This monthly seminar series features short talks by faculty presenting their recent work across a wide range of topics. The series provides a platform to learn what colleagues are working on beyond their own fields and to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Past Seminars
February 2026
Jingbo Hou (ISA): From Notes to Bots: How Generative AI Impacts Human-Led Fact-Checking
Kirthi Kalyanam (MKTG): The Impact of Advertising Content on Customer Acquisition and Retention for Subscriptions of Physical Goods: Insights from a Field Experiment
Stacey Ritter (ACTG): Accounting for AI-Assisted Innovation: Valuation, Ownership, and Credibility in Creative Work
January 2026
Colin Koutney (ACTG): Materiality in Tax Disclosures: Evidence from Unrecognized Tax Benefit
Michael Kevane (ECON): Homeless shelters and housing and crime (with Bill Sundstrom)
Thunyarat (Bam) Amornpetchkul (ISA): Improving Consumer Responsiveness and Social Welfare with Enhanced Routing Strategies
December 2025
Simrita Singh (ISA): AI-augmented Healthcare Workflows
Ram Bala (ISA): Gen AI and the Enterprise: The Next Frontier
November 2025
Alexander Zentefis (FNCE): A Century of Inflation Narratives
Wentong Chen (ECON): Beyond the Fundamentals: How Media-Driven Narratives Influence Cross-Border Capital Flows
Sami Najafi (ISA): Incentive-Compatible Bidding and Contract Design in Digital Display Advertising
October 2025
Xiang Shawn Wan (ISA): Designing AI-Generated Summaries for Online Video Platforms: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Shunyao Yan (MKTG): Engagement vs. Commitment: The Economic Trade-Offs of Polarizing News Content
Alex Field (ECON): The World War II U.S. Rubber Famine