Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Lubos Pastor, the Charles P. McQuaid Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will present his research at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Kenan Center Room 204. Pastor is one of three global scholars we'll welcome to campus this semester supporting our 2022 grand challenge, an exploration of stakeholder capitalism and ESG investing.

Economists and investors traditionally see uncertainty as a bad thing that suppresses growth and valuations, but new research from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Assistant Professor of Finance Gill Segal shows that downstream uncertainty from customers in the U.S. supply chain can foretell expansion for firms and the economy.