G. William Schwert

G. William "Bill" Schwert is an American professor emeritus of business at University of Rochester Simon Business School.[1] In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the Financial Management Association.[2] In 2019 he was named a Fellow of the American Finance Association.[3]

Education and career

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.[4] 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.[5] In 1998, he was named Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics.[4] From 1996-2021, he was managing editor of the Journal of Financial Economics.[6]

Publications

As a researcher, Schwert's most influential publications, as measured by the number of citations listed at Google Scholar, concern the volatility of stock market prices. On Google Scholar, he has over 42,000 citations.[7] 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

  1. ^ "G. William Schwert". Simon Business School. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ^ FMA Fellows Program (June 4, 2024). "FMA Fellows Program". Financial Management Association list of FMA Fellows. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bill Schwert is Selected as New AFA Fellow". The American Finance Association. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "G. William Schwert Forensic Economics". www.forensiceconomics.com. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Financial Management Association. "FMA Fellows Program". Retrieved March 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Schwert, G. William (March 12, 2025). "Google Scholar".


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