Robert Ward Vishny is an American economist and Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is one of the outstanding representatives of the school of behavioral finance. He currently teaches a course titled Behavioral and Institutional Finance.
Background
Amongst the areas that Vishny studied in the past were corporate governance around the world, the market for corporate control, investor sentiment, privatization and the role of government in the economy, the limits of arbitrage. Now his area of expertise is behavioral and institutional finance. His research papers are among the most often cited research works in the field of economic sciences in recent years. Also he heads the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Program in Corporate Finance.
Education
Robert Ward Vishny earned an A.B. degree (The Artium Baccalaureatus - it is the same as Bachelor of Arts) with highest distinction.
Career
Robert Ward Vishny has an incredible education and career experience. He has founded LSV Asset Management with its own investment philosophy and investment process; also he is Director of Program in Corporate Finance in National Bureau of Economic Research. Robert Vishny has more than 50 signifucant published articles. Nowadays he is one of the most respected specialist in the field of behavioral finance.