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- Special Seminar “Experimental Foundations of Sustainable Finance” by Professor Sebastien Duchene, MBS School of Business
Special Seminar “Experimental Foundations of Sustainable Finance” by Professor Sebastien Duchene, MBS School of Business
Dates
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WED 20260516
SAT 2026- Place
- Session 1: Bldg. No. 7, 3F Rm 310/ Session 2: Bldg. No. 3, 6F Rm 605, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Time
- 13:10 – 14:50
- Posted
- Fri, 24 Apr 2026
The Graduate School of Economics is pleased to announce that a Special Seminar will be held on May 13, and May 16, 2026 by Professor Sebastien Duchene, MBS School of Business. This seminar focuses on using experimental methods in finance to uncover the behavioral economic foundations underlying sustainable investment decisions and to provide concrete insights for policy and financial intermediation.
Profile of Professor Sebastien Duchene
- Sesson 1
Date: May 13, 2026 (Wed.) 13:10 – 14:50
Venue: Bldg. No. 7, 3F Room 310, Waseda Campus, Waseda University - Session 2
Date: May 16, 2026 (Sat.) 13:10 – 14:50
Venue: Bldg. No. 3, 6F Room 605, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: English
- No pre-registration is required
- Highly recommended for graduate students with a background in economics
Title: Experimental Foundations of Sustainable Finance
Session 1: “What Experiments Reveal About Behavior in Financial Decision-Making”
This session will provide an overview of key empirical findings from experimental approaches in finance, highlighting how controlled settings allow us to identify behavioral mechanisms—such as risk preferences, belief formation, and social preferences—that are difficult to isolate using observational data. It will establish the conceptual foundations for the second session.
Following the lecture, Office hour will be held in a discussion session format to facilitate discussion with participants.
Session 2: “Behavioral Foundations of Sustainable Finance”
This session will build on these mechanisms and examine how they operate in the context of sustainable investment. I will present evidence from my research (including SRC–SRI complementarity, the risk–return–impact trade-off, and experimental designs with real externalities), combining experimental and administrative data, and discuss implications for policy and financial intermediation.
To inquire further, please contact Prof. ISHIKAWA, Ryuichiro.
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- MBS School of Business
