Seminar Series

The UIC College of Business Department Seminar Series showcases research insights from our faculty and invited scholars from other universities, promoting academic exchange and collaboration.

Events can be sorted by date and department.

Coordinators for Department Seminar Series Heading link

Department of Accounting:

Department of Finance:

Department of Information and Decision Sciences:

 

Department of Marketing:

Department of Managerial Studies:

Stuart Handler Department of Real Estate:

Upcoming Events Spring 2025 Heading link

DepartmentDateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
IDSFriday, March 21, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450Scheduling Considerations in the US Asylum System: LIFO, FIFO, and the Dedicated Docket


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Daniel Freund
Sloan School of Business, MIT
MarketingFriday, March 21, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2450The Upside of Incompetence: When Low Brand Competence Signals Low Prices


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Ryan Hamilton
Goizueta Business School, Emory University
IDSFriday, March 14, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450Spatial Competition in Fast-Charging Networks.


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Yixin Lu
George Washington University
MarketingFriday, March 14, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2450From Fear to Flourishing: Understanding the Experiences of Marginalized Consumers in Services Settings


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Maura Scott
W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
IDSFriday, March 7, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450CRAM: Efficient Statistical Evaluation of Generic Machine Learning Algorithms


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Michael Lingzhi Li
Harvard Business School
AccountingFriday, March 7, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2350Managers’ Understanding of Macroeconomic News, Competitor Influence, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Consumer Sentiment News


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Lian Fen Lee
Carroll School of Management, Boston College
IDSFriday, January 31, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450From vaccines to wildfires: branch-and-price for social good


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Alex Jacquillet
Sloan School of Business, MIT
AccountingFriday, January 31, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2350Tax Preparation Assistance and Social Benefit Take-up


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Andrew Belnap
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
FinanceFriday, January 31, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150Big Data and Bigger Firms: A Labor Market Channel


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Elena Simintzi
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
AccountingFriday, January 17, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2350Internal Forecasts in Multi-Location Firms


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Eva Labro
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FinanceFriday, January 17, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150Startups in Africa


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Emanuele Colonnelli
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
IDSFriday, February 28, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450Deep Capital for Deep Learning


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Daniel Rock
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Managerial StudiesFriday, February 21, 20253:00 PM - 4:00 PMUH-2250Understanding i-deals through the social ledger lens: The role of trust and hindrance networks


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Smriti Anand
Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology
IDSFriday, February 7, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450Safety on Autopilot: An Empirical Investigation of Autonomous Driving and Traffic Safety


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Min-Seok Pang
University of Wisconsin - Madison
MarketingFriday, February 7, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-1150The Effect of Quality Disclosure on Firm Entry and Exit Dynamics: Evidence from Online Review Platforms


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Ying Bao
Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
FinanceFriday, February 7, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150Debt and Assets


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Efraim Benmelech
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
IDSFriday, April 25, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450TBA


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Sumit Kunnumkal
Indian School of Business
MarketingFriday, April 25, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2450TBA


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Rebecca Reczek
Max M. Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
AccountingFriday, April 25, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2350TBA


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Rebecca Reczek
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkley
FinanceFriday, April 25, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150TBA


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Mikhail Simutin
Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
IDSFriday, April 18, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450TBA


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Will Ma
Columbia University
MarketingFriday, April 11, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-1150TBA


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Linda Tuncay
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University
AccountingFriday, April 11, 202511:00 AM - 12:15 PMUH-2350TBA


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John Campbell
J.M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia
FinanceFriday, April 11, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150TBA


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Zhiguo He
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Managerial StudiesFriday, April 4, 202511 AM - 12 PMUH-2250TBA


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Gerry McNamara
Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
IDSFriday, April 4, 20252:00 PM - 3:30 PMUH-2450TBA


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Yi-Jen (Ian) Ho
Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
FinanceFriday, April 4, 20259:30 AM - 11:00 AMUH-2150TBA


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Vincent Bogousslavsky
Carroll School of Management, Boston College

Fall 2024 Heading link

DepartmentDateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
FinanceFriday, September 139:30-11:00 am2150 UHThe Economics of Market-Based Deposit InsuranceAmiyatosh PurnanandamUniversity of Michigan
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, September 132-3:15 pm2450 UHOperations/MLOmar Besbes (IDS Distinguished SpeakerColumbia University
MarketingFriday, September 1311 am2250 UHTBAMarkus GieslerYork University, Canada
MarketingFriday, September 2011 am2250 UHResponses to Corporate Social ResponsibilityDionne NickersonEmory University
FinanceFriday, September 279:30-11 am2150 UHMarket Power and the Bitcoin ProtocolChristine ParlourUniversity of California,
Berkeley
AccountingFriday, October 411 am-12:15 pm2350 UHTBAMelissa Lewis-Western (Visiting Scholar)Brigham Young University
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, October 42-3:15 pm2450 UHInformation SystemsT. RaviRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI)
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, October 182–3:15 pm2450 UHMultimodal AIManling LiNorthwestern
University
MarketingFriday, October 1811 am2250 UHTBAShane WangVirginia Tech
University
FinanceFriday, October 259:30-11:00 am2150 UHCorporate FinanceYiming QianUniversity of Connecticut
MarketingFriday, October 2511 am2250 UHIdeology & Patriotic Marketing AppealsJohn CostelloUniversity of Notre Dame
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, November 12-3:15 pm2450 UHStatistics/EconometricsMiki RaczNorthwestern
University
MarketingFriday, November 111 am2250 UHTBAEsther UduehiUniversity of Washington
Managerial StudiesThursday, November 710:30 am–12 pm2250 UHTBACyntha WangNorthwestern University
AccountingFriday, November 811 am–12:15 pm2350 UHTBAXiaoxia PengUniversity of Utah
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, November 82-3:15 pm2450 UHOperations/MLSantiago BalseiroColumbia University
Stuart Handler Dept. of Real EstateFriday, November 89:30-11:00 am2150 UHTBAEva SteinerPenn State
AccountingFriday, November 1511 am-12:15 pm2350 UHTBAYifei LyUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
FinanceFriday, November 159:30-11:00 am2150 UHAsset Pricing, Financial Intermediation, and InvestmentsRon KanielUniversity of Rochester
Information and Decision SciencesFriday, November 152 – 3:15 pm2450 UHInformation SystemsJingjing ZhangIndiana University
MarketingFriday, November 1511 amTBATBATonya BradfordUniversity of California-Irvine
AccountingFriday, November 2211 am-12:15 pm2350 UHTBAJaron WildeUniversity of Iowa
FinanceFriday, November 229:30-11 am2150 UHEntrepreneurial FinanceTing XuUniversity of Toronto
AccountingFriday, December 611 am-12:15 pm2350 UHTBAJonathan GloverColumbia University

Past Events-Spring 2024 Heading link

DepartmentDateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
FinanceFriday, February 29:30-11 AMUH2150TBDAvanidhar SubrahmanyamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
AccountingWednesday, February 1411-12:15 PMUH2350TBDEd DeHaanStanford University
IDSFriday, February 162-3:30 PMUH 2450TBDAchal BassambooNorthwestern University Kellogg School of Business
AccountingWednesday, March 611-12:15 PMUH2350TBDSean CaoUniversity of Maryland
Managerial StudiesFriday, March 15TBDTBDTBDZeki SimsekClemson University
FinanceFriday, March 159:30-11 AMUH2150TBDRussell James
University of Kentucky
AccountingWednesday, March 2711-12:15 PMUH2350TBDNina XuUniversity of Connecticut
Real EstateFriday, March 279:30-11 AMUH2350TBDErasmo Giambona

Syracuse University
AccountingWednesday, April 311-12:15 PMUH2350TBDJinhwan KimStanford University
Real EstateFriday, April 59:30-11 AMUH2150TBDStephanie MoultonUniversity of Wisconsin- Madison
AccountingWednesday, April 1011-12:15 PMUH2350TBDIvy FengUniversity of Wisconsin- Madison
FinanceFriday, April 129:30-11 AMUH 2150TBDVikas Agarwal Georgia State University
AccountingWednesday, April 1711-12:15 PMUH2350TBDGerardo Perez CavazosUniversity of California San Diego
FinanceFriday, April 199:30-11 AMUH 2150TBDAlberto RossiGeorgetown University
AccountingWednesday, April 2411-12:15 PMUH2350TBDHuihao YanBaruch College
FinanceFriday, April 269:30-11 AMUH 2150TBDQuentin Vandeweyer

University of Chicago Booth School of Business
FinanceFriday, May 39:30-11 AMUH2150TBDAzi Ben-RephaelRutgers University
Managerial StudiesTBDTBDTBDTBDJoanna CampbellCincinnati University
Managerial StudiesTBDTBDTBDTBDKelly Schwind WilsonPurdue University

Past Events-Fall 2023 Heading link

DepartmentDateTimeLocationTopicSpeakerInstitution
AccountingWednesday, August 3011-12:15 PMUH2350Under the “Spotlight”: Media Attention and GreenwashingIrene ZhongUniversity of Illinois Chicago
FinanceFriday, September 19:30 - 11 AMUH2150Voting ChoiceAndrey MalenkoBoston College
FinanceFriday, September 159:30 - 11 AMUH2150Dynamic Carbon Emission ManagementCecilia BustamanteUniversity of Maryland
MarketingFriday, September 1511-12:15 PMUH 2450Replace or Repair? How Companies Can Signal Unused Utility and Decrease ProductKaren Page WinterichPenn State
AccountingWednesday, September 2010:30-11:45 AMUH2350Peer Effects of Price TransparencyJeffery PiaoUniversity of Missouri
IDSFriday, September 222-3:30 PMUH2450Low-Resource Spoken Language Analysis for Cognitive Health AssessmentNatalie PardeUniversity of Illinois Chicago
FinanceFriday, September 229:30 - 11 AMUH2150Scale Economies, Bargaining Power, and Investment Performance: Evidence from Pension PlansRussell WermersUniversity of Maryland
MarketingFriday, September 2911-12:15 PMUH 2450The Mental Mapping of Magnitude: New Insights from Examining Response BiasesEllie KyungBabson College
Real Estate Friday, September 299:30 - 11 AMUH2150The Spatial Distribution the Homeownership Racial GapPaul CarrilloGeorge Washington University
AccountingWednesday, October 4 11-12:15 PMUH2350When Micro Firms Speak Macro: Evidence on Firms’ Macroeconomic Disclosures Gil SadkaUniversity of Texas at Dallas
FinanceFriday, October 612:30-2 PMUH21501.Did Retail Traders Take Over Wall Street? A Tick-by-Tick Analysis of GameStop’s Price Surge
2.How Accurate Are Survey Forecasts on the Market?		Guofu ZhouWashington University in St. Louis
IDSFriday, October 62-3:30 PMUH 2450Reducing Recidivism with Community-based Programs: Data-driven Analytics for Societal Benefits and FairnessPengyi ShiPurdue University
Managerial StudiesFriday, October 139-11 AMDH 310A Mother's Leadership Legacy: Examining the Mother-to-child Crossover of Leadership Role OccupancySongqi LiuGeorgia State University
MarketingFriday, October 1311-12:15 PMUH 2450Causal Inference in Unstructured Data: The Case of Impossible Meat AdoptionTong GuoDuke University
MarketingFriday, October 2011-12:15 PMUH 2450How Word-of-Mouth Affects Consumer Response to Algorithmic BiasKalinda UkanwaUniversity of Southern California
AccountingWednesday, October 2511-12:15 PMUH2350Improving Navigability of Financial Documents: Implications for InvestorsSarah ZechmanUniversity of Colorado Boulder
FinanceFriday, October 279:30-11 AMUH2150Desperate Capital Breeds Productivity Loss: Evidence from Public Pension Investments in Private EquityVrinda MittalUniversity of North Carolina
IDS

Friday, November 32-3:30 PMUH 2450Modeling the Impact of Community First RespondersShane HendersonCornell University
Managerial StudiesNovember 1-3TBDTBDWorkshops on Structural Equations Modeling, Validity, and Factor InvarianceGordon CheungUniversity of Auckland
MarketingFriday, November 311-12:15 PMUH 2450TBDDavid PinsofUCLA
Real EstateFriday, November 39:30-11 AMUH2150TBDLu HanUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
FinanceFriday, November 109:30-11 AMUH2150TBDDacheng XiuUniversity of Chicago
IDSFriday, November 102-3:30 PMUH 2450TBDYingda LuUniversity of Illinois Chicago
FinanceFriday, November 179:30-11 AMUH2150TBDLauren CohenHarvard University
IDSFriday, November 172-3:30 PMUH 2450TBDZhuoxin LiUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
MarketingFriday, November 1711-12:15 PMUH 2450TBDAndre MacielUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
AccountingWednesday, November 2911-12:15 PMUH2350TBDMichael DambraUniversity of Buffalo
Managerial StudiesThursday, November 309:00-10:30UH2250TBDHeather Vough George Mason University
MarketingFriday, December 111-12:15VirtualTBDZeynep Arsel Concordia University