Desmarais Faculty Scholar Awards reward leading finance research

First awarded in 2007 and generously supported by Paul Desmarais, Jr., the Desmarais Faculty Scholar Awards are given in three year cycles to leading Desautels finance researchers.

Through research funded by a Desmarais Faculty Scholar Award, Professor Laurent Barras is investigating value creation in mutual funds and collaborating with PhD student Pouya Behmaram and Desautels finance professor David Schumacher to examine the mutual fund industry. Meanwhile Professor Jan Ericsson has identified a new mechanism for default contagion through his research funded by a Desmarais Faculty Scholar Award, and the funding has enabled Ericsson to hire PhD finance student, Yiliu (Lucy) Lu to collaborate.