Research Initiatives

William N. Goetzmann
Professor Goetzmann is an expert on a diverse range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, real estate, and paintings. His research topics include forecasting stock markets, selecting mutual fund managers, housing as investment, and the risk and return of art. Professor Goetzmann's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, The Economist, Forbes, and Art and Auction. Professor Goetzmann has a background in arts and media management. As a documentary film-maker, he has written and co-produced programs for "Nova" and the "American Masters" series, including a profile of the artist, Thomas Eakins. A former director of Denver's Museum of Western Art, Professor Goetzmann co-authored the award winning book, The West of the Imagination.

Recent Achievements and Honors
INQUIRE Research Institute grant, 2003, with Massimo Massa.

BSI/Gamma Foundation Research Grant, 2002, with Massimo Massa.

The Smith Breedon Distinguished Paper Award, 2000. (Given to outstanding papers published in The Journal of Finance)

Honorable Mention, The William Sharpe Award for Best Paper (2000). Awarded for the best paper in 1999 in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Editorships
Editorial Boards
Journal of Portfolio Management
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Recent Articles
“High Water Marks, and Hedge Fund Management Contracts,” (with J. Ingersoll and S. Ross), The Journal of Finance, forthcoming

“Does Governance Matter: The Case of Art Museums,” (with S. Oster), The Governance of Not-for-Profit Firms, The University of Chicago Press, forthcoming

“Hedge Funds With Style,” (with S. J. Brown), Journal of Portfolio Management, 2003

“Index Funds and Stock Market Growth,” (with M. Massa), The Journal of Business, 2003

“Daily Momentum and Contrarian Behavior of Index Fund Investors” (with M. Massa), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2002

"The Bias of The RSR Estimator and The Accuracy of Some Alternatives," (with L.
Peng), Real Estate Economics, 2002

“Day Trading International Mutual Funds: Evidence and Policy Solutions,” (with
Z. Ivkovic and K. G. Rouwenhorst), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2001

“Careers and Survival: Competition and Risk in the Hedge Fund and CTA Industry,” (with
S. Brown and J. Park), The Journal of Finance, 2001

“The Japanese Open-End Fund Puzzle,”(with S. J. Brown, T. Hiraki, T. Otsuki and N. Shiraishi), Journal of Business, 2001

“The Policy Implications of Portfolio Choice in Underserved Mortgage Markets,” (with M. Spiegel), Low Income Homeownership: Examining the Unexamined Goal, The Brookings Institution, 2002

Working Papers
"Efficiency and the Bear: Short Sales and Markets around the World," (with A. Bris and N. Zhu), 2003

"Rain or Shine: Where is the Weather Effect?" (with N. Zhu), 2003

“Modeling and Measuring Russian Corporate Governance: The Case of Preferred and Common Shares,” (with M. Spiegel and A. Ukhov), 2002

“Equity Portfolio Diversification,” (with A. Kumar), 2001

“Long Term Global Market Correlations,” (with L. Li and K. G. Rouwenhorst), 2001

“China and the World Financial Markets 1870-1930: Modern Lessons from Historical Globalization,” (with A. Ukhov and N. Zhu), 2001

“Pairs Trading: The Performance of a Relative-Value Arbitrage Strategy,” (with I. Gatev and K. G. Rouwenhorst), 2000

Education
Ph.D. Yale University, 1991
M.A., M.Phil. Yale University, 1989
MPPM Yale University, 1986
B.A. Yale College, 1978

 

 
 

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Mutual Fund Performance
Historical Stock Market Behavior
Art as Investment
Real Estate and Housing Markets