K. Geert Rouwenhorst
Regular biography
K. Geert Rouwenhorst is a Professor of Corporate Finance at Yale University's School of Management. His research focuses on Commodity Markets and International Finance. He specializes in empirical finance and asset pricing, with interests in risk and return in international equity markets, commodity investments, and the history of financial innovation. Rouwenhorst has held visiting positions at MIT and the IMF. He has co-edited a book on the origins of value in financial markets and has contributed to various journals and publications. His work has been recognized with several awards, including the Q-Group Grant on Commodity Research and the Award for Outstanding Research, International Investment Forum.
Scholar-generated biography
K. Geert Rouwenhorst is the Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Professor of Corporate Finance at Yale School of Management. His research focuses on Business Cycles, International Finance, Commodities, and Financial History. Rouwenhorst's work explores global market correlations, commodity futures returns, and the impact of economic factors on financial markets. His publications examine the role of industrial structure, real economic growth, and international diversification in asset pricing. He also investigates the historical origins of financial instruments and market behaviors, contributing to the understanding of financial markets through empirical analysis and theoretical frameworks.