Benjamin Hébert

Benjamin Hébert is an Associate Professor of Finance at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Harvard University and dual undergraduate degrees in Physics and Computer Science from MIT. His research focuses on finance, macroeconomics, and contract theory, specifically examining debt contracts, sovereign default effects, and information processing constraints in financial markets.

Dr. Hébert's research explores fundamental questions in financial economics, including the prevalence of debt contracts, implications of sovereign defaults, and information processing limitations affecting market participants. His work combines theoretical modeling with empirical analysis to understand market mechanisms and economic behaviors.

His publications primarily focus on financial market structures, economic decision-making under constraints, and information processing in economic contexts. These works span topics from sovereign debt to information theory applications in finance.

• Business School Trust Faculty Scholar (2021–2022)
• Brattle Group First Place Prize (2020)
• VSFX Best Paper Runner-Up Award (2019)
• Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review (2018)
• Review of Economic Studies Tour (2015)

Dr. Hébert teaches courses in Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, and serves as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 2018.