Geert Bekaert (economist)
Geert Bekaert | |
|---|---|
| Awards | William Sharpe Award (2012) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Ghent Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert J. Hodrick |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Sub-discipline | International finance |
| Institutions | Stanford Business School Columbia Business School |
Geert Bekaert is a Belgian economist. He is a professor at Columbia Business School and from 2015 until early 2025 was the managing editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance.[1]
Biography
Bekaert received his B.A. from Ghent University and Ph.D. from Northwestern University under Robert J. Hodrick.[2] He began his academic career at the Stanford Graduate School of Business before joining the faculty of Columbia Business School in 1999.[3] He held the Leon G. Cooperman Professorship of Finance and Economics until 2019. Bekaert's research focused on international finance and foreign exchange market efficiency.[4] As of June 2025, his articles have been cited over 55,000 times on Google Scholar.[5]
Bekaert is the co-recipient of a William Sharpe Award in 2012 from the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.[6] He has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research since 1999.[7]
References
- ^ "Geert Bekaert - Editorial Board - Journal of Banking & Finance - Journal - Elsevier". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Geert Bekaert - CV" (PDF).
- ^ Columbia Business School (2014-09-15). "Geert Bekaert". Columbia Business School Directory. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Peter Coy - Globalization Isn't Over. It's Changing". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Google Scholar. "Geert Bekaert". Retrieved 2025-06-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "All Sharpe Award Winners – JFQA – Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis". jfqa.org. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Geert Bekaert". NBER. Retrieved 2022-08-14.