Visiting Speaker Seminars 2025-2026

Contact: Prof. Xiaowen Lei

All seminars are on Friday at 3:30 p.m. 

Fall 2025 - Winter 2026

Date Speaker Institution Title Host Location
September 5          

September 10

*11:45-1:00*

 Kohei Kawaguchi Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Competitive Effects of Resale Price Through Inventory: Evidence from Publishing Industry Jeff Qiu Mackinnon 725
September 12 Michael Boutros University of Toronto Competitive Effects of Resale Price Maintenance Through Inventory: Evidence from Publishing Industry Ilias Tsiakas Macdonald Hall 218
September 19 Christian Bravo Western University Breaking Barriers: Unveiling Gender Disparities in Corporate Board Career Paths Using Deep Learning Fred Liu Macdonald Hall 218
September 26 Eric Wilson      McMaster University  

What is the implied upper bound of the Stochastic Discount Factor?

 Fred Liu Mackinnon 316
October 03 Mario Samano HEC Montreal

 Firms' Bidding Behavior in a New Market: Evidence from Renewable Energy Auctions

 Talat Genc Mackinnon 316
October 10 Sam Allen Virginia Military Institute-Economic History   Talat Genc Mackinnon 316
October 17 N/A       N/A
October 24 Juan Londono Federal Reserve Board   Zhenzhen Fan Mackinnon 316
October 31 N/A        
November 07 N/A        
November 14 N/A        
November 21 N/A        
November 28 N/A        
December 05 F25 Exam Period       N/A
December 12 F25 Exam Period       N/A
December 19 N/A        
December 26 University Closed       N/A
January 02 N/A        
January 09 N/A        
January 16 N/A        
January 23 N/A        
January 30 N/A        
February 06 Stelios Arvanitis Athens University of Business and Economics  TBA   N/A
February 13 N/A        
February 20 Winter break       N/A
February 27          
March 06          
March 13          
March 20 Philippe Goulet Coulombe UQAM   Fred Liu N/A
March 27 Rob Gillezeau University of Toronto   Jiangnan Zeng N/A
April 3  Good Friday       N/A
April 10 W26 Exam Period       N/A
April 17 W26 Exam Period       N/A