Eugene Fama
Eugene Fama Nobel Prize Laureate Eugene F. Fama in Stockholm, December 2013. Born (1939-02-14) February 14, 1939 (age 76) Boston, Massachusetts Nationality American Institution University of Chicago Field Financial economics School or tradition Chicago School of Economics Alma mater Tufts University University of Chicago Influences Merton Miller Contributions Fama–French three-factor model Efficient-market hypothesis Awards 2005 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics 2008 Morgan Stanley-American Finance Association Award Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (2013) Information at IDEAS / RePEc Eugene Francis "Gene" Fama (/ˈfɑːmə/; born February 14, 1939) is an American economist and Nobel laureate in Economics, known for his work on portfolio theory and asset pricing, both theoretical and empirical. He is currently Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2013 it was announced that he would be awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Robert Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen.