EU political and policy decision-making”.
Poets & Quants provides three tips to applicants who want to join an MBA at HEC Paris Business School: the need for an informed, global vision for the future, knowing what makes the school unique and connecting a professional project with HEC’s values.
Forbes questions in an article the idea that salary transparency is always a good thing. To do so, it mentions a study led by professor at HEC Paris Business School Tomasz Obloj which showed that pay transparency reduces pay inequality. However, this study also suggests that such a measure also diminishes productivity.
