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Jared Williams

Assistant Professor
Department: Finance
Office: 344 Business Building
Phone: 814-865-2185
Fax: 814-865-3362
E-mail: jmw52@psu.edu
Member of Faculty Since: 2008

Personal Homepage:

http://www.personal.psu.edu/jmw52/

Introduction

Jared Williams earned his Ph.D. in finance from Northwestern University in June 2009.  Before that, he studied math and economics at Hendrix College, where he graduated summa cum laude.  His research interests include behavioral finance and financial and economic forecasting.  He has published articles in The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Current Research

Jared's current research is focused on behavioral biases and market efficiency.

Publication List

Engelberg, Joseph, Charles Manski and Jared Williams, "Comparing the Point Predictions and Subjective Probability Distributions of Professional Forecasters",  Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, January 2009, 27, pp. 30-41.

Engelberg, Joseph and Jared Williams, "Ebay’s Proxy Bidding: A License to Shill",  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming, , .

Education

Ph.D., Finance, Northwestern University,  2009 
B.A., Mathematics and Economics and Business, Hendrix College,  2003 

Courses

Finance 40, Advanced Financial Management