Regular biography
Bernard Herskovic is an Associate Professor in the Business Administration (BUS) department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on financial economics, economic theory, and macroeconomics, with an emphasis on asset pricing and network theory. Herskovic's work explores how input-output networks contribute to systematic risk and its impact on asset prices. He has also published on topics such as idiosyncratic volatility and endogenous network formation. As a Ph.D. candidate at New York University, he developed and taught a summer course in international trade and finance. His teaching philosophy emphasizes mathematical precision while maintaining conceptual clarity. He is affiliated with the UCLA Anderson School of Management and maintains a personal website for further information.
Scholar-generated biography
Bernard Herskovic is a scholar at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, specializing in Asset Pricing, Financial Economics, Economic Theory, and Macroeconomics. His research explores the interplay between financial markets, economic theory, and macroeconomic phenomena, with a focus on asset pricing implications of firm volatility, network structures, and information asymmetry. He investigates topics such as idiosyncratic volatility, interdealer price dispersion, and the redistributive effects of monetary policy. His work also addresses the role of intermediaries in financial markets and the impact of income-based affirmative action in college admissions. Herskovic's research contributes to understanding how microeconomic uncertainties influence asset prices and macroeconomic outcomes.