Kenneth French
Kenneth French | |
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Born | Franklin, New Hampshire, U.S. | March 10, 1954
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Field | Financial economics |
School or tradition | Neoclassical economics |
Contributions | Fama–French three-factor model |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Kenneth Ronald "Ken" French (born March 10, 1954) is the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of
He has worked on asset pricing with Eugene Fama. They wrote a series of papers that cast doubt on the validity of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which posits that a stock's beta alone should explain its average return. These papers describe two factors above and beyond a stock's market beta which can explain differences in stock returns: market capitalization and "value".[3] They also offer evidence that a variety of patterns in average returns, often labeled as "anomalies" in past work, can be explained with their Fama–French three-factor model.[4]
Early life and education
French was born in Franklin, New Hampshire. He obtained a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University in 1975. He then earned a MBA in 1978, an M.S. in 1981, and a Ph.D. in finance in 1983, all from the University of Rochester. In 2005, French became a Rochester Distinguished Scholar.
Career
French has written for the
Professor French was the vice president of the American Finance Association in 2005 and was the organization's president in 2007-8.[5] Also in 2007, Professor French was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).
French is a board member of Dimensional Fund Advisors[6] in Austin, Texas, where he also works as consultant and head of investment policy.
References
- ^ Taha, Ahmed (June 23, 2010). "Luck Is The Key To Success For Most Top Mutual Funds". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Kenneth R. French - Curriculum Vitae". mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- JSTOR 2329112.
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- ^ 2008 AFA Annual Meeting Presidential Address at AFA website
- ^ "Kenneth French listing at Dimensional Fund Advisors". Dimensional Fund Advisors. Retrieved February 5, 2015.