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Geert Bekaert
AwardsWilliam Sharpe Award (2012)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Ghent
Northwestern University
Doctoral advisorRobert J. Hodrick
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-disciplineInternational finance
InstitutionsStanford Business School
Columbia Business School

Geert Bekaert is a Belgian economist. He is a professor at Columbia Business School and the managing editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance.[1]

Biography[edit]

Bekaert received his B.A. from Ghent University and Ph.D. from Northwestern University under Robert J. Hodrick.[2] He began his academic career at the Stanford Graduate School of Business before joining the faculty of Columbia Business School in 1999.[3] He held the Leon G. Cooperman Professorship of Finance and Economics until 2019. Bekaert's research focused on international finance and foreign exchange market efficiency.[4]

Bekaert is the co-recipient of a William Sharpe Award in 2012 from the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.[5] He has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research since 1999.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geert Bekaert - Editorial Board - Journal of Banking & Finance - Journal - Elsevier". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  2. ^ "Geert Bekaert - CV" (PDF).
  3. ^ School, Columbia Business (2014-09-15). "Geert Bekaert". Columbia Business School Directory. Retrieved 2022-08-14. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Peter Coy - Globalization Isn't Over. It's Changing". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "All Sharpe Award Winners – JFQA – Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis". jfqa.org. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  6. ^ "Geert Bekaert". NBER. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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