Olivier Dessaint
Bio
Olivier DESSAINT is an assistant professor of finance at the Rotman School of Management. Olivier holds a Ph.D. in finance from HEC Paris and teaches corporate finance in the first year of the MBA program. His research interests include corporate finance and behavioral finance. His work has been published in top finance journals. Prior to joining academia, Olivier was an investment banker at BNP Paribas.
Academic Positions
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2014/current
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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2010/2014
PhD Student and Lecturer in Finance, HEC Paris
Selected Publications - Papers
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Do managers overreact to salient risks? Evidence from hurricane strikes
With A.Matray
Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming
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Employment protection and takeovers
With A.Golubov and P.Volpin
Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming
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The effects of investment banks rankings: evidence from M&A league tables
With F.Derrien
Review of Finance, forthcoming