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AI Trading Algorithms Can Make Markets Less Competitive

July 3rd, 2026
7 minutes
Jean-Edouard Colliard, Thierry Foucault, Stefano Lovo

AI-driven trading can blunt competition and even lift prices in financial markets. 

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

How Activist Short Sellers Move a Stock

A target price may overshoot reality, but it still hits the stock quickly. New research shows that one number can accelerate market impact.

7 minutes
Alexandre Madelaine, Luc Paugam, Hervé Stolowy

Who Will Win the Tug-of-War Between Europe and Big Tech?

Italy’s fine against Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) puts privacy design under antitrust scrutiny. Evidence suggests regulators should measure who is harmed, and design targeted remedies. 

7 minutes
Klaus Miller

When Oscar Nominations Make Audiences Harsher

A new study shows that “quality signals” can backfire: Academy Award nominations can lower viewers’ ratings by raising expectations.

7 minutes
Michelangelo Rossi, Felix Schleef

How Competition and Job Mobility Shape Investment in Workers

Young scholar's research shows that firms delay training for fear of losing employees to rivals.

6 minutes
Giacomo Rostagno, Céline Bonnet-Laquitaine

Overlooking Vulnerability Can Harm Everyone, Including Your Business

Drawing on insights from HEC Paris faculty, Octavio de Barros, postdoctoral researcher maps how businesses can respond to vulnerability without defaulting to control, charity, or silence.

Octavio Augusto de Barros

Rankings Nudge CSR - But What Happens at the Margins?

Research by the late professor Wooseok Jung on marginal firms reveals that status anxiety drives CSR policy shifts more than real commitment.

Wooseok Jung

Rearming Europe Requires a New Approach to Secrecy

Research by Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini shows how European defense firms can maintain openness and protect sensitive knowledge.

Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini

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