Pierre Chaigneau

Associate Professor of Finance at Smith School of Business

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Smith School of Business

Pierre Chaigneau is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.

He obtained a PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics, a MSc in Economics at Ecole Normale Superieure, and a MSc in Management (grande Ecole program) from HEC Paris, and was previously Associate Professor of Finance at HEC Montreal.

His research focuses on the use of financial information for the optimal design of contracts and mechanisms in corporate finance. Applications include corporate governance, executive compensation, and financial stability.

His research has been presented at major conferences including the American Finance Association, the Northern Finance Association, the Western Finance Association, the SFS Cavalcade, the Econometric Society Winter Meeting, and the Risk Theory Society. His papers have been published in top academic journals including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Interest Topics

  • Crisis Management
  • Economics
  • Finance & Investment
  • Governance
  • Risk

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