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Johan Hombert is a Professor of Finance at HEC Paris, holding the position since 2022. He concurrently serves as Associate Dean of the Doctoral Program (since 2021) and previously coordinated the Finance Department (2018-2020), demonstrating deep institutional integration within one of Europe's premier business schools.
His academic foundation includes:
- PhD in Economics, Toulouse School of Economics (2009)
- Master in Economics, Paris School of Economics (2005)
- ENSAE (Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique) (2005)
- Majors in Applied Mathematics and Economics, Ecole Polytechnique (2004)
Hombert's research critically examines life insurance mechanisms and entrepreneurial financing systems. His work reveals how intergenerational risk sharing operates in savings products, how unemployment insurance stimulates business creation, and how innovation buffers firms against global competition. This agenda bridges theoretical finance with real-world policy implications, particularly in European financial markets where he leverages institutional access for empirical rigor.
His publication trajectory shows consistent output in top-tier outlets (American Economic Review, Journal of Finance) with recent emphasis (2021-2025) on cohort-based risk sharing in insurance, valuation errors in M&A, and entrepreneurial responses to economic shocks. The recurring analytical thread connects market frictions to macroeconomic outcomes through micro-level data.
Hombert's research excellence is validated through prestigious recognition:
- Prix 2016 du Meilleur Jeune Chercheur en Finance
- Prix du Chercheur de l'année 2015 (Fondation HEC)
- EIF 2015 Best Paper in Finance Award
- Prix Jeune Chercheur en Economie 2014
- European Research Council Consolidator Grant (2021)
As Associate Dean of the Doctoral Program, he shapes next-generation finance scholars while maintaining active editorial service for flagship journals (Journal of Finance, Econometrica). His 2019 organization of HEC's Entrepreneurship Workshop demonstrates commitment to academic community building. The ERC grant awarded in 2021 funds his ongoing investigation into long-term savings behavior within life insurance frameworks, indicating sustained research momentum.
Though not explicitly affiliated with named labs, Hombert operates at the nexus of HEC Paris's Finance Department and broader economics research initiatives, frequently collaborating with leading scholars like Biais, Weill, and Thesmar on projects spanning asset pricing, corporate finance, and insurance economics.
