Olin Business School

Bankruptcy, labor markets and auction theory will be among the topics discussed Nov. 5-7 as Washington University hosts the Fall 2004 Midwest International Economics and Economic Theory Meetings. More than 100 scholars are expected to attend the event, which features a packed, three-day schedule of research presentations in Eliot Hall.

Business experts from all over the world will come to the Olin School of Business at Washington University to participate in a three-day conference on corporate governance Nov. 11 to 13. “Key Issues in Corporate Governance,” co-sponsored by the Olin School, the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy (CRES), and the Journal of Financial Intermediation, will be held at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center. The conference will feature two days of academic presentations and a third day devoted to panel discussions among senior corporate executives, policymakers and academics. Topics include financial markets and corporate governance regulation in the United States and similar issues in the European Union.

The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, in conjunction with the Olin School of Business and the School of Law, will present a tax ethics forum Oct. 29. “An Ethics Forum for Tax Practitioners” will be held from 8:45-11:30 a.m. Oct. 29 in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium. Conference topics include the standard […]

The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, in conjunction with the John M. Olin School of Business and the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, will present a tax ethics forum on Oct. 29. “An Ethics Forum for Tax Practitioners” will be held from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, preceded by a continental breakfast at 7:45 a.m., at May Auditorium in John E. Simon Hall. Peter J. Wiedenbeck, the Joseph H. Zumbalen Professor of Law, and Nancy Pechloff, CPA, of the Olin School of Business will moderate the forum featuring five panelists.

Patrick Moreton has been named managing director of the Olin-Fudan E.M.B.A. program; and Mark Soczek now directors the Center for Experiential Learning.

Prominent national experts in health and health-care policy will address important issues affecting the future of medicine Oct. 7. More medical news…

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StewartCan Martha Stewart regain the trust of her customers or could Enron’s former chief Ken Lay get a new job under the clouds of suspicion left in the wake of their legal problems? It depends upon the match between how they respond to the allegations and the extent to which the alleged offense is perceived to involve their integrity or their competence, according to a recent study by Washington University in St. Louis professor Kurt T. Dirks and three colleagues.

In November, 26 incumbent U.S. senators will be on election ballots. Chances are, most of them will win, according to a study by Washington University in St. Louis professor Gautam Gowrisankaran and two colleagues.

The seminars comprise one-hour presentations on the research interests of faculty from local and national universities.