John Y. Campbell
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| Born | May 17, 1958 United Kingdom |
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| Residence | USA |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Economist |
| Institutions | Harvard University 1994- NBER 1991-99 Princeton University 1984-94 |
| Alma mater | Yale University PhD 1984 Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Shiller |
| Known for | Financial economics Asset pricing |
John Young Campbell (born May 17, 1958) is a British-American economist and a professor of economics at Harvard University.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Campbell was born on May 17, 1958. He was a scholar at Winchester College and graduated with a B.A. (First Class) from Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1979. He went on to complete his M.Phil and Ph.D. (1984) in economics from Yale University.
[edit] Academic career
Campbell became an assistant professor at Princeton University in 1984. He remained on the faculty at Princeton until 1994, when he joined Harvard University, where he is currently the Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan Professor of Economics. In May 2006 he was appointed a Harvard College Professor, an honor recognizing particularly distinguished contributions to undergraduate teaching in all its forms.[1]
[edit] Research
Campbell is known for his research in financial economics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. He concentrates on asset pricing and portfolio choice for long-term investors. Books published by Campbell include Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors, Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, and The Econometrics of Financial Markets.
He also serves as Partner, Research at Arrowstreet Capital LP, a hedge fund[2].
[edit] References
- ^ Harvard Gazette announcement
- ^ Arrowstreet Capital bios
