Eugene F. Fama
Eugene F. Fama received the 2013 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Eugene F. Fama [1]
- Full name
- Eugene F. Fama [2]
- Birth date
- 1939-02-14 [2]
- Birthplace
- Boston, MA, USA [2]
- Education
- University of Chicago; Malden Catholic High School; Booth School of Business; Tufts University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; pedagogue; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 2013 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their empirical analysis of asset prices [2]
- Prize share
- 1/3 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Chicago [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Chicago [3]
Research, education and career background
Eugene Francis "Gene" Fama (; born February 14, 1939) is an American economist, and Nobel Laureate, best known for his empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the efficient-market hypothesis. [4]
He is Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2013, he shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen. The Research Papers in Economics project ranked him as the 9th-most influential economist of all time based on his academic contributions, as of April 2019. He is regarded as "the father of modern finance", as his works built the foundation of financial economics and have been cited widely. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Eugene Fama, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2013 and lists University of Chicago as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Eugene F. Fama receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 2013. [2]
Which institution was Eugene F. Fama affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Chicago. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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