Background
Spatt, Chester S. was born on January 12, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Owen and Shirley Spatt.
Spatt, Chester S. was born on January 12, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Owen and Shirley Spatt.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1975. AM, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979.
Assistant professor economics Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1979—1984, associate professor economics & finance, 1984—1986, professor economics & finance, 1987—1996, Mellon Bank professor finance, 1996—2008, Dunn professor finance, since 2008. Chief economist, director office economic analysis Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, 2004—2007. Visiting assistant professor Princeton University, New Jersey, 1984.
Leslie Wong distinguished visiting professor finance University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1986. Executive editor Review Finance Studies, 1990—1993. Visiting professor Toulouse University, France, 1996.
Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, since 2008.
Member Finance Economists Roundtable, since 2006, Shadow Finance Regulatory Committee, since 2007. Fellow: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund Institute (Paul Samuelson award 2004). Member: Western Finance Association (president 1995-1996), Society Finance Studies 1993-1996, (co-founder).
Married Ellen Gordon Spatt (deceased). 1 child Samuel.