Jean-Etienne (Jean) de Bettignies

Academic Publications

“When Less is More: Information and the Financing on Innovation,” with John Ries, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 214, 346-369.

“Competition and Innovation in Markets for Technology,” with Hua Fang Liu, David T. Robinson, and Bulat Gainullin, Management Science, 2023, 69(8), 4753-4773.

“Information Sharing and Incentives in Organizations,” with Ján Zábojník, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2019, 35(3), 619-650.

“When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?” with David T. Robinson, Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36(4), 1023-1072.

“Product Market Competition and the Financing of New Ventures,” with Anne Duchêne, Management Science, 2015, 61(8), 1849-1867. 

“Mergers, Agency Costs, and Social Welfare,” with Thomas W. Ross, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2014, 30(2), 401-436.

“Product Market Competition and Returns to Talent,” with Jen Baggs and John Ries, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2013, 22(3), 569-593.

“Public-Private Partnerships: Economic and International Dimensions,” with Thomas W. Ross, in Chen, Z. and M. Duhamel (eds.), Industrial Organization in Canada: Empirical Evidence and Policy Challenges (McGill-Queen’s University Press, Chapter 15), 2011, 533-587.

“The Economic Theory of Public-Private Partnerships: Some Theoretical Contributions,” with Thomas W. Ross, in Hodge, Graeme (ed.), International Handbook on Public-Private Partnerships (Elgar, Chapter 7), 2011, 132-158.

“Banks versus Venture Capital in the Financing of New Ventures,” in Cumming, Douglas J. (ed.), Venture Capital: Investment Strategies, Structures, and Policies (Wiley, Chapter 2), 2010, 31-50.

“Public-Private Partnerships and the Privatization of the Finance Function: An Incomplete Contracts Approach,” with Thomas W. Ross, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2009, 27(3), 358-368. 

“Venture Capital Investment: The Role of Predator Prey Dynamics with Learning by Doing,” with James A. Brander, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2009, 18(1), 1-19 (lead article).

“Corporate Venturing, Allocation of Talent, and Competition for Star Managers,” with Gilles Chemla, Management Science, 2008, 54(3), 505-521. 

“Financing the Entrepreneurial Venture,” Management Science, 2008, 54(1), 151-166.

“Financing Entrepreneurship: Bank Finance Versus Venture Capital,” with James A. Brander, Journal of Business Venturing, 2007, 22(6), 808-832.

“Product Market Competition and Agency Costs,” with Jen Baggs, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2007, 55(2), 289-323.

“Product Market Competition and the Boundaries of the Firm,” Canadian Journal of Economics, 2006, 39(3), 948-970.

“The Economics of Public-Private-Partnerships,” with Thomas W. Ross, Canadian Public Policy, 2004, 30(2), 135-154 (lead article).

Working Papers

“Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility,” with Hua Fang Liu and David T. Robinson, under review.

“Does Managerial Human Capital Shape Firm Growth?” with Hua Fang Liu, revise-and-resubmit.

“A Theory of Information Diffusion in Organizations,” under revision.

Work in Progress

“Informational Frictions and the Impact of Product Market Competition on Entrepreneurial Innovation,” with Hua Fang Liu and John Ries, almost complete.

“Family Firms, Managerial Talent, and Agency Costs,” with Pascal Courty and Hua Fang Liu, in progress.

“Product Market Competition, Collective Bargaining, and Employee Compensation,” with Jen Baggs and Jing Liang, in progress.

“Entrepreneurial Talent, Product Market Competition, and Innovation,” with Hua Fang Liu and John Ries, preliminary.

Smith School of Business | Queen's University

MSc/PhD
Economics of Organization (2009-2014, 2026 - Present)

Full-Time MBA
Economics and Industry Analysis (2013-2015, 2018-2021, 2025 - Present)
Microeconomics (2011-2012)

EMBAA (Queen’s/Cornell)
Economics and Industry Analysis (2008)

Master of Finance - Toronto
Economics | Macro and Markets (2025 - Present)
Quant. Analysis and Economics (2014-2022)

Master of Finance - Beijing
Economics | Macro and Markets (2026 - Present)
Quant. Analysis and Economics (2018-2019)

Graduate Diploma in Business
Economics and Industry Analysis (2014-2017)

Bachelor of Commerce
Managerial Economics (2008, 2010)

Executive Education
Strategy in a Competitive World (2018-2019)

UTSC-Management | University of Toronto

Bachelor of Business Administration
Senior Seminar in Strategic Management (2023)
Introduction to Strategy (2024-2025)

Sauder School of Business | University of British Columbia

Full-Time MBA
Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation (2002-2007)
Preparing the BDP (2002-2007)

EMBA
Intro. to Managerial Economics | Pre-Core (2007)

Bachelor of Commerce
New Enterprise Development (2002-2007)

Graduate Student Examination

External Referee

PhD
Yeuk Chun Chow, 2019, Queen’s University
Huilan Xu, 2019, University of Toronto
Minjie Zhang, 2017, York University
Steve Martin, 2017, University of Ottawa
Dan Vo, 2013, University of Victoria
Jean-Denis Garon, 2012, Queen’s University
Derek Stacey, 2012, Queen’s University
Kazuko Miyamoto, 2011, Queen’s University
Pamela Cardozo, 2009, Queen’s University

MA
Leanne McConnachie, 2007, UBC
Akhimienmhonan D. Amiolemen, 2006, UBC

Visiting Positions

INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Visiting Scholar, Jun 2018 (1 week)
Visiting Scholar, Oct 2017 (1 week)
Visiting Scholar, Jul 2014 (2 weeks)
Visiting Scholar, Aug – Dec 2008 (4 months) 

Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
Visiting Scholar, Apr 2013 (1 week) 

HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC
Visiting Scholar, Aug 2012 – Jun 2013 (1 day per week) 

University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC
Visiting Scholar, August 2012 (1 week) 

University of New South Wales, Australian School of Business, Sydney, Australia
Visiting Scholar, Apr – May 2012 (3 weeks)

Guest Lectures

Guest Speaker, PhD Seminar, UofT-Rotman Jan 2023
Guest Speaker, MBA New Ventures Club, QSB Aug 2011
Guest Speaker, Workshop on “The Study of Bus. and Knowledge,” QSB Jun 2011
Guest Speaker, Workshop on “The Study of Bus. and Knowledge,” QSB Jun 2010
Guest Speaker, “New Venture Design” Course, UBC-Sauder Feb 2005
Guest Speaker, “New Venture Design” Course, UBC-Sauder Feb 2004

Graduate Student Supervision

(main supervisor unless otherwise stated)

PhD
Jing Liang (in progress)
Hua Fang Liu, 2019, Brandon University
Koray Sayili, 2016, Colgate University
Janelle Mann (committee member), 2012, University of Manitoba
Keith Rogers (committee member), 2008, QSB Lecturer

MSc
Tuanying Steven Shen, 2017, Queen’s Econ. PhD
Yang Mu, 2015, Queen’s Econ. PhD
Dan Tina Tian, 2014, Millier Dickinson Blais
Yan Christina Zheng, 2014, Rogers Media
Hua Fang Hanna Liu, 2013, QSB PhD
Jing Liang, 2012, QSB PhD
Ruoyu Maggie Zhang, 2012, Magna International
Jean Teboul, 2010, McGill Law School
Bulat Gainullin, 2009, Boston Consulting Group
Jay Oduwole (thesis reader), 2009, JP Morgan

Conference Participation

2025
Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference, Brisbane, Australia, presenter
Queen’s Workshop on Firms and Inclusive Economic Growth, Kingston, ON

2024
Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference, Seoul, South Korea, presenter
EARIE Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, presenter
Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL
Queen’s Corporate Finance Theory Workshop, Kingston, ON
Queen’s Organizations and Markets Workshop, Kingston, ON

2023
Society for Institut. & Organizational Econ. Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, presenter, chair
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Singapore, presenter, chair
Markets, Contracts and Organizations Conference, Canberra, Australia, presenter
Australian Organizational Economics Workshop, Canberra, Australia, presenter

2022   
Queen’s Organizational Economics Conference, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum, Barcelona, Spain, presenter
Int’l Industrial Organization Conf., Boston, MA, chair, presenter, discussant
Strategy and Business Environment Conference, Austin, TX

2019
Canadian Law and Economics Association Conference, Toronto, ON, presenter
EARIE Conference, Barcelona, Spain, presenter
Society for Institut. & Organizational Econ. Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, presenter
Queen’s Organizational Economics Conference, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Barcelona GSE Summer School, Barcelona, Spain, presenter
Strategy and Business Environment Conference, Palo Alto, CA, presenter

2018
Strategic Management Society Conference, Paris, France, presenter
Society for Institut. & Organizational Econ. Conference, Montreal, QC, presenter, chair
Queen’s Organizational Economics Conference, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Society for Labor Economics Conference, Toronto, ON, presenter

2017   
Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, presenter
CEPR Conf. on Incentives, Org. and Entrepren., Copenhagen, Denmark, chair
Society for Institut. & Organizational Econ. Conference, New York, NY, presenter
10^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
7^th Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Econometric Society Meetings, Hong Kong, presenter, chair
Strategy and Business Environment Conference, Durham, NC, discussant

2016
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Kelowna, BC
9^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
6^th Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
American Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco, CA

2015
4^th CEPR Workshop on Incentives, Management and Org., Fontainebleau, France
8^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
5^th Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Toronto, ON, presenter, chair

2014
NBER Organizational Economics Meetings, Palo Alto, CA
EARIE Conference, Milan, Italy, presenter, chair
7^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
4^th Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Vancouver, BC, presenter

2013
Sexto Taller de Organizacion Industrial, Viña del Mar, Chile, presenter
EARIE Conference, Evora, Portugal, presenter, discussant
6^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
3^rd Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Entrepreneurship and Finance Conference, Lund, Sweden, presenter
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Montreal, QC, presenter, discussant (x2), chair
Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT     

2012
EARIE Conference, Rome, Italy, presenter, discussant
5^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
2^nd Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
American Economic Association Meetings, Chicago, IL

2011
EARIE Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, presenter
Int’l Conf. on Contracts, Procurement & Public-Private Agreements, Paris, France
4^th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
1^st Economics of Organization Workshop, Kingston, ON, organizer, chair
Int’l Industrial Organization Conf., Boston, MA, presenter, discussant
Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference, Singapore, presenter
Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

2010            
Spanish Economic Association Conference, Madrid, Spain, presenter
EARIE Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, presenter
3^rd Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Quebec, QC, presenter, discussant
Int’l Industrial Organization Conference, Vancouver, BC, presenter, discussant
American Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA

2009
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Vancouver, BC
Euro. Financial Manag. Assoc. Meetings, Milan, Italy, presenter, discussant, chair
2^nd Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Toronto, ON
Int’l Industrial Organization Conference, Boston, MA, presenter, discussant       
American Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco, CA

2008
EARIE Conference, Toulouse, France, presenter
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Whistler, BC
1^st Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conf., Kingston, ON, co-organizer, chair
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Vancouver, BC, presenter
American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, LA

2007
Workshop on Public Private Partnerships, Vancouver, BC 
NBER Conference on Entrepreneurship, Jackson Hole, WY, discussant
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Vancouver, BC
Utah Winter Business Economics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

2006
Workshop on Public Private Partnerships, Vancouver, BC, presenter
UBC Summer Conference in Finance, Whistler, BC

2005
Conference on the Evolving Workplace, Ottawa, ON, presenter
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Vancouver, BC
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Hamilton, ON, presenter, discussant (x2), chair
Western Finance Association Meetings, Portland, OR, presenter

2004
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Whistler, BC
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Toronto, ON, presenter, discussant (x2), chair
Econometric Society Meetings, San Diego, CA, presenter

2003
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Vancouver, BC
American Economic Association Meetings, Washington, DC

2002     
EARIE Conference, Madrid, Spain, presenter
UBC Summer Conference in Industrial Organization, Vancouver, BC
Canadian Econ. Assoc. Meetings, Calgary, AB, presenter, discussant (x2), chair

2001         
American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, LA

Seminar Presentations

2025
Hong Kong University Business School, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School, Hong Kong

2024 Waseda University, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Tokyo, Japan Michigan State University, Department of Economics, East Lansing, MI
Wynne and Beryl Plumptre Research Fellowship Lecture, Scarborough, ON

2022   
Universitat de Barcelona, Department of Economics, Barcelona, Spain
Universidad de Valencia, Department of Economics, Valencia, Spain

2021   
HEC Montréal, Montréal, QC
Universidad de San Andres, Department of Economics, Buenos Aires, Argentina (virtual)
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, ON (virtual)

2020       
University of Graz, Department of Organization and Economics, Graz, Austria

2019          
Université Laval, Department of Economics, Québec, QC
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Department of Economics, Barcelona, Spain 

2016
Goethe University, Department of Economics and Business, Frankfurt, Germany

2015   
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN
Cornell University, Johnson School of Management, Ithaca, NY
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, ON

2014
INSEAD-Singapore, Singapore
National University of Singapore, Business School, Singapore
UQAM, Department of Economics, Montreal, QC
University of Miami, School of Business Administration, Miami, FL
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Grad. School of Business, Paris, France
University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, ON Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark 

2013   
Univ. of Victoria, Department of Economics, Victoria, BC HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC
University of Tokyo, Department of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Hitotsubashi University, Department of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Western University, Ivey School of Business, London, ON             

2012   
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain
HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC
University of New South Wales, Australian Sch. of Business, Sydney, Australia               
University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute, Melbourne, Australia University of Alberta, Department of Economics, Edmonton, AB  

2011     
UQAM, Department of Economics, Montreal, QC             

2010     
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Faculty of Business, Hong Kong 

2009        
UBC, Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Business, Toronto, ON
Drexel University, LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Queen’s University, QSB, Kingston, ON
European University Institute, Dept. of Economics, Florence, Italy
Queen’s University, Department of Economics, Kingston, ON
Carleton University, Department of Economics, Ottawa, ON 

2008
Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France 

2007   
University of Alberta, Department of Economics, Edmonton, AB 

2006   
Queen’s University, QSB, Kingston, ON
Univ. of Victoria, School of Business, Victoria, BC
Univ. of Florida, Department of Economics, Gainesville, FL
Univ. of Victoria, Department of Economics, Victoria, BC 

2005         
Univ. of Victoria, Department of Economics, Victoria, BC 

2004
Univ. of Guelph, Department of Economics, Guelph, ON
Queen’s University, QSB, Kingston, ON UBC, Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain
Simon Fraser University, Department of Economics, Burnaby, BC 

2001
UBC, Faculty of Commerce, Vancouver, BC (x2)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
CEMFI, Madrid, Spain
Universidad Carlos III, Department of Economics, Madrid, Spain
Cornell University, Johnson School of Management, Ithaca, NY
Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY
Case Western Reserve Univ., Weatherhead School, Cleveland, OH
Washington University, Olin School of Business, Saint Louis, MO
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL 

2000
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL

Interests

Organizational Economics; Entrepreneurship/Innovation; Non-Market Strategy; Industrial Organization; Public Policy 

Research

Wynne and Beryl Plumptre Faculty Research Fellowship, UTSC-Management: 2023-2024
Distinguished Professorship of Business Economics, SSB: 2017-2023
Commerce ’64 Fellowship of Business Economics, QSB: 2009-2017
Research Excellence Award, QSB: 2014
Nominee, Graduate Student Supervision Award: 2019, 2020, 2021
SSHRC Insight Grant (principal investigator): 2013-2016 ($60,000)
SSHRC Standard Research Grant (co-applicant): 2008-2011 ($74,000)
General Research Grant Competition Award, QSB: 2007, 2009 (x2), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 (about $20,000 per year on average)
Conference Funding Competition Award, QSB: 2009 (x2), 2010, 2011 Industry Canada Conference Funding Award: 2008, 2010
Monieson Centre Research Grant Competition Award, QSB: 2007
Maurice Young Entrepreneurship Centre Research Grant Competition Award, UBC–Sauder: 2004, 2007
Statistics Canada Research Fellowship: 2003
SSHRC/UBC General Research Fund: 2002
UBC-Sauder Research Grant: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Oscar Mayer Fellowship, University of Chicago GSB: 2000-2001
University of Chicago GSB Fellowship: 1996-2001

Teaching

Full-Time MBA Teaching Excellence Award, SSB: 2016, 2026
Master of Finance-Toronto Prof. of the Year Award, SSB: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Master of Finance-Beijing Prof. of the Year Award, SSB: 2019
Nominee, FT MBA Teaching Excellence Award, SSB: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021
Nominee, Master of Finance-Toronto Professor of the Year Award, QSB: 2015
Nominee, FT MBA Teaching Excellence Award, UBC-Sauder: 2006

Other

Dean’s Travel Grant, UBC-Sauder: 2002, 2003, 2004
European Union University Education Grant, City of Westminster: 1991-1994

Leadership Experience

University of Toronto, UTSC-Management and Rotman School of Management

• Acting Chair, UTSC-Management, Jan 2024 – Jun 2024
• Associate Chair – Faculty, UTSC-Management, Jul 2023 – Dec 2023, Jul 2024 – Jan 2025
• Area Coordinator, Strategic Management, UTSC-Management, Jan 2023 – present
• Chair of Ad-hoc Senior Promotions Committee, Jul 2025 – Nov 2025

Queen’s University, Smith School of Business

• Area Coordinator, Business Economics Area Group, Jul 2011 – Jun 2012, Jul 2020 – Jun 2021
• Chair of the Faculty Board, Jul 2017 – Jun 2020
• Chair of the Renewal, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2020-2021 
• Chair of Modified Appointments Committee, 2014-2015, 2019-2020 

Conference/Event Organization

Organizer
Queen’s 2022 Organizational Economics Conference, SSB Jun 2022
Queen’s 2019 Organizational Economics Conference, SSB Jun 2019
Queen’s 2018 Organizational Economics Conference, SSB Jun 2018
7th Economics of Organization (EO) Workshop, SSB Jun 2017
6th EO Workshop, SSB May 2016
5th EO Workshop, QSB Jun 2015
Economics of Health Care Seminar Series Part III, QSB Jan – Apr 2015
4th EO Workshop, QSB Jun 2014
Economics of Health Care Seminar Series Part II, QSB Feb – May 2014
Economics of Health Care Seminar Series Part I, QSB Nov 2013
3rd EO Workshop, QSB Jun 2013
2nd EO Workshop, QSB Jun 2012
1st EO Workshop, QSB Jun 2011

Co-Organizer: with Ajay Agrawal and Douglas Cumming
10th Econ. of Entrepreneurship & Innov. (EEI) Conf., SSB Jun 2017
9th EEI Conference, QSB May 2016
8th EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2015
7th EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2014
6th EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2013
5th EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2012
4th EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2011
3rd EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2010

Co-Organizer: with Ajay Agrawal, Douglas Cumming, and John McHale
2nd EEI Conference, QSB May 2009
1st EEI Conference, QSB Jun 2008

Refereeing

Canadian Journal of Economics, Economics Bulletin, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, European Economic Review, Financial Management, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Finance, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Law Economics and Organization, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of the European Economic Association, Management Science, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, Pearson Canada, Public Administration Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Rand Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Industrial Organization, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Service to the Community

Finance Committee, Almost Home Foundation, Kingston, ON, Nov 2009 – Nov 2019
Volunteer Official, Kingston Blue Marlins, Nov 2011 – Jun 2019