Lisa LaViers

Researchers say stakeholders respond to voluntary CEO pay ratio disclosures

In a new paper, Assistant Professor of Accounting Lisa LaViers finds that the SEC’s decision to require firms to report their CEO pay ratios led to a proliferation of voluntary disclosures that went above and beyond the rule’s requirements — and stakeholders are responding to that additional information.
Energy students on trip to oil production platform

MME employment at graduation hits all-time high

Master of Management in Energy students have long had success in landing jobs with leading energy companies, but this year’s graduates are among the most successful yet. Ninety-three percent of this year’s class had job offers at graduation, the highest percentage in program history.

Freeman honors more than 700 at graduation ceremonies

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business recognized more than 700 degree candidates at its spring 2022 undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. The ceremonies took place on Friday, May 20, at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Tulane’s uptown campus.

Four Freeman grads earn 2022-23 Fulbright awards

Four Freeman School graduates are among the 14 Tulanians to be named as 2022-23 Fulbright award winners. The graduates will receive grants through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. Department of State’s flagship international educational exchange program.
Robin Forman, Ashley Nelson and Paulo Goes

Nelson honored for service learning teaching

Tulane University honored Freeman School Senior Professor of Practice Ashley Keller Nelson (MBA ’98) with the 2022 Barbara E. Moely Service Learning Teaching Award. The award recognizes Tulane faculty members who embrace Moely’s dedication to bringing classrooms to life through engaged community partnerships.
In the Media
Eric Smith

WVUE Fox 8: Entergy says set your thermostat to 78° this summer to save money

June 23, 2022

Eric Smith, professor of practice in management science and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by WVUE-TV Fox 8 for a story about the impact of soaring summer temperatures on Louisiana’s power grid.

Research
Natalie Longmire

Research Notes: Natalie Longmire

June 16, 2022

Natalie Longmire’s paper “Rekindling the Fire and Stoking the Flames: How and When Workplace Interpersonal Capitalization Facilitates Pride and Knowledge Sharing at Work” has been accepted for publication in Academy of Management Journal.

Research
Lisa LaViers

Researchers say stakeholders respond to voluntary CEO pay ratio disclosures

June 14, 2022

In a new paper, Assistant Professor of Accounting Lisa LaViers finds that the SEC’s decision to require firms to report their CEO pay ratios led to a proliferation of voluntary disclosures that went above and beyond the rule’s requirements — and stakeholders are responding to that additional information.

Freeman News
Energy students on trip to oil production platform

MME employment at graduation hits all-time high

June 10, 2022

Master of Management in Energy students have long had success in landing jobs with leading energy companies, but this year’s graduates are among the most successful yet. Ninety-three percent of this year’s class had job offers at graduation, the highest percentage in program history.

Research
Gus De Franco and Vivi Zhu

Research Notes: Gus De Franco and Vivi Zhu

May 31, 2022

Gus De Franco and Vivi Zhu’s paper “Fixed Income Conference Calls,” co-authored with Da Xu (PhD ’22) and Thomas Shohfi from the SEC, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Accounting & Economics.

Freeman News

Freeman honors more than 700 at graduation ceremonies

May 23, 2022

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business recognized more than 700 degree candidates at its spring 2022 undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. The ceremonies took place on Friday, May 20, at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Tulane’s uptown campus.

Research
Gus De Franco and Stephanie Cheng

Research Notes: Gus De Franco and Stephanie Cheng

May 19, 2022

Gus De Franco and Stephanie Cheng’s paper “Marijuana Liberalization and Public Finance: A Capital Market Perspective on the Passage of Medical Use Laws,” co-authored with Pengkai Lin of Singapore Management University, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Accounting & Economics.

Freeman News

Four Freeman grads earn 2022-23 Fulbright awards

May 17, 2022

Four Freeman School graduates are among the 14 Tulanians to be named as 2022-23 Fulbright award winners. The graduates will receive grants through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. Department of State’s flagship international educational exchange program.

In the Media
Peter Ricchiuti photographed in his office

The Acadiana Advocate: 'A huge plus for Lafayette': How LHC Group's deal with UnitedHealth could mean rapid growth

May 09, 2022

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of the Burkenroad Reports equity research program, was interviewed for an Acadiana Advocate story on UnitedHealth Group’s agreement to acquire Lafayette-based home health company LHC Group for $5.4 billion.

Research
Yuchen Zhang

Research Notes: Yuchen Zhang

May 09, 2022

Yuchen Zhang’s paper “Breakthrough Invention and Problem Complexity: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment,” co-authored with Wei Yang of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), has been accepted for publication in The Strategic Management Journal.

Freeman News
Robin Forman, Ashley Nelson and Paulo Goes

Nelson honored for service learning teaching

May 06, 2022

Tulane University honored Freeman School Senior Professor of Practice Ashley Keller Nelson (MBA ’98) with the 2022 Barbara E. Moely Service Learning Teaching Award. The award recognizes Tulane faculty members who embrace Moely’s dedication to bringing classrooms to life through engaged community partnerships.

Research

Research Notes: Oleg Gredil

May 04, 2022

Oleg Gredil’s paper “Nowcasting Net Asset Values: The Case of Private Equity,” co-authored with Greg Brown and Eric Ghysels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been accepted for publication in The Review of Financial Studies.