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G. William Schwert

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G. William "Bill" Schwert is a retired[citation needed] University of Rochester Simon Business School finance professor,[1] and was the managing editor of the Journal of Financial Economics (JFE) from 1995 to 2021,[citation needed] after previously serving as one of several editors.[1]

Schwert graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1971 and earned a PhD in financial economics from what is now the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1975.[2] Aside from one year as an assistant professor at Chicago, he spent his entire career at Rochester's Simon School before being granted professor emeritus status in 2021.[citation needed] In 1998, he was named Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics.[2] In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the Financial Management Association[1] and in 2019 he was named a Fellow of the American Finance Association.[3]

Publications

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As a researcher, Schwert's most influential[according to whom?] publications concern the volatility of stock market prices. On Google Scholar, he has over 41,000 citations.[4] His articles include:

  • "Asset Returns and Inflation" (with Eugene F. Fama) Journal of Financial Economics 1977
  • "Expected Stock Returns and Volatility" (with Kenneth R. French and Robert F. Stambaugh) Journal of Financial Economics 1987
  • "Why Does Stock market Volatility Change Over Time?" Journal of Finance 1989

References

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  1. ^ a b c FMA Fellows Program (June 4, 2024). "FMA Fellows Program". Financial Management Association list of FMA Fellows. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b American Finance Association (June 2019). "AFA Fellow: G. William Schwert". JSTOR archived issue of the Journal of Finance. JSTOR 45097582. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Fellows (June 4, 2024). "Fellows". The American Finance Association Fellows. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Schwert, G. William (May 24, 2024). "Google Scholar".