Seminars
Concordia regularly hosts research seminars showcasing cutting-edge work by economists and scholars from around the world.
These events are open to faculty, graduate students, and researchers from Concordia and universities across Montreal and beyond, fostering a vibrant and collaborative research community.
The information on this page is updated every Monday.
Please verify the information prior to coming on campus for an event, as times or location might change.
Upcoming seminars
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Jean-François Gauthier (HEC)
Title TBA
Location: 1455 De Maisonneuve W, 11th floor, room H-1154
Meeting host: Gabrielle Vasey
Friday, March 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Junnan He (Sciences Po)
No Sparsity in Asset Pricing: Evidence from a Generic Statistical Test
Location: H-1145, 11th floor, 1455 De Maisonneuve W.
Meeting host: Jan Victor Dee
We present a novel test to determine sparsity in characteristic-based factor models. Applying the test to industry and pseudo-random portfolios, we reject the null hypothesis that fewer than ten factors are sufficient to explain returns, and show that at least thirty factors are needed for the various subsample periods examined. We find that dense models outperform sparse ones in both pricing and investing.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Marcelo Fernandez (University of Nevada)
Title TBA
Location: 1455 De Maisonneuve W, 11th floor, room H-1154
Meeting host: Szilvia Pápai
Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Vikram Manjunath (University of Ottawa)
Title TBA
Location: 1455 De Maisonneuve W, 11th floor, room H-1145
Meeting host: Szilvia Pápai
Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
Virtual seminar series in information economics and experiments (VIEE)
Yanlin Chen (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)
Title TBA
Location: virtual, please contact one of the meeting co-hosts to register.
Meeting co-hosts: Ming Li and Huan Xie
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Bryan Kelly (Yale School of Management)
Title TBA
Location: 1455 De Maisonneuve W, 11th floor, room H-1145
Meeting host: Prosper Dovonon
Friday, May 14, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Concordia Economics Seminar
Sergei Severinov (University of British Columbia)
Title TBA
Location: 1455 De Maisonneuve W, 11th floor, room H-1145
Meeting host: Ming Li
