Léa H. Stern

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business

Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics

Box 353200

Seattle, WA 98195-3200

United States

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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Citation 25

Selecting Directors Using Machine Learning

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2018-03-005, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2018-05, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 605/2019
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 21 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2021
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Citation 25

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Corporate Governance, Boards of Directors, Machine Learning

Selecting Directors Using Machine Learning

NBER Working Paper No. w24435
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2023
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Selecting Directors Using Machine Learning

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Aug 2018
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Corporate Governance, Boards of Directors, Machine Learning

Machine Learning About Venture Capital Choices

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2022-03-002
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 16 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2024
Victor Lyonnet and Léa H. Stern
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance and University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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venture capital, machine learning, entrepreneurship, capital allocation, stereotypes, representativeness

Venture Capital (Mis)Allocation in the Age of AI

Proceedings of the EUROFIDAI-ESSEC Paris December Finance Meeting 2022
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Oct 2022
Victor Lyonnet and Léa H. Stern
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance and University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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Pay for Performance from Future Fund Flows: The Case of Private Equity

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2010-003, Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2010-3-003
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2011
Korea University, Vanderbilt University - Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Private Equity, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Compensation, Incentives

Pay for Performance from Future Fund Flows: The Case of Private Equity

NBER Working Paper No. w16369
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2023
Korea University, Vanderbilt University - Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Paid Leave Pays Off: The Effects of Paid Family Leave on Firm Performance

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2019-03-029, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2019-29, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 643/2019
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 22 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Benjamin Bennett, Isil Erel, Léa H. Stern and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Lancaster University
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Paid Family Leave, Labor Force Participation, Gender, Diversity, Talent Allocation, Firm Performance

Paid Leave Pays Off: The Effects of Paid Family Leave on Firm Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w27788
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Benjamin Bennett, Isil Erel, Léa H. Stern and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Lancaster University
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Citation 5

Learning About Directors

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 13 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2019
Léa H. Stern
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Downloads 434 (138,091)
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Boards of Directors, Corporate Governance, Bayesian Learning, Director Turnover

A Learning-Based Approach to Evaluating Boards of Directors

Paris December 2017 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Jun 2017
Léa H. Stern
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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Is Corporate Governance Risk Valued? Evidence from Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2015
Léa H. Stern and M. Martin Boyer
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and HEC Montreal - Department of Finance
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Corporate governance, D&O insurance, Initial public offerings, Income trusts

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Stereotypes about Successful Entrepreneurs

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2023-03-004, Charles A. Dice Working Paper No. 2023-4, American Economic Association: Papers and Proceedings, May 2023
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 29 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2023
Victor Lyonnet and Léa H. Stern
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance and University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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entrepreneurship, startups, deal selection, stereotypes, venture capital

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D&O Insurance and IPO Performance: What Can We Learn from Insurers?

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2014
M. Martin Boyer and Léa H. Stern
HEC Montreal - Department of Finance and University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
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D&O insurance, Initial Public Offering, return predictability, stock return volatility, information asymmetry, governance indices