G. William Schwert

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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]

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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:

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. 1 2 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".