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Dr. Jay R. Ritter
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Academic History
Ph.D. 1981, Economics and Finance, University of Chicago
B.A., M.A. 1976, Economics, University of Chicago

Professional Activities
Dr. Ritter is a Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar, Professor of Finance with the College of Business Administration at University of Florida.  He has also taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania. 

Ritter was visiting professor at Nanyang Tech in Singapore Spring 2003 and served on the NASD-NYSE Blue Ribbon Committee on IPO Regulations during 2002-03.

Recent Awards
MBA Professor of the Year (elective courses), 2000
Distinguished Scholar Award, Southern Finance Association, 2001
University of Florida Research Foundation professorship award, 2002-2004
McGraw-Hill Best Paper in Corporate Finance prize, 2002 FMA meetings

Associate Editorships
Currently Dr. Ritter is serving as Associate Editor of the following journals:  Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Research, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Review of Financial Studies.

Miller Lecture Series

Spring 2004, Topic:   “Economic Growth and Equity Returns.” 

Web Site
http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/ritter/ 

Dr. Jay R. Ritter

Dr. Jay R. Ritter
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