Michael C. Jensen
Michael C. Jensen | |
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Born | November 30, 1939 Rochester, Minnesota, |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Occupation | Academic |
Known for | Jensen's alpha , corporate finance |
Notable work | Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure |
Website | Harvard |
Michael C. Jensen is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business, Emeritus, Harvard Business School. He is the originator of the mutual fund performance metric known as Jensen's alpha.[1] Jensen's main field of study is in the realm of corporate finance. His paper,Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure[2] is widely cited.
Other interests
Jensen is a co-founding editor of the Journal of Financial Economics. The journal's annual prize for best article, the Jensen Prize, is named after Jensen.[3]
Jensen is a trustee of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Jensen's alpha, Wikipedia
- ↑ Jensen, Michael C. and Meckling, William H., Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure (July 1, 1976). Michael C. Jensen, A THEORY OF THE FIRM: GOVERNANCE, RESIDUAL CLAIMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS, Harvard University Press, December 2000; Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 3, No. 4, 1976.
- ↑ The Journal of Financial Economics Best Paper Prizes. Viewed December 13, 2015
- ↑ SSRN home page
External links
- Home page
- Author profile, Academic search (beta)
- Michael C. Jensen : Citation Profile, CitEc
- Google Scholars page
- Authors page,SSRN